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Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
featuring Parenting Advice, Child
Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
Dear Sara answers parenting and child raising
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published August 13, 2009
Dear Sara,
My 18 year old son has graduated
from high school and is enrolled in
the college in our area. He has
refused to attend. All of his life we
have talked about him going to
college and then on to medical
school. One of his first toys was a
doctor’s set.
This has always been my dream for
him but he said that he wants to play
in a band with his friends instead.
They are pretty good but I can’t see
them going anywhere except
locally. I feel like he is wasting his
life. What can I do or say to make
him see that he is making the wrong
decision?
Laura
Dear Laura,
When kids reach the age that your
son is now, they feel that they are old
enough and smart enough to make
their own choices. You have to hope
that the way you have parented has
equipped him to make good decisions.
The dream that you have had all
these years may have been your
dream but not your son’s. You could
have projected onto your son what
you wanted. He may have agreed
with you to make you happy but when
the time came to follow through, he
decided to follow what he thinks is
right for him.
There is a great deal of hard work to
get through college and medical
school. Your son would have to be
really motivated to get through all of
this. Being in a band isn’t always a
full time thing. If you could talk your
son into going on to college even if it
is part time and drop your insistence
on his going to medical school he
might be more agreeable to
attending school this fall. Be
supportive of his musical career but
let him know that continuing school is
in his best interests even if he doesn’t
feel he needs a degree.
You have had a dream all these years
and you must be terribly disappointed
but this is your son’s life and he is
determined to make his own choices.
All you can do is offer some options
and hope that he will at least
continue on in school in case he
needs to support himself in some
other way than playing in a band.
Sara
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published August 13, 2009
Dear Sara,
My 18 year old son has graduated
from high school and is enrolled in
the college in our area. He has
refused to attend. All of his life we
have talked about him going to
college and then on to medical
school. One of his first toys was a
doctor’s set.
This has always been my dream for
him but he said that he wants to play
in a band with his friends instead.
They are pretty good but I can’t see
them going anywhere except
locally. I feel like he is wasting his
life. What can I do or say to make
him see that he is making the wrong
decision?
Laura
Dear Laura,
When kids reach the age that your
son is now, they feel that they are old
enough and smart enough to make
their own choices. You have to hope
that the way you have parented has
equipped him to make good decisions.
The dream that you have had all
these years may have been your
dream but not your son’s. You could
have projected onto your son what
you wanted. He may have agreed
with you to make you happy but when
the time came to follow through, he
decided to follow what he thinks is
right for him.
There is a great deal of hard work to
get through college and medical
school. Your son would have to be
really motivated to get through all of
this. Being in a band isn’t always a
full time thing. If you could talk your
son into going on to college even if it
is part time and drop your insistence
on his going to medical school he
might be more agreeable to
attending school this fall. Be
supportive of his musical career but
let him know that continuing school is
in his best interests even if he doesn’t
feel he needs a degree.
You have had a dream all these years
and you must be terribly disappointed
but this is your son’s life and he is
determined to make his own choices.
All you can do is offer some options
and hope that he will at least
continue on in school in case he
needs to support himself in some
other way than playing in a band.
Sara