{"id":1099,"date":"2024-01-09T14:09:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1099"},"modified":"2026-10-22T22:39:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:39:50","slug":"what-every-parent-should-know-about-career-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/what-every-parent-should-know-about-career-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"What Every Parent Should Know About Career Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1099\" class=\"elementor elementor-1099\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChoosing a career is a big decision, and parents often carry a lot of worry about it. The most helpful thing you can do is listen first. Ask your child what they enjoy and what they are good at before you suggest anything.\n\nLook at the costs together, including fees, accommodation and transport.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">Our best results come when parents and school leavers plan together.\n\n<cite>Annelie van der Merwe, Padkaart Careers<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nA career assessment can give you both a calm, factual starting point. Remember that the first choice is not always the last. Many people change direction, and that is perfectly normal.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-black-south-african-career-coach-in-his-40s-hold-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"A Black South African career coach in his 40s holding an open folder of CV printouts, standing in front of a dark-green\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-black-south-african-career-coach-in-his-40s-hold-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-black-south-african-career-coach-in-his-40s-hold-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-black-south-african-career-coach-in-his-40s-hold-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-black-south-african-career-coach-in-his-40s-hold-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-black-south-african-career-coach-in-his-40s-hold-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-career-planning-desk-spread-printed-cv-drafts-a-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"A career-planning desk spread: printed CV drafts, a blank career-map worksheet, highlighters, sticky notes, a laptop cor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-career-planning-desk-spread-printed-cv-drafts-a-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-career-planning-desk-spread-printed-cv-drafts-a-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-career-planning-desk-spread-printed-cv-drafts-a-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-career-planning-desk-spread-printed-cv-drafts-a-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/career-coaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/padkaart-careers-a-career-planning-desk-spread-printed-cv-drafts-a-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Start with the learner, not the brochure<\/h4>\n\n<p>Most parents ask what their child should study. A better question is what their child is good at and enjoys. At Padkaart Careers in Somerset West, we see teenagers choose degrees because a cousin did, then drop out in first year. Sit down together and list strengths, subjects and interests before looking at any prospectus.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cost, options and support<\/h4>\n\n<p>Look at university, TVET college and learnerships side by side. Check fees, NSFAS rules and application dates early. Then book a career assessment so the advice rests on facts. Your job is to listen, ask questions and back a plan your child believes in.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Choosing a career is a big decision, and parents often carry a lot of worry about it. The most helpful thing you can do is listen first. Ask your child what they enjoy and what they are good at before you suggest anything. 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