The closer school graduation gets, the more often parents begin to think about the specialized education of their children. Not all teenagers confidently name their future profession - most find themselves at a crossroads, and some do not want to continue their studies at all. How can we help a school graduate decide on the choice of university, college, courses, so that the child not only gets a good profession, but also self-realization? Main priorities . The most in-demand professions on the labor market are far from being a guideline when choosing a specialization. The graduate should choose a professional activity in accordance with his abilities and talents. But not all schoolchildren are talented, and many by the end of school were still unable to understand what their strengths and prospects were. Here are the important questions that a student must answer for himself:✔️What are my interests, what am I interested in?✔️What is my goal? ✔️How do I see myself in the future?✔️What methods do I choose to achieve my goal? A good salary and fast career growth are not the main priority in choosing a profession. There are many examples when a person preferred not what he liked and was interested in, but what brought him money. The result is loss of interest in work, lack of motivation, career growth, professional burnout, depression, dismissal. Motivation. Professional activity based on talent and enthusiasm always leads to success and good results. Even in the absence of career growth, such work will bring pleasure and maintain a person’s mental health. The task of parents and teachers is to help schoolchildren understand themselves and their true desires. To do this, you need to constantly talk with the teenager, asking the right questions, but without imposing your opinion. Help from parents. The child’s dreams about a future profession (mostly idealization and theory. He often has no idea what a practitioner is faced with. That is why parents need to place the student in a professional environment precisely at the stage of choosing a profession, and not after he has entered a university .The following are suitable for this:▪️excursions to an enterprise, where the child will get acquainted with the nuances of the profession and working conditions;▪️master classes - for example, on preparing dishes in a restaurant (for a chef);▪️clubs that allow you to reveal the student’s talent: programming, robotics, drawing, dancing, acting, etc.;▪️preparation courses for entering universities, where you can also learn about your future profession;▪️studying the labor market, economic trends and new professions;▪️watching films (fiction, documentaries) about professions in different spheres of human activity. You should not impose your opinion on a teenager, put pressure on him and force him to follow family traditions (for example, everyone in the family is a doctor, which means the child must certainly become one). Start your search for a vocational training institution long before graduation so that the choice is informed and confident. Be attentive to your children! Good luck!)