Child's Career Day

Tips To Talk To Your Kid's Class

By
Relationship Advice Expert April Masini

I've been invited to speak to my seven-year-old daughter's class for Career Day. I'm so excited to be a part of my daughter's school experience, and I want to make her proud of her mom in the front of the classroom. I'm a lawyer, so how should I explain my job without alienating these youngster?

Sincerely,

Career Daydream

Dear Career Daydream,

You're already on the right foot by wanting to make your daughter proud. Here are six Career Day tips to keep in mind while speaking in front of the class:

1. Watch your words. Don't use words that are too big or too colloquial. If you're used to saying something "sucks" normally, curb that language here. Be conscious of what you're saying.

2. Watch your time. Children in first grade and younger don't have a long attention span. Plan a five minute talk at the longest.

3. Bring visual aids. Anything you can pass around is great. But don't expect the kids to concentrate while they're passing things around, so either pass something around after the talk, or be patient while they pass it and jabber.

4. Explain your job as it relates to them. If you work in a bank, explain your job as it would look to them. This requires you putting yourself in their little shoes.

5. Tell your best and worst. The best thing about my job is.... And the worst thing about my job is.

6. Tell what you wanted to be when you were their age and how you became what you are -- and what you'd like to do next.

April Masini -- nicknamed "the new millennium's Dear Abby" by the media, is author of the best-selling books Date Out Of Your League and Think & Date Like A Man, the two (just released) step-by-step dating and relationship manuals, Ideas for a Fun Date and Romantic Date Ideas, and the critically acclaimed dating and relationship online magazine www.AskApril.com.

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