Parents Choosing a Career Path for you, What do you think?

Hi No, i am not in favour of parents choosing your career for you. They can guide you or motivate you to take up a particular profession, but finally it should depend upon you to make the final decision. Luckily my parents did not impose any particular profession on me and were happy with my choice.

My opinion is same as you.Parents should guide the sons/daughters to reach the ambition.They should not manipulate.They should nurture and water the roots of the students along with the teachers.If they force to choose what is their choice,Ultimately the fellow students will be the victims.The course of Parent's choice may not be supported by students' quality and in the long run the students' life will be ruined.There will be the worst consequences which is not easy to overcome.Their life may come to a stand still.Always the parents should be supportive and help their youths to transform the ambition into success.

i have three daughters and my eldest is in college right now. we never had a discussion on what course i want them to take in college because as a parent, i want them to be happy in what they are doing, and not on things that will make me happy. I know that you will be successful if you love what you are doing.They are very vocal in telling me what course or profession they want. I am only there to share my opinion but never to dictate them even when others are offering future help if they will take this course or that course. I always tell my daughters to know what they want and not what others want for them.But of course, they must be open to suggestions and opinions of the elders because they can get tips and guides from them.They have to weigh things before deciding on any matters. Choosing the right course will land them to the right career path. Parents must support their children while guising them because it is their life they have to manage in the future and not our.

Yes, it is true that most parents or some of them decide for their children in terms of course and school. I thibk that we should let children be exposed to different fields or at least they should talk to their children and explain to them courses which the children might be interest of rather than decide for them.

I believe that parents are not supposed to be manipulative, dictatorial, and authoritarian. Yes, I agree that parents want only the best for their children, it is important they they consult or talk with the children about significant decisions in the children's life. We should be reminded that children have their own individualities, interests, and capacities. According to experts, authoritative parenting is a recommended parenting style. It draws the line between the parent and the child, but the child is given the responsibility to express his concerns, decisions, and accept the consequences of his actions but not without the parents' guidance and support.

you know i really think that its wrong for parents choosing or deciding everything about the future about their kids. i mean there not letting them be independent for themselves. i mean cmon on the parent bird gotta push their baby bird happily out of the nest or their always gonna be a baby bird. but i think in that situation if the child doesnt like that their parents are doing that to them., then they should say it to them and make it clear., that its their life not their parents and that they just want there parents support in whatever the decide for their future.

Parents know best. I think they are just protective to their children. They want what is good for us. They have experienced a lot of bad things in their life and have learned from them. They just don't want us to experience those things. Whenever they scold us or tell not to do something, they just want to protect us. If they say something that we have to do, they know that is the best for us. Though sometimes, we don't understand our parents, I know they love us. Sometimes, they are just too overprotective. Maybe the best way is to talk to them and know their sides.

My parents didn't choose the career for me and they didn't force me to pick what major. I think no matter what the parents is always want their children to be good. What parents will lead their children to a bad path?

I agree with you. Parents should only give us guidance and should not force things on us. And whatever we decide to choose, they give their loving support. This is how my parents are and this is how they taught us to be.

It is a parents' responsibility to guide their child into the right choices. it should be up to the chilkd to decide which path to take for the future. Together success can be achieved.

It is obviously wrong for the parents to try to choose the future career of their children,parents should try to encourage children or guide them to choose a career according to their skills an interests,but never force them to follow a certain path in their professional life.I think many children who followed a certain career just because they were too obedient and they didn't have the strength to oppose their parents are very unfortunate with their careers and in this case the damage caused by the parents is hard to fix.

Based on my experience, my mom chose my path of being a nurse. At first my decision was to be a engineer but my parents won't let me. Then I want to become a teacher but then again they disagree. So I have to finish my Nursing course and here I am a registered nurse but still unemployed. How I wish I was on a different path. Maybe business management or accountancy was a good choice for me since my parents own a business. But still I'm stuck on being a nurse. Now I want to pursue my dream of being a singer/dancer. I want to study music and dancing but my mom won't let me unless it's my own money. Hopefully I can achieve my dream.

Thats true. Parents should be guides and not the decision maker. Without knowing the interest of their child they try to impose their decision. This only leads to frustration because you can only do the job for which you have a passion to do. We cannot do things according to others will. So instead of commanding each and every action, they should always be a friend and show the pros and cons and let the child take the decision. This will enhance the quality of development of the child. I condemn criticism because it is the worst thing you can do. The world will be a better place to live in if criticism is changed to appreciation.