Anonymous
12/04/2025 20:55
Subject: Re:Parenting in the modern age now often means assisting your college kids in finding internships.
Anonymous wrote:My kid has one as a sophomore. Ivy. He has one already for summer too.
We did nothing. His profs lined up- had him apply after he inquired.
I think paying Ivy tuition counts as doing something
Anonymous
12/04/2025 20:49
Subject: Parenting in the modern age now often means assisting your college kids in finding internships.
Making your kid suffer is not a badge of honor.
Anonymous
12/04/2025 20:47
Subject: Parenting in the modern age now often means assisting your college kids in finding internships.
Anonymous wrote:OP’s title for this thread doesn’t match the article. Parents can and should help their kids find internships, or jobs, just like my adult friends help me network and look for jobs when I want to change companies. That doesn’t mean the parent should reach out to the hiring manager on behalf of their kid, of course — which is the opposite of helping, because it makes the kid less likely to be taken seriously. Helping means they should pass the job posting to their kid and offer to proofread their resume. Things I have done for friends and family (and will do for my kid), and they have done for me, for decades. That’s just networking.
Agree. I just helped my kid find an internship through a professional connection I have. But kid emailed my contact and took it from there.
Anonymous
12/04/2025 20:25
Subject: Re:Parenting in the modern age now often means assisting your college kids in finding internships.
Anonymous wrote:My kid has one as a sophomore. Ivy. He has one already for summer too.
We did nothing. His profs lined up- had him apply after he inquired.
In what field? Profs are not helpful in all fields.
Anonymous
12/04/2025 19:53
Subject: Re:Parenting in the modern age now often means assisting your college kids in finding internships.
My kid has one as a sophomore. Ivy. He has one already for summer too.
We did nothing. His profs lined up- had him apply after he inquired.
We did nothing. His profs lined up- had him apply after he inquired.
Anonymous
12/04/2025 19:47
Subject: Parenting in the modern age now often means assisting your college kids in finding internships.
Anonymous wrote:Parents are sabotaging their kids. Sad.
- parent of a college aged kid who got all of the fabulous internships (every year) all on their own.
We offered some advice here and there but they prepped all on their own. DC's interviewing skills are better than mine.
Same.
We had no advice to offer, their fields of interest are not understood well by us. They asked their professors and upperclassmen, did resumes themselves, got internships every year, some of them quite prestigious.
Anonymous
12/04/2025 18:29
Subject: Parenting in the modern age now often means assisting your college kids in finding internships.
Anonymous wrote:Helicopter forever
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/04/boll-branch-ceo-says-parents-message-him-to-get-their-kids-a-summer-internship.html
The wealthy and connected have got you all confused. If you don’t think Daddy and Mommy’s connections aren’t being exploited at every opportunity you’re doomed to fail
Anonymous
12/04/2025 16:53
Subject: Parenting in the modern age now often means assisting your college kids in finding internships.
Not new information. In 2010 when I would tell parents their child needed to contact me, not them, they'd whine, "but they are so busy."
My response was always the same, "my email is available 24x7x365."
My response was always the same, "my email is available 24x7x365."
Anonymous
12/04/2025 16:50
Subject: Parenting in the modern age now often means assisting your college kids in finding internships.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Parents are sabotaging their kids. Sad.
- parent of a college aged kid who got all of the fabulous internships (every year) all on their own.
We offered some advice here and there but they prepped all on their own. DC's interviewing skills are better than mine.
Same for us and our kids take great pride in doing that stuff on their own. They know we are here for support and to answer any questions.
Same here. My kid won't even take my advice, he still thinks I'm an idiot be virtue of being his parent.
Anonymous
12/04/2025 15:42
Subject: Parenting in the modern age now often means assisting your college kids in finding internships.
This is a UMC White privilege topic.
Anonymous
12/04/2025 15:36
Subject: Parenting in the modern age now often means assisting your college kids in finding internships.
Parents have been getting jobs for their kids for generations. That’s the old boy old money way.
Anonymous
12/04/2025 15:34
Subject: Parenting in the modern age now often means assisting your college kids in finding internships.
OP’s title for this thread doesn’t match the article. Parents can and should help their kids find internships, or jobs, just like my adult friends help me network and look for jobs when I want to change companies. That doesn’t mean the parent should reach out to the hiring manager on behalf of their kid, of course — which is the opposite of helping, because it makes the kid less likely to be taken seriously. Helping means they should pass the job posting to their kid and offer to proofread their resume. Things I have done for friends and family (and will do for my kid), and they have done for me, for decades. That’s just networking.
Anonymous
12/04/2025 15:23
Subject: Parenting in the modern age now often means assisting your college kids in finding internships.
Anonymous wrote:Parents are sabotaging their kids. Sad.
- parent of a college aged kid who got all of the fabulous internships (every year) all on their own.
We offered some advice here and there but they prepped all on their own. DC's interviewing skills are better than mine.
Same for us and our kids take great pride in doing that stuff on their own. They know we are here for support and to answer any questions.
Anonymous
12/04/2025 15:21
Subject: Parenting in the modern age now often means assisting your college kids in finding internships.
Parents are sabotaging their kids. Sad.
- parent of a college aged kid who got all of the fabulous internships (every year) all on their own.
We offered some advice here and there but they prepped all on their own. DC's interviewing skills are better than mine.
- parent of a college aged kid who got all of the fabulous internships (every year) all on their own.
We offered some advice here and there but they prepped all on their own. DC's interviewing skills are better than mine.
Anonymous
12/04/2025 14:50
Subject: Parenting in the modern age now often means assisting your college kids in finding internships.