"The conversations we think are important are often not actually the ones that make a difference"
My question touches on chinuch and careers, and my husband and I have disagreed about it for awhile.
The background: We spent the first few years of our marriage with him in kollel, while I worked full time. When I was ready to cut back, we were suddenly faced with the huge challenge of figuring out what kind of job he should look for, which took an enormous toll on us. Baruch Hashem, he has been employed for the past few years, but going through that stress influenced the way I thought about preparing our sons for the future. I don’t want them to have to experience the confusion we felt.
Whenever an opportunity comes up, I talk about careers, businesses, and how their talents can possibly be used at work in the future. My husband views this as a distraction from their learning, which we agree should be their focus at this point in their lives. But we also know that, as parents, we have a Torah obligation to prepare our children for a profession.
In your opinion, at what age is it important to have these kinds of conversations with children?
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