If you’ve ever watched So You Think You Can Dance or Australian Idol and listened to the contestants tell their life story, it’s as if they knew from the age of three that they were destined to become a dancer or a singer.

Many children grow up just like this on their path from a young age and many others finish Year 12 and still have no idea what they want to do.

Maureen Jones, Chatswood High School’s careers adviser, is all too aware of the difficulties parents face at this time. “It’s the first big real decision of your child’s life,” she says. But her advice is crystal clear: “Parents can be guides, but their kids have to make their own decisions.”

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