Should I Encourage A Child About His Career At An Early Age?

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I have a daughter who is 13 years old. Is she still young for me to encourage what she wants to be in the future?
She dreams wants to be a flight attendant and has researched about travels. I exposed my daughter in different topics so they are more verse on that matters. But now that he is turning to 14. I wonder if now it is advisable to support him on his choice of career path? Is there a right age for a child for those things

Why shouldn't you encourage your child?
I think it would be a good idea to take your child to an open day for a school for flight attendants so your child can see what it's really like, and what skills they need to be a flight attendant. Meeting a flight attendant so they can ask the flight attendant about the job might be a good idea.

Is your child transgender?
(The pronouns you used for your child are a bit confusing and may keep people from responding because the might think that your trolling.)

Fourteen is old enough to learn to fly a plane, and at 16 he could go solo on a powered plane, at 17 he can get a full pilots certificate. At fourteen he can go solo on a glider.

I've taken a few glider lessons before, other than the shaky landings and the nausea it is really fun.

This is a good career to be able to start early.

Yep. A pilot is much better career than flight attendant.

Still....don't really push career things on her. Let her explore this on her own, and ask advice when she needs it.

Hi, to all. Thanks for your giving your time to share helpful information with me.

I would. When my daughter was in the 2nd grade, I asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up. She thought about it and the next day she said she wanted to become a doctor. I told her if she wants to become a doctor she has to work hard as school and get good grades, she has to be involved in many school activities. She went to school and told her friends that she is going to become a doctor when she grew up. So her friends began to think about their future careers. Many picked very professional careers. That particular class became extremely competitive. Well today she is a doctor.

There is nothing wrong with encouraging a 13 year old in their choice of career, just keep in mind that they will still change a lot. Just because she wants to be flight attendant right now, doesn't mean that'll be her dream a few years from now.