My teens are under what I feel is a false impression that they can leave school and become social media influencers and be earning £100k a year by posting a few videos. No amount of explaining that it is not as easy as it looks makes any difference.
They want a better job than me but not prepared to work hard at school to get their exams. All I want is for them to try their best, it doesnt matter about top grades. They are very apathetic about school work and homework and if I did not stay on top of what they had. They would do none of it.
They think they don't need qualifications because they will be rich and famous quickly.
I have explained that most famous people have completed their education and named a few as examples.
As they are teens and think they know everything they think I am talking rubbish. And were horrified when I said they will need to go to college after they leave school. (Couple of years to go yet).
We discussed courses they might like at this point. But I think it went over their heads. I dont expect them to know what job they want to go in. But they need to start to think about what interests them apart from being on their phone taking selfies.
I think part if the problem is the SM platform and content itself. As well as peer pressure and the generation they are growing up in.
Is anyone else's teens like this?