Choice of career is one of the most decisive phases in the life of an individual.
It is around at the age of 18 years one begins to think of accepting a field of work.
In many families in the east, choice of career is often a phase marked by conflicts.
Apart from inner conflict due to abundance of choices, conflict between the individual and his parents or guardians is a usual phenomenon observed especially in middle class families of east.
And it is a bitter fact that in many families parents try to fulfill the unmet dream of their past life through their children.
That is if a parent could not fulfill his dream to become a doctor he painfully longed for during his adolescence, he tries for its accomplishment through his child.
In the west this is not the case.
Western culture ensures more liberty of choice for the growing generation compared to east.
So a conflict over career choice is not much an issue in the family.
Decision making process itself is a process marked by conflict between choices.
Also, if there are many choices, there will have many conflicts.
But choice of career leads to familial conflicts due to difference of interests both the parent and adolescent cherishes.
If the interest of the parent and that of boy or girl does not share a common space conflict might lead to far-reaching consequences in their emotional tie.
To lessen the gravity of conflicts that pops up in the family, take into account the following prompts.

• Let the parents probe into the query why their child prefer particular career
• Similarly let the wards themselves analyze what are the factors that prompt parents to prioritize a particular choice
• Let each list out positive as well as negative aspects of their choice
• Let both estimate the expanse of the region of unpredictability regarding success in their respective choices
• Let the student list out the priorities of his life - money, position, power, passion etc..
  
• Evaluate this list against the choices he made.
  
• Remember that there is a choice of pursuing both careers if you are willing to postpone one of them for some time.
  
• Let the parents make sure whether their choice of preference is compatible with aptitude of their ward
• Let the wards make sure they are not making fantasy choice that they are really motivated to select it.
  

Often in many situations, contributory factor to the conflict may be tendency of parents to gravitate towards career choices that provide more social status and monetary benefits while student may be firm in his aptitude and passion for a particular career irrespective of the discouraging fact that it is not so lucrative and not many dare to choose it and finally, not all those who select it has not excelled in it.