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I think my experience might align with your daughters side of this. Both my parents are dentists and my older brother is now in dental school, so dentistry and health care were the talk and expertise of my household growing up. I ended up switching from a Biology major to Computer Science major my first year at University, so I went from a track where my parents could provide guidance based on their own professional experiences and experience of their peers to something that was completely outside their domain of knowledge. After I switched, I quickly had more knowledge about computers and "tech" then they ever would, so I could not turn to them for detailed professional advice and guidance.

Although they can not provide detailed and expert level guidance, I still turn to them for career and life advice. I try to explain anything I am working on at a level that they can understand, but even then, I have to weigh their guidance against the fact they do not share the same context as me or someone in the field. It came a bit faster than both they and I expected, but I think all of us have realized we reached a point where they can't provide all the guidance I need and that it is on me to find mentors and decide the path that is best for me.



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