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30 Jan 2023 18:58

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Can we say, in India we give this durable power to parents or vice versa?

When I browse through some of the forums and response I got this catchy statement.

In abroad for medical system one has to give durable power of attorney when they are not in a position to take decision on their treatment. Likewise here in India mostly the decision after intermediate parents decide their higher education thinking that as durable and also whatever they missed in their life. Again that is called as marketable course not durable course. So is it possible in India to do the education on their own choice?

I hope members can come with their inputs and experience.

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#769146

30 Jan 2023 21:09

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Very interesting thread has been raised by the author highlighting the roles of parents in helping their kids to choose the education according to the needs of the situations. They would like to see their dreams are fulfilled if their kids are their true followers in pursuing the course as per desires. Their kids are basically obedient and would not like to go against their parents in matters of selection of course.
If you talk to these children winning their confidence, they would tell you a different stories of their choices. Some students would openly tell their inclinations were in favour of humanities but accepted science stream so that they could choose Engineering with some reputed institutions at the later stages so as to grab lucrative careers as compute engineers. The contrast of such choices between the kids and parents has created a lot of stress in course of the studies. Though this phase did not last for an appreciable time, but still they suffered to a considerable extent in pleasing their parents.

#769151

31 Jan 2023 06:49

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This is a very interesting post raised by the author. In our country, it is a very common thing that parents will advise and even insist their children for taking a particular study path to make a good career. Historically parents were supposed to be more experienced and knowledgeable in these matters and they could assess the industry and job market conditions prevailing at that time and then advise their children accordingly. Earlier children were not even allowed to give their preferences because they were thought to be immature in this matter of selecting a career.

With time this thing changed a lot and in some families, a concept of a child's liking and interest started to take place precedence over the parent's ideas of career-making.
This created a situation of confusion in many families and some children could not make a good career because they chose something that they thought they liked but later they left it.

If we observe the patterns in this respect ie society then in most families today the parents are giving cognizance to the interest of the children and are not forcing them to a course.

Knowledge is power.

#769154

31 Jan 2023 15:55

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I think durable power is not required. Just power to select the course they are liking is sufficient. But many parents will not leave it to the children. They think that the children is not having a good knowledge in selecting a course that is suitable for them. It is a wrong concept. A child should be given enough freedom to select a good and interesting course to him/her.
But many parents think that their children don't have required understanding to select a course. At the same time, they wanted to pressure the children based on their thoughts. Many parents think that the courses that are selected by their children may not have sufficient scope for getting suitable jobs. They never think about the interest of their sons/ daughters.

drrao
always confident

Can we say, in India we give this durable power to parents or vice versa?

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