Everyone knows that child's play can be a repetition for their life as adults. A boy who plays with doctor toys may become a doctor, a girl that love playing with dresses will become a fashion designer and someone who loves to draw will be a painter or a graphic designer. Yeah, sure. And what will become the kid who loves to play shooting games on their PCs? A professional killer? Not of course!
Things are not literal. When playing, kids explore different aspects of life and there is no direct relation between the play and their future realization. Not as straight relation at least, that's for sure.
However there are many ways to use toys and games indirectly to attract children's interest into different careers. There is also a chance that you offer to your kids many different toys and games they will play most with those that suit most their individuality. For example kids who like outdoor play and toys don't need to become football players or professional travelers but it's clear that they are more extrovert and are likely to make a good career in sale for example. Kids who prefer indoor scientific toys and brain games are obviously introvert and may like professions like engineering, writing or even science (but it's not a straight relation that a kid who plays with a telescope will become and astronomer!).
So how can watching the child's play and directing it help the children future life?
First and most important: don't try to manipulate the kid and draw it into the area that you believe is best for it. If you push too hard or underestimate your kid's sense of false you may repel it from an area that the child could otherwise really like. If you really hope that your son or daughter may follow your career path make sure to offer enough toys and games that help him or her build some interest into the area. But if you see the kid has no interest at all, try to find out what it really likes, accept that and love it.
There are no recipes for making your kid a scientist or a singer. But your talented and delicate guidance in the play can help the child to discover its real passion. Here are some basic ideas that come out of my head and experience - I am sure you can suggest more if you think about that:
- Kids that like playing with character toys could be empathic and may become good psychoanalysts, teachers, life coaches
- Children most keen on sport games are very likely to become good sportsmen. This is a very straight relation.
- Kids who love math games and other mind games can find good realization in engineering and computers
- Building games and meccanos don't always make builders but kids who like them most are very creative and can look into careers that require creativity
- Girls who prefer doll houses over the dolls themselves and doll clothes may have some kind of design talent
- If you hope your son may become a lawyer don't give him to read law books but try to involve him into role playing games.
And so on. It requires some thinking out of the box to figure out how toys and games can draw children's path to the future. Remember: no pushing, just a little guiding. I'm sure you'll love your kids no matter what careers they chose but it's always good if you can help them get explore their creativity and talents through play.
For example I loved and still love mechanical toys and especially crank toys. I didn't become a mechanic neither a crank:-) But my profession is technical so I believe there is some relation.
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