Some parents may worry that pushing their children towards a particular career could be harmful. While I agree it is unwise to predetermine a child’s profession, parents should still offer guidance through open communication.
Young people need freedom to make choices, especially when it comes to their careers. Even parents who agree with this idea may still feel some anxiety about it. Ultimately, most parents hope their children will be financially secure. Deep down some parents may also want their children to choose prestigious careers, or jobs that will impact society in some way. These wishes are normal and not necessarily harmful. Yet, it can be problematic if these desires turn into firm expectations. In such cases, the main motivation for a child becomes fear of disappointing her parents. It can lead to resentment if she spends her life doing something she doesn’t enjoy. With freedom to explore, by contrast, she can take ownership of her career decisions and develop internal motivation to reach her goals.
Yet, offering a child freedom does not imply that parents should be absent. To the contrary, parents should strive to foster open communication about career decisions. If a child’s aspirations do not line up with his parents’ wishes, he may fear that approaching them could lead to judgement and confrontation. However, if he feels that his parents will listen carefully and maintain an open attitude, he may let down his guard and welcome their feedback. When this happens, parents can provide guidance and, importantly, even critiques of their child’s plans. In this way, open communication creates opportunities for young people to benefit from their parents’ wisdom and experience.
In conclusion, even though parents should avoid pressuring their children to follow specific career paths, they should not abandon the discussion. Parents should strive to create an environment where they can offer caring guidance through open communication. 
 Some
  parents
 may worry that pushing their  
children
 towards a particular  
career
 could be harmful. While I  
agree
 it is unwise to predetermine a  
child’s
 profession,  
parents
 should  
still
 offer guidance through  
open
 communication.
Young  
people
 need freedom to  
make
 choices,  
especially
 when it  
comes
 to their  
careers
. Even  
parents
 who  
agree
 with this  
idea
 may  
still
 feel  
some
 anxiety about it.  
Ultimately
, most  
parents
 hope their  
children
 will be  
financially
 secure. Deep down  
some
  parents
 may  
also
 want their  
children
 to choose prestigious  
careers
, or jobs that will impact society in  
some
 way. These wishes are normal and not  
necessarily
 harmful.  
Yet
, it can be problematic if these desires turn into firm expectations. In such cases, the main motivation for a  
child
 becomes fear of disappointing her  
parents
. It can lead to resentment if she spends her life doing something she doesn’t enjoy. With freedom to explore, by contrast, she can take ownership of her  
career
 decisions and develop internal motivation to reach her goals. 
Yet
, offering a  
child
 freedom does not imply that  
parents
 should be absent. To the contrary,  
parents
 should strive to foster  
open
 communication about  
career
 decisions. If a  
child’s
 aspirations do not line up with his  
parents’
 wishes, he may fear that approaching them could lead to judgement and confrontation.  
However
, if he feels that his  
parents
 will listen  
carefully
 and maintain an  
open
 attitude, he may  
let
 down his guard and welcome their feedback. When this happens,  
parents
 can provide guidance and,  
importantly
, even critiques of their  
child’s
 plans. In this way,  
open
 communication creates opportunities for young  
people
 to benefit from their  
parents’
 wisdom and experience. 
In conclusion
,  
even though
  parents
 should avoid pressuring their  
children
 to follow specific  
career
 paths, they should not abandon the discussion.  
Parents
 should strive to create an environment where they can offer caring guidance through  
open
 communication.