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Do you struggle with giving your kids helpful career advice?

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schmakem

Do you struggle with giving your kids helpful career advice?

My kids are in their last years of high school and I find it difficult to help them with career advice as I'm not 100% sure of what all their options are. I know there's more options than just university but it's hard to find information about them, and their school career advisor doesn't seem to tell them about anything else other than uni. 

 

I was wondering if anyone else struggles with this? I want to help them find something that they will enjoy but I want to make sure it's also going to be a safe bet for them, I just don't know where to start.

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Philippa-RO

Re: Do you struggle with giving your kids helpful career advice?

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Hi @schmakem and welcome to the forums.

It is hard to know how to guide our young people when they're heading towards finishing school.

There are quite a few helpful resources online by Headspace, Raising Children Network and Your Career that might be a helpful starting point.

All the best with it and good luck to your young people as they work out what they want to do in the next stages of their lives.