Subway Takes,” a social media series, says kids shouldn’t be asked the question: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” ...

It is a play on what did you want to do when you grew up. But now that you're grown up, who do you want to be in the next phases of your life? And we've added three decades to life, so life is a ...

What do you want to be when you grow up? A seemingly simple question first asked to us when we can barely comprehend the idea of getting older. An answer exits our mouth quicker than the question ...

As graduation gets closer, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ takes on new meaning for Class of 2025 By Elizabeth Miller ( OPB ) Dec. 14, 2023 2 p.m.

We need to stop asking kids what they want to be when they grow up. As a former college teacher, here's what I'm doing with my teens instead. Rachel Garlinghouse. Updated January 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM.

Imadiyah is 11 and has her sights set on stardom. "I really hope I get to be a really famous actor when I grow up. I love singing and dancing too - I like to make other people happy." ...

But when I’d ask “So what do you want to be when you grow up now?” the interactions became much more serious. They became less confident and often started to squirm a little bit. It’s a hard question ...