Archive for the 'Employment Opportunities for Youth' Category
Monday, August 17th, 2015
Konow’s guidance is also relevant for cyber safe strategies to instill at home. They include knowing and representing yourself honestly, considering social media as a tool to support your personal goals, and realizing the impact of your on-line reputation and dealing with others posting and tagging images of you.
Posted in Career Planning & Child Employment, Children & Teens Problems & Pitfalls, Cyber Safety, Employment Opportunities for Youth, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Parent-child communication, Parental control, Privacy, Social Media, Wisdom | Comments Off on Preparing digital natives for cyber-safe career trends
Sunday, March 2nd, 2014
Over the past decade I have come to appreciate that one of the most important things parents can do for the sake of our children and ourselves is to put aside shame. Let us consider the things that show up in dramatic, cyber-powered fashion that impart shame:
Posted in Anxiety, Bullying, Children's mental health, Domestic abuse, Education, Employment Opportunities for Youth, Faith, Family, Family Business Quarterly, Financial literacy, Internet Social Networks, Mobile Phone Use and Children, Motivation, Parent-child relationship, Parental Authority, Parental control, Parenting, Relationship, Social Media, Substance abuse prevention, Teenagers | Comments Off on Why the modern child and parent need mentors
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
With skyrocketing unemployment rates and millions of jobs lost to China, India, and other countries overseas in the last ten years, it’s no wonder we as parents are worried about our children’s future careers. Gone it seems are the traditional lifetime career paths, focused on primarily one in depth area of study. Today’s work requires global savvy and a multi-disciplinary approach to education. Given consistent ‘change’ is the only variable we can count on for our children’s future.
Posted in Anxiety, Career Planning & Child Employment, Education, Employment Opportunities for Youth, Parent-child relationship, Parenting, Parenting adult children | Comments Off on How to help children be realistic with career goals
