ARE YOU OVER PRESSURIZING YOUR CHILD?:
In a bid to cultivate toppers, many parents tend to over pressurize their children, often making them allergic to studies. Yes, it is important to be concerned about your children’s performance, but to expect them to excel in every field without realizing their potential will only depress and demoralize them. Follow these rules to steer your children towards success without over burdening them with your dreams:
Do not force them to study
By forcing your children to study, you will instill fear and hatred in their little minds towards academics. Instead, inculcate an interest for studies in them by making the process of learning fun-filled so that they do not perceive it as a boring and a meticulous task.
Create an appropriate ambience
If you watch TV the whole day, expecting your child not to vegetate in front of TV and study is asking for too much. If you do not read, inculcating an interest for reading in your child is going to be a distant dream. In short, your child is likely to follow into your foot steps and inculcate habits similar to yours. So it is up to you to create an ambience best suited for your child.
Be realistic about your expectations
You must understand that not every child has the mental caliber or the inclination to excel in studies. As a parent, you need to realize your child’s potential, liabilities and limitations, and expect the best within that.
Do not constantly compare your children with the others
Constantly comparing their grades with other children and rebuking them for not being up to the mark is the worst humiliation you can put your children through. Even worse is comparison between siblings. This often leads to perpetual severing of ties between siblings and also affects the self-esteem of the child being admonished.
Recognize their interests and talent
The world today has opened up and has grown far beyond the confines of just academically oriented careers. So if you notice that your child has a special skill, interest or flair, like painting, acting, singing, sports or any other, you must encourage him/her to grow and excel in that.
Be sensitive to your little stars needs and they will fill the world with their bright luster.