# Should You Plan Your Kid’s Career at Age 7?

An episode of [The Really Very Crunchy Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1743468035), 20 Aug 2025, 1 h 09 min.

Audio: https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/clrtpod.com/m/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/1672/traffic.megaphone.fm/TSF8126657070.mp3?updated=1755556288

This week, Emily takes the lead to talk about something every parent wrestles with (whether we admit it or not): guiding our kids toward a career path, even when they’re still years away from driver’s licenses and first jobs. Should we be steering them early, or letting them wander? 00:00 Emily doesn’t feel well 01:46 Terrain Theory 04:38 Jason’s Starbucks Mug 05:41 Emily’s Beautiful Drinking Jar 09:46 Who sells these things? 11:37 The dangers of Dawn Dish Soap. 12:58 Emily’s leading the podcast today. 16:53 It’s natural to interrupt people. 18:08 How parents influence their children. 20:09 Students can’t have water bottles. 23:40 Teachers can’t pay for classroom supplies. 25:37 Back to back to school signs… 27:09 Influencing your kids’ careers. 28:22 Emily chokes on her own words… 29:07 Knowing what you want… 32:31 Hidden secret of grocery store displays 34:57 Ministry jobs are hard. 36:59 Father-son occupations. 42:28 Emily wanted to be a soldier. 45:23 Emily hands over the reins. 46:34 When the world changed… 47:49 Homeschool field trips are different. 50:54 Kids have no idea. 54:54 Emily’s epiphany. 55:18 Gen Z. 01:02:53 The way parents should go… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them.