Children are facing more pressures nowadays from academic, social and commercial perspectives. What are the causes of these pressures and what measures should be taken to reduce these pressures?

In recent times, the pressures children are going through are becoming an issue for concern. These pressures result from academic, social and commercial viewpoint. Most children now spend many hours learning each day and some due to their peers, desire gadgets their parents are unable to afford. Parents,

school

authorities and the government have

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a role

roles

to play to ensure these issues can be minimized. A major cause of

this

is, many children spend about ten hours every weekday studying. Their parents enrol them in extra classes after the normal

school

hours.

Also

, some

schools’

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school

authorities force their students to take extra lessons by my making it compulsory for all. These children are kept in

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on

between

classes for a long time. They do not encourage them to participate in extra-curriculum activities, which will help them ease up from their studies

Furthermore

, students and pupils are exposed to peer pressures. They want to appear like their classmates whose parents are rich.

This

means purchasing the same type of footwear, watches or mobile phones. These clothing or gadget

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usually luxury items their parents cannot afford. To illustrate, a student was caught stealing from a store in Lagos and after some investigation, it was discovered that he wanted the items because many of his friends in

school

owned it, and his parent refused to get it for him. Thurs, he decided to steal it so that he can fit in. There are measures that should be employed to reduce the stress children are facing today. The government should ensure schools incorporate sport activities in their curriculum, and there should be easy access to a playground if they do not have

such

facility within the premises.

School

authorities should reduce extra classes taken after

school

, it should only be for those who require it.

Moreover

, guardians should encourage their wards to partake in other activities

such

as music and dancing. They should be taught how to be contented with what they have and treat their classmate equally irrespective of their possessions.

This

would reduce the pressure on them. In conclusion,

although

children are faced with many challenges from different areas, the society they find themselves indirectly mounted it on them. Time should be allocated for extra-curriculum activities, and they should understand when their parents are unable to buy unnecessary items for them.