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Working for a Living
Telling Children about Your Job By Carma Haley Shoemaker
Talk About It
Parents who feel they can and do talk to their children about their choice of career, open up a door of communication which otherwise may not have been present. "I talk about my work all the time with my children," says Karen Jenista from Colorado Springs, Colo. "It's important for them to know that their mother is also a person with her own interests. If I'm interested in what they do and why, they are most likely interested in what we do and why. I think it's natural, healthy, and can be great sharing opportunities where both the child and the parent can learn more about each other." Keeping a secret from a child, whether related to a job, your feelings or a situation that has occurred, can often place unnecessary fear or stress on a child. A child will pick up on whatever types of feeling they see or sense from their parent. If these feelings are negative, the child will and can feel negatively as well.