How to Talk About Careers With a 10- to 14-Year-Old Without Adding Pressure
Use low-pressure questions and simple activities to help your 10- to 14-year-old explore careers without expecting them to choose a path.
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A Better Back-to-School Question Than “What Do You Want to Be?”
Try this five-question back-to-school check-in to help your tween notice interests, build agency, and choose one topic to explore.
Seven Safe Mini-Missions That Help Tweens Practice Future-Ready Skills
Short, low-pressure activities for building planning, communication, digital safety, and everyday independence A tween does not need a detailed career…
Use the New School Year to Explore
Back-to-school season brings a fresh set of choices as your child selects electives, considers a club, returns to a sport, or asks to try something co…
12 Career Conversation Starters That Will Not Make Your Tween Choose a Job
Late summer creates small pockets of family time. You may be driving to an appointment, waiting for food, walking through a store, or sitting together…
Your Tween Does Not Need a Career Plan This Summer
Late summer can make the next school year feel suddenly close. New schedules are coming. Activities need to be chosen. Conversations turn toward class…
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