Counselor advises parents against forcing career on children

Counselor advises parents against forcing career on children

Story from Ibraheem Hamza MUHAMMAD

Mrs Priscilla Mike Abur, Career Counselor of Salem Academy, Lugbe Abuja, has urged parents to avoid forcing a choice of career different from what their children or wards intend to pursue in life.

She made the disclosure at the annual career day with the theme: “Pathway to success” held in the school on Thursday.

According to her, “Parents should endeavour to agree with their children and wards on a career and its benefits to the person and the society.

“Many parents have problems with their children because they prefer different professions from what their children have chosen. But these anomalies should be addressed amicably through career counseling, dialogue, excursions amongst others,” Mrs Abur said.

In separate speeches, many professionals like engineers, lawyers, and doctors called on the pupils to pursue education and career at an early age inorder to contribute to developing Nigeria to greater heights.

Lieutenant Ashima Azer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps said she is happy to belong to her chosen career, which is protecting life and property, counseling people against breaking the law and enhancing security of Nigerians.

Most of the students wore clothes of the profession they want to pursue, like: Soldiers, Doctors, Chefs, Teachers, Fire Fighters, Police, Lawyers amongst others.

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