THE 3 THINGS YOU NEED TO DO AS A PARENT BEFORE YOUR SENIOR GOES TO COLLEGE!

Last time I wrote about the frustration a mother felt about the fact that her 23 year old did not have a job, and did not have any idea what he wanted to do. I too felt frustrated for her and for her child.

But lately I have been feeling even more uncomfortable as I listen to parents of high school seniors. (Mind you I am one of them.)

So here is how the conversation goes. “My daughter STILL does not know what she wants to do. She thinks she wants to go into special education but she is not sure. She thinks she likes helping people.” Or… “My son is thinking medicine, a doctor, since he likes science”. And today a student told me that he definitely wants to be a lawyer because he thinks he argues well. He also said, when asked, that he does not know what it takes, what the job is all about, etc… but HE KNOWS he wants to enter that profession.
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