Ambitions for your children.

Hello there! Nice topic. I have no child of my own. I'm not yet married. :D But let me share my views regarding the topic. What parents must do is to nurture a child and help him grow. Provide him education and direct them to the righteous and decent path. In time, that same nurturing would pay off when he matures. Proper guidance, education and care would mold the child's way of thinking and his future. He would know where he is heading. In choosing a career/profession, that same nurturing would serve as guidance for his decisions. Guide the child in knowing and developing his potentials and abilities. It would help later in life when he is mature enough to decide what profession suits him well. When he turns for guidance in seeking his parents opinion about a career(like a well-educated and decent son or daughter would do), that would be the time for parents to voice their opinion.

no way. i would NOT like it if my parents told me what i was going to be when i grew up. i would have hated it. my dad would have wanted me to be a dr, and he continued to push me in that direction even at the age of 17 and i really got fed up and frustrated with hearing that. he didnt care what interested me. he didnt understand that if i wasnt interested i wasnt going to be good at what i did. since i have already been in that position, i will not put my children in that spot. i will try to encourage them to keep an open mind and to be williing to try new things, but i am not going to push them into being something that i want them to be. as long as they are happy with life, and doing well, that is all that is going to matter to me.

i think one should let his hir kid choose one ambition coz one should realize that they hav their own dreamzzzzzzzzzzzz

I will let my daughter choose what profession she's going to take... I want her to be happy whatever career she wants in the future...

I think it is such a mistake to force a child in a career choice of your choosing and not his. You should guide your child, but ultimately, the decision should be his when the final choice is made. The child is the one who has to live with it, not you.

I would let them choose for their own professions in the future. It's better that way so that they may be independent in choosing their career path. Also, by that way, they may not feel we are holding them on the neck. Freedom means a lot to people, indeed. Moreover, parents just need to support, give advices, and be their role models and guide in achieving their dreams in life.