For those HN readers who have teenage/young adult kids, how do you discuss course and career choices with them? Do you think you should try to influence their decision (e.g. my father was a programmer, I'm a programmer, you should go into programming) or do you prefer to be more hands off?<p>For the younger ones here, what things did your parents do - good or bad - when discussing careers with you? Did you receive advice from anyone else?