The Parent's Crash Course in Career Planning:
Helping Your College Student Succeed
by
Marcia B. Harris and Sharon L. Jones
Synopsis (taken from back cover of book)
"I think I'll major in drama."
"Maybe I'll go to grad school."
"I'm going to take some time off after college."
"Four years, five years - what's the difference?"
"I'm keeping my options open."
If these statements sound familiar to you, join the crowd: parents everywhere have been hearing similar thoughts from their college-age kids for years. Most of those parents didn't know what to say, how to respond, how to help without getting in the way. » Read more
Take heart: help has arrived. The Parent's Crash Course in Career Planning helps you and your child find workable solutions to every major career-planning issue. Written by recognized authorities in college career planning, this is an indispensable guide no parent should be without. From freshman orientation through senior year, you'll learn what to do when, where to find help, and how to navigate the waters of career planning to help your child land a satisfying and rewarding job.
Helping your child make the transition from college to career is one of your most important responsibilities as a parent. The Parent's Crash Course in Career Planning is a ready reference that offers tried-and-true advice for every step of the way.
Career Coaching Your Kids
by
David H. Montross, Theresa E. Kane,
and Robert J. Ginn, Jr.
Synopsis (taken from back cover of book)
Despite the popular belief that children listen to everyone but their parents, research has shown that children of all ages look to their parents as role models and advisors in one of the most important and daunting tasks of growing up - choosing a career.
Parents can easily find themselves either overly involved in their children's decision-making process or insufficiently supportive. This book emphasizes the value of parental support and shows parents how to help rather than hinder their children's process of career discovery. » Read more
Drawing on their collective experience in college-level counseling, career counseling in major corporations, and community service work with local high school students and their parents, the authors clearly describe the lifelong process of career decision making. They identify the different roles that parents can play at each stage and the most appropriate steps to take as children progress and grow.
Presenting an overview of key events in the lives of children, adolescents, and young adults that may impact their career decisions, Career Coaching Your Kids explains the developmental, career, and parental tasks at each of these stages and offers gentle warnings about what to avoid. Illustrating the impact of both effective and ineffective career choices through vivid examples and stories, this book provides hands-on tools, tips, and practical exercises for helping children explore career options as they grow to independence.
Career Coaching Your Kids: Guiding Your Child Through The Process of Career Discovery
by Montross, David H.
The authors identified the different roles parents can play at each stage and the most appropriate steps to take as children grown into adulthood.
