Individuals from the earliest of their life often come across
with the question what they want to be when they grow
up. Early vocational developmental theorists explicitly
have affirmed that childhood is a vital formative period for
vocational development (Ginzberg et al., 1951;
Havighurst, 1972; Roe, 1956). Studies have shown that
numbers of factors are associated with children's
vocational choice development. Among them are parents,
the favorite academic subject, social environment and
planned or unplanned vocational guidance activities at
schools.
Children's vocational aspiration development starts as
early as at preschool years. In those early years, parents
play a critical role in motivating and encouraging their
children to explore about various vocations (Seligman et
al., 1988). In their study, Seligman et al. (1988) found that
children tend to acquire more information about their