Career Explorations for Our Children
Throughout life, children aspire to become many different things when they grow up. One child may want to become a sanitation worker and recycle truck driver. Others dream of becoming a fireman, police woman, or teacher. From an early age, we can encourage our children to learn more about different types of careers and jobs by:
- Taking our children to our jobs afterschool, in the evening, or on weekends
- Encouraging our children to help us with various aspects of our job (i.e. sort different assignments for teachers, organize the trash and recyclables for the garbage collection and recycle centers, and conduct household fire safety checks)
- Helping our children learn how to pursue specific career explorations through research, participation in early college courses, and engaging in relevant work experiences