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HowCanaParentHelp?

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whatIcalltheirkids.Evenifajob’sstartingsalaryseemstoosmalltosatisfyanemergingadult’sneedforrapidcontent,thetransitionfromschooltoworkcanbelessofasetbackifthestart-upadultisreadyforthemove.Hereareafewmeasures,drawnfrommybook

whatIcall

ReadyorNot,HereLifeComes,thatparentscantaketoprevent

unreadiness”:

“work-life

Help

HelpYourKidsFigureOutWhoTheyAre

Youcanstartthisprocesswhentheyare11or12.Periodicallyreviewtheiremergingstrengthsandweaknesseswiththemandworktogetheronanyshortcomings,likedifficultyincommunicatingwellorcollaborating.Also,identifythekindsofintereststheykeepcomingbackto,astheseoffercluestothecareersthatwillfitthembest.

TalkabouttheFuture

TalkabouttheFutureonaRegularBasis

Kidsneedarangeofauthenticrolemodels—asopposedtomembersoftheirclique(小

圈子),popstarsandvaunted(自吹自擂)athletes.Haveregulardinner-tablediscussionsaboutpeoplethefamilyknowsandhowtheygotwheretheyare.Discussthejoysanddownsidesofyourowncareerandencourageyourkidstoformsomeideasabouttheirownfuture.Whenaskedwhattheywanttodo,theyshouldbediscouragedfromsaying“Ihavenoidea.”Theycanchangetheirminds200times,buthavingonlyafoggyviewofthefutureisoflittlegood.

BuildYo

BuildYouKids’WorkSkills

Teachersareresponsibleforteachingkidshowtolearn;parentsshouldberesponsiblefor

teachingthemhowtowork.Assignresponsibilitiesaroundthehouseandmakesurehomeworkdeadlinesaremet.Encourageteenagerstotakeapart-timejob.Kidsneedplentyofpracticedelayinggratificationanddeployingeffectiveorganizationalskills,suchasmanagingtimeandsettingpriorities.

Place

PlaceTimeLimitsonLeisureActivities

Playingvideogamesencouragesimmediatecontent