So when it came time to look at careers and work experience, he said that he wanted to be a chef. Even though he has seizures and mental retardation he was able to go to a technical college, under a selected objectives criteria, and has worked in a restaurant for 4 years. Sometimes when the school is asking questions about what children and teens do at home, a parent doesn't understand why they are asking. Sometimes they may even feel that the questions asked in transition planning are intrusive or personal. Because this is a stressful time for families who are worried about the future it is important to explain to them some of the opportunities and share positive experiences.
Parents can be a role model for their children and teens.
Learning about responsibility and social relationship through home chores and modeling behaviors is the beginning. As an advocate, always want to talk to the teenager about their desires and wants. This adolescent time often has teens and parents at odds about what they want. This is normal and healthy and all youth, including those with more involved disabilities, want and need autonomy and control in their lives. Seeing differences as healthy is a beginning.