Nowadays, some parents pressure their children to be successful. What are the reasons for this? Is this a positive or negative development?

Over the

last

few years, children are usually pressurized by their parents to excel mainly because of the insecurity they have about their

career

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careers

. I believe

this

is a negative trend as everyone has different interest and performance cannot be enhanced by

pressure

. One

reason

why parents push their children to perform well to achieve

success

is due to the insecurity they

have regarding

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are regarding

their career.

In other words

, parents are seriously concerned about the grades their child obtains at school as they think it will have a direct impact over their future. With their child not performing up to the mark worries them a lot. Another

reason

for

this

parental insecurity is the fear they have about their child lacking behind. Most parents,

for instance

, spend huge chunks of money over their child’s education

as a result

of

this

fear, and

therefore

, exert

pressure

on them to achieve academic excellence. In my opinion, I think parents pressurizing their children for

success

is actually

counter-productive

tending to hinder the achievement of a goal

counterproductive

. The

reason

for

this

is simply because of the fact that

success

is a result of one’s motivation to apply themselves to carry out tasks independently.

This

skill cannot be induced in a person by putting

pressure

over them.

For example

, someone good at Mathematics, will not necessarily perform well in sports, regardless of the

pressure

exerted.

This

is a clear

reason

why achieving

success

does not depend on the amount of

pressure

, and doing so in fact becomes a hurdle in the path of achieving

success

. In conclusion, while parents, being focussed about their child’s future, exert

pressure

on their children to achieve

success

. I feel, more attention ought to be paid on their interest rather than deciding on their carrier.