plan for children

Philippines
February 26, 2010 1:47am CST
..hi fellows.. do you have plans for your children already? do you choose the career that they are going to take in college? or will you allow them to chose what they want? will you feel disappointed if they will not get the course you want them to take?
8 responses
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
2 Apr 10
Well, i do plan for my kids right at the time of his birth. Well not the career as its is his own choice. Its purely their interest and choice, my suggestions to help him select best.
• India
26 Feb 10
As per our family..there's no force or nothing like that they should join the course which we are interested It's up to them and their own interest...to take and get settled that's it...
• Philippines
26 Feb 10
In terms of career or the course my daughter will take in college, my husband and I decided to let her choose for herself what course she'd want to pursue. I was a kid once and my parents were trying to put me in a pre-law course in college, but I didn't want to and took a course I really wanted. I once knew how it felt when other people would force what they wanted for me, and it's not good. I want my daughter to experience choosing for herself. I'd be happier and more proud of her for pursuing her happiness.
@daliaj (5674)
• India
26 Feb 10
Are you crazy to talk like this? I am sorry. Parents don't have rights to decide the future of the kid. Parents should not interfere after a poin in their kids' life. The right should be given to the children and let them choose the courst they want to take depens on their intersts and choices. I hate it when parents think this way and that is how my parents did to me. I don't have kids yet.
@Mike4me (567)
• Philippines
26 Feb 10
Oh yes of course, tho I don't have children yet, LOL. And if I'm gonna have kids and they go to college, I won't ever chose the career for them, it's not my turn to chose my future but it's them. I know some people that were forced by their parents to take a specific career because most of the family members are like this and like that, most of them dropped out because you can never be happy in a class where you don't even belong. I don't ever want to destroy my children's future all because they are not happy with the career i chose for them.
@series6 (294)
• Philippines
26 Feb 10
just let them what they wanna be. but at least at an earlier stage, children should have an idea what career would suit best for them from your own point of view, what careers for them you can be most helpful...
• Philippines
26 Feb 10
actually i did not plan for my children. i want them to choose what they want. i will as them what course they want to take,
• Philippines
26 Feb 10
all of us have been children before. having dreams. i dont have any children yet so my opinion might be wrong to some people. its better to let them decide what they want when they get older. assist them in their choice. each passing years of their lives, their dreams will change. its easy to hold on to dreams the only question is if their happy on their choice.