The role of parents in course selection

As parents become more involved in their children’s career choices, experts warn of dangers that come with manipulating their progeny into courses they dislike.

Tracey Wairimu wanted to become a dancer even as she enrolled for a diploma course in film production at Nairobi Institute of Performing Arts.

She had discussed her interest with her mother who insisted that she needed a ‘real’ career. The two later agreed on Tracey taking a short course in dancing as she waited for a calling letter into a journalism class.