Career Conversations Workbooks
Our workbooks are designed to help parents have important career conversations with their children from elementary school through college!
Having career conversations with your child isn’t easy if you don’t know the right things to say.
Our Career Conversation Workbooks will give you the right questions to ask and interactive activities so you can have great conversations with your children, building trust and opening communication at any age.
PS - you might just have a little fun along the way!
The workbooks include conversation starters, activities, books/podcast recommendations, and much more….
Preview some pages below!
If you would like for us to work directly with your 16 - 26-year-old, you may want to check out these programs instead:
One-on-one coaching
Group Coaching
Pick the RIGHT Major - for 16-20-year-olds
Career Unstuck - for 21-26-year-olds
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4 Ways To Start Career Conversations With Your Child
1. Start early
Most parents consider career discussions “adult talk.” So, they wait until their kids are in high school or even later, before initiating career discussions.
Starting career discussions early is an excellent way to gain insights into kids’ strengths and interests. Identifying this early allows you to create opportunities for your child to build skills and prepare them for a career path that aligns with their interests.
2. Ask open-ended questions
Ask open-ended questions like:
- “What’s most interesting about your favorite subject or sport?”
- “When you play video games, what is your favorite part ?” You may hear answers like, hanging out with friends, the strategy, working as a team, telling my friends what to do to win.
Questions like these pique your kids’ interests, get them to talk, and open opportunities for more questions! This can give you clues about the roles they may want in a career.
3. Discuss deal breakers
Discussing your child’s deal breakers is as critical as identifying their interests. When you know the activities they prefer not to do, you can avoid presenting career ideas around them. So, when discussing careers with your child, ask them about the subjects and tasks they struggle with and have little to no interest in. Congratulations, you have just ruled out a bunch of options.
Encouraging your child to pursue a career in a field they are disinterested in may make them feel like you don’t get who they are and they will stop wanting to talk with you.
4. Keep an open mind
It’s best to keep an open mind when listening to your child’s choices. While professions like engineers, lawyers, and doctors are common career paths, they may not be your child’s preference. So, it’s vital to look beyond traditional career choices and help your child pursue what they are genuinely interested in.
Check out a few sample pages from our Elementary School Workbook:
