How to Safely Land a Helicopter Parent
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How to Safely Land a How to Safely Land a Helicopter ParentHelicopter Parent
John Pritchett MS, LPC, GCDF
Waukesha County Technical CollegeCareer Development Services
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Parent Concerns Parent Concerns for their Children for their Children
HappyHealthySafeSuccessfulSelf Supporting
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HelicopterHelicopter Parents Parents
What is the difference between a concerned and helicopter parent?
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What is a What is a “Helicopter Parent”?“Helicopter Parent”?
A person who pays extremely close attention to his/her child; termed due to “hovering” closely overhead, whether their children need them or not.
First reference to this term, by Cline and Fay in 1990 "Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility".
College administrators began using term in the early 2000’s as the Millennial Generation began reaching college age.
Hovering is increasing in the PreK-12 environment and among employers in the hiring process.
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Helicopter Parents
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The Research:The Research:38% of students reported that parents had called or attended
meetings with academic advisors.
31% of students reported that their parents had called professors to complain about a grade.
Vanguard Group: 7 of 10 college recruits that are offered positions state "'Let me talk to my parents. I'll get back to you.“
According to the 2006 Recruiting Trends, 31% of employers reported receiving student resumes from parents.
Parents have highest influence on career choice for Generation X (31%) and Millennials (42%)
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Helicopter Parents in Helicopter Parents in School and the School and the
WorkplaceWorkplacehttp://abcnews.go.com/Video/player?
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Landing Plans for Landing Plans for Helicopter ParentsHelicopter Parents
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Parents as Parents as Partners in Partners in
Career Career PlanningPlanning
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Parents as Partners in Parents as Partners in Career Planning - Career Planning -
WorkshopsWorkshopsCommunication and Career Planning
using the MBTI
Realizing the Dream
Post High School Options
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Communication and Communication and Career Planning using Career Planning using
the MBTIthe MBTI
Personality types are used as a tool to aid in communication between parents and their children
MBTI results are used to explore careers based on type and temperament
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Realizing The DreamRealizing The Dream• Designed for parents along with their
students in 7th through 8th grades.• Parents help students identify interests,
abilities, and work preferences.• Participants learn about current and
future trends in the labor market.• Students explore potential careers based
on the results of career exploration activities.
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Post High School Post High School OptionsOptions
AgendaAgendaWorkshop OverviewWelcome / Registrations / IntroductionsThe Career Planning Process• The Career ConstellationDecision MakingGoal SettingPost High School Education and Training
Options Page 1
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Post High School Post High School OptionsOptions
AgendaAgenda Labor Market TrendsCareer Assessments• IDEAS (Interest Assessment)• WISCareersHow Parents can Help• Informational Interviewing• Occupational Family TreeCareer Development Services – Web Links Page 2
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The Career The Career ConstellationConstellation
“Most people consider their career to be a series of progressive and related jobs or occupations, but a career is what we do to make a life, not just earn a living.”
LeeAnn Bernier-Clarke, MEd, NCC, NCCC
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Choosing a career is a Choosing a career is a big decisionbig decision
Planning for the future is not something you do once. It's an ongoing process. Career planning has three steps that your child will cycle through and repeat throughout his or her working life.
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The Career Planning The Career Planning ProcessProcess
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The Three Steps in the The Three Steps in the Career Planning Career Planning
ProcessProcessStep One: Know yourself
Evaluate yourself—your interests, abilities, skills, and work values.
Step Two: Explore options and choose a direction Gather information to consider regarding career options that
relate to what you know about yourself. Step Three: Make plans and take action
Consider issues that can affect your plans and take appropriate actions to accomplish your goals.
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Post-High School Post-High School Education and Training Education and Training
OptionsOptionsOn-the-Job TrainingMilitaryApprenticeshipTrade SchoolTechnical CollegeCommunity College4-Year College
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Reasons noted as “very Reasons noted as “very important” in deciding to go to important” in deciding to go to
collegecollegeTo learn more about things that interest me
76.8 %To be able to get a better job 70.4To get training for a specific career 69.2To be able to make more money 69.0To gain a general education and
appreciation of ideas 64.3To prepare myself for graduate or
professional school 57.7To make me a more cultured person 41.7%
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Reasons noted as “very Reasons noted as “very important” in deciding to go to important” in deciding to go to
collegecollegeParents wanted me to go 46.4%
Wanted to get away from home 21.1%
A mentor or role model encouraged me to go 17.2%
I could not find a job 5.6%
Nothing better to do 4.1%
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College-Going DecisionsCollege-Going Decisions46.4% cite “parents wanted me to go” as a very important reason
Reason for Attending College:"My Parents Wanted Me To Go"
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College-Going DecisionsCollege-Going Decisions
Why go to any college? 21.1% – to get away from home 8.7% in 1978
Why pick your particular college?19.6% – Living near home was very important
reason in selecting college
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College-Going DecisionsCollege-Going Decisions
Parental influence at both ends of the spectrumStudents go to college near homeStudents go to college to get away from home
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Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP)Higher Education Research Institute (HERI)
Graduate School of Education & Information StudiesUniversity of California, Los Angeles
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/heri/heri.html
Source: Source: The American Freshman:The American Freshman:National Norms for Fall National Norms for Fall 20062006 Sylvia Hurtado & John H. Pryor Sylvia Hurtado & John H. Pryor January 19, 2007January 19, 2007
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Labor Market TrendsLabor Market TrendsCurrent RecessionTraining RequirementsAging WorkforceJob vs. Career SecurityDid You Know?
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Job Losses in Recent Recessions - Wisconsin - # of Months Since Recession Declaration
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Source: DWD, OEA, X12 adjustment of not seasonally adjusted CES via U.S. BLS
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U.S. Unemployment Rate x Educational Attainment, Ages 25+
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
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Source: U.S BLS, seasonally adjusted
Less than a high schooldiploma
High school graduates, nocollege
Less than a bachelor's degree
College graduates
start of recession
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Educational/ Training Requirements of Job Base, 2008 and 2018
35.9%
7.9%
14.9%
2.0%
5.8%
8.5%7.3%
17.7%
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Short-term OJT Moderate-termOJT
Long-term OJT WorkExperience in
RelatedOccupation
PostsecondaryVocationalTraining
AssociateDegree
Bachelor'sDegree
BA +Experience, MA,
Ph.D,Professional
degreeSource: DWD, OEA, Long-term occupational Projections, 2008-2018
2008 2018
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U.S. jobs most in U.S. jobs most in demand, 2010demand, 2010
1. Skilled trades (mechanics, electricians, welders)
2. Sales representatives3. Nurses4. Technicians5. Drivers
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U.S. jobs most in U.S. jobs most in demand, 2010demand, 2010
6. Restaurants, hotel staff7. Management/executives8. Engineers9. Doctors10. Customer support and serviceSource: Manpower Inc.
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New and Emerging New and Emerging IndustriesIndustries
Water Supply SystemsScience and technology R&DClean energy and power plantsTransportation systemsAgricultural technologies and solutionsPromoting sustainable living Source: The Futurist may-June 2010
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Projected Labor Force Entrants and Exiters, Wisconsin, 2005-2035
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When Gray is Golden When Gray is Golden Business in an Aging AmericaBusiness in an Aging America
Health CareHome ProductsRecreation and Leisure ServicesFinancial Services and ProductsEducational ServicesBusiness ConsultingWellness and Youth-Enhancing ProductsSource: The Futurist July-August 1992
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Job SecurityJob Security ”is the probability that an individual
will keep his or her job; a job with a high level of job security is such that a person with the job would have a small chance of becoming unemployed.”
Source-Wikipedia
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Career PathCareer PathIn the past, a person’s career path
was often like an escalator ride!
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Rockwell Automation Rockwell Automation (Allen-Bradley)(Allen-Bradley)
“The developments at Rockwell Automation are hardly unique to Milwaukee - or to America. Globalization has transformed our economy at its core, and no amount of coaxing will put the genie back into the bottle.”
Source: One Union’s Demise by John Gurda
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Career SecurityCareer Security“It’s the ability to stay employed in jobs of our
choosing, regardless of the economic situation in any country or the financial condition of any one employer.”
“Career security is something we create for ourselves, so we control what happens to us in the workplace. We become the master of our career, rather than its victim.”
Source: Weddles.com
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How How Parents Parents
can Help!can Help!
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Informational Informational InterviewingInterviewing
One of the best sources for gathering information about what’s happening in an occupation or an industry is to talk to people working in the field. This process is called Informational Interviewing.
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Occupational Family Occupational Family TreeTree
Families play a major role in shaping their children’s educational and career decisions.
An Occupational family Tree can help explore family values, traditions and expectations
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Web ResourcesWeb ResourcesWaukesha County Technical College
http://www.wctc.edu
WCTC Career Development Services-Youth Services
http://www.wctc.edu/web/career/careerdev/youth.php
WISCareers http://wiscareers.wisc.edu
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For More Information For More Information or Questionsor Questions
John Pritchett, MS, LPC, GCDF
Waukesha County Technical College
(262) 695-7847