I think its great you want to go in a helping profession. Thats how you're made...nothing wrong with that.My granddaughter who is 17 is thinking of being a child psychologist. She loves kids, does a lot of volunteer with with disabled kids, coaches a girls cheerleading squad and does other volunteer work. She is in all honors classes, and graduates in 2012. She had thought of teaching, and may yet still I think when she is is in her sophmore year of college she'll have more insight. She is very level headed and stable. I say this because I think she posesses good qualites for a child psychologist especially because of her volunteer work with disabled kids and volunteer work in the community and her stability..I mention the volunteer work because she knows some of what might be entailed working with kids with problems.

You might think of interning or something in an office working with people or some type of volunteer work where you are hands on.This might help you decide if that type of work is for you.

I became a caseworker for the welfare dep't in Florida....not much money but fullfilling....I was never as stable as granddaughter or as bright

Its up to you...still time to think about occupations and also time to change your mind