Indian parents among top three on the 'lighthouse parenting' ladder 


Indian parents play a key role in shaping the career paths of their children, according to a global study released by LinkedIn.The research was commissioned by LinkedIn.Opinium surveyed 20,176 adults (15,227 current workers and 11,492 parents of workers) between August between August 26 and September 3, 2015 in the following countries: UK, US, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Brazil, Ireland, Netherlands, Italy, India and New Zealand. 1,000 adults were surveyed from India (866 current workers and 507 parents of current workers).

KEY FINDINGS:

The study revealed that, 82% parents are involved in deciding their child's career; this is the strongest after completion of the child's education; India is amongst the top three countries following this trend, with Brazil highest at 92%, followed by China at 87%; Indian parents continue to be involved in their child's careers even after their education, 84% Indian parents stated that they were aware of what their child does on a day-to-day basis at the workplace.This is higher than the global average (77%); The professionals surveyed stated that their parents have given them about the right amount of career advice (44%); 44% younger professionals (aged 18-34) wanted parental guidance on which subjects to take up at the university. This trend continued even in their careers, with the same group seeking guidance on how to deal with workplace issues; The study shows that Indian parents are committed to guid ing their children in their pro fessional journey without over stepping boundaries and be coming over involved. One in two professionals stated that their parents stopped giving advice at the right time. Giving the right amount of advice, knowing when to step back, stopping at the right time, all indicate that a sufficiently large number of Indian parents do demonstrate lighthouse behav iour. This is further borne out by the fact that 37% of the professionals surveyed en dorsed this by describing their parents as “Lighthouse Parents“ , e which is higher than the global average of (29%). “Light house Parents“ is the term for a new style of parenting which inspires parents to remain a beacon of encouragement and s advice without being too over bearing or taking too much of a step back; 41% of professionals speak to their parents during work hours more than once a week to update them on their work-life.