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What improves social mobility for children? Is it extracurriculars, education, money?

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Downwarddog2 · 16/02/2024 14:09

At the moment social mobility is very low, UK is officially in a recession. What can make a difference to a child's chances of climbing the social ladder. DH & I are working class but aspire to so much more for the dc aged 12 & 10. How do we go about it.
I'd like them to feel very comfortable in upper middle class company & in a corporate job if that's where they end up. DH & I are very ill at ease when in middle class/umc company either through school parents or work. I don't want our dc to be the same.

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Savagecabbage101 · 17/02/2024 15:35

Have high expectations of them.
i remember listening to my daughter and our friends son talking about going to University when they were 6. For them even so young, they understood that’s what would be expected of them.
Use terminology that pre paves the way, when you go to Uni or when you’re working as a …etc. Belief is 80% of the work.

Absolutely agree with this!

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