Ep 100: Artistic Teen? Time to Get Creative...

<p><a href="https://talkingtoteens.com/podcast/artistic-teens/">Click for full show notes, exercises, and parenting scripts from this episode</a></p><p><br>When our kid says they want to pursue art as a career, we can sometimes be hesitant to support them. We have no doubt that they’re talented: we’ve seen them receive standing ovations at the end of a musical theater performance, rack up trophies and medals for photography, maybe even have their creative writing featured in the local paper. But that’s now--pursuing work as an adult creative conjures up the image of the starving artists, of young people struggling financially and emotionally as they try desperately to make it big in the fast paced world of art and entertainment.</p><p><br>We want our kids to be financially stable, instead of living hand to mouth. Should we be encouraging our kids to pursue careers as bankers and programmers, even though it means they’re talent will go to waste?  Can our kids really make enough money from their art to live happy and healthy lives?</p><p><br>If only someone could tell us what it’s like to pursue a life as an artist in the modern age, so we could know if a stable future in the arts is truly possible. If only there was a person out there who knows exactly why it’s hard to make money as an artist, and whether or not we should encourage our kids to go after a career in art…</p><p><a href="https://talkingtoteens.com/podcast/artistic-teens/">Click for full show notes, exercises, and parenting scripts from this episode</a></p>