While the art of computer science and web design might seem new for us parents, those skills will be the most important for your child in their future.
The days of “can you even make a living off of that to survive?” question is super ‘OLE SCHOOL’ the opportunities available to these youths today doesn’t require theme to leave their bedroom. Though we do not think that’s a great idea, it is the facts, still youth need physical engagement and in-person social time. However, the only jobs robots, drones and automation cannot replace is art.
We parents need to get with the program and encourage our kids to explore their passions, and expose them to careers that they are not familiar with, in order to broaden their horizons, and open their minds.
Believe it or not, there are places in your community and online that offer these great exploration programs in various forms and disciplines. It’s ok to not know where to start, and how to go about preparing your child for their future independence. There is not a right way, but starting the conversation will speed up the process. It may take 4 or 5 years to help your middle/high school child understand the significance of career research. Researching job description / duties, and possibly seeing the job in action, is a great way, to see if they would actually enjoy that type of work.
We wish that every child grows up to pick a sustainable career they love, before having their careers pick them.
That is what we do here at Developing Dreams Foundation, not only do we provide state of the art hands on training in various media art forms, we also teach performing arts, auditory arts and fine art. We wish you could see how these kids go from, “I don’t know how to use a camera”, “I don’t make music, I play basketball”, “I don’t want to learn how to build websites” to “this is amazing”, “hey how much are these cameras?”, where do I get one?”, “I can make money doing this?” and the quotes go on.
We wish the same for your kids, as we wish for our very own kids. Kids are kids, and all kids need love, stability, undivided caring attention, and last but not least a sense of purpose and direction.