Many of the employees think of their career path and plans begins during their employment or when they already secured a job. But basically, if we look at what becomes of a person, you can root it from the upbringing of the person, to be more specific, from childhood.

As parents, we usually groom our children's future according to what we are or what we wanted to be. We buy them toys and educational materials according to what we dream our children would become someday. For example, we know that becoming a teacher means a lot of sacrifices and lot of time worked but the pay is not satisfying. Thus, if we see this profession not favorable financially, we discourage our children to become teachers. However, the earliest exposure of children are usually in the medical field profession （every time they visits the hospital for consultation or any medical requirements） and the education or teaching profession （by the time they start attending classes）. Information other than the two profession mentioned came from the parents and later exposure or experiences when they grew up and learn of their interest according to their special skills.

In career pathing, the parents' role plays a major part for the individual's success in identifying their chosen career. The best approach is to support the child's interest and not forcing them to take courses that the parents wanted for themselves. Support can be provided by helping them read materials on their field of interest, exposing them to the career and providing information as to the advantages and sacrifices that one may take to accomplish their chosen field. This is not difficult nowadays. The internet and the publications are now very affordable and even the media provides the information for the different careers that our children may take. There are shows and programs that can provide a picture of the different field. But before you go to your television and change the channel of what your children is watching, check first if the program is fit for their age and maturity.

很多职业人士认为他们的职业道路和计划开始于工作期间或是当他们已经找到工作之时。但如果我们看看一个人的成长历程，你基本上会把它归根于这个人所受的教育，更准确地说，是童年时期。

作为父母，我们通常根据我们自己或是我们想成为的自己来规划孩子的未来。我们依照自己对孩子的期望给他们买文具和学习资料。例如，我们知道成为一名教师意味着大量的牺牲和付出更多的时间，可报酬却不尽如人意。因此，如果我们认为这个职业在经济上没有优势，我们就阻止自己的孩子成为一名教师。

然而，孩子们最早的职业倾向通常出现在医学领域（每次他们去医院问诊或有任何医疗需求的时候）和教育或教学领域（他们开始上学的时候）.不同于上面提到的两类职业，信息主要来源于父母，后期的倾向或成长过程中的种种经历以及根据他们所具备的特殊技能对自己兴趣的了解。

在职业道路上，父母所扮演的角色对一个人选择的职业成功与否起着举足轻重的作用。最好的方式就是鼓励孩子的兴趣，不要强迫他们去学父母自己想学的课程。对孩子的支持可以通过帮其阅读他们兴趣范围内的资料，让他们了解这个行业，提供一些信息如他们选择这个职业后可能得到的利益和将会做出的牺牲。在今天这些已不是难事。网络和刊物很容易获取，连媒体也为孩子们未来可能从事的不同职业提供信息，各种各样的栏目为我们呈现了一幅不同领域的图画。但是在你走向电视机准备换掉孩子正在收看的节目之前，先看看这个节目是否适合他们的年龄和心智发展程度。