Nowadays parents put too much pressure on their children to succeed.What is the reason for doing this?Is this a positive or negative development?

Children today

undergo

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will undergo

a considerable amount of

stress

and one contributing factor to

this

stress

is the over insistence from parents to succeed in life.

This

attitude has developed among parents due to many reasons and the continuation of

this

trend can result in negative outcomes. The predominant factor leading to

this

phenomenon is the competitive attitude among parents. Parents often force their children to indulge themselves in various

activities both of

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activities both

academic and non-academic nature as they believe competency in different areas is required for a successful life in

future

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the future

. In order to achieve the desired results the children are subject to a

lot

of pressure. They

also

have a feeling of pride when their child excels in various fields and often associate it as

matter

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a matter

of their status in society which adds on to the compulsion. I believe over pressurization would adversely affect a child’s mental health. When children are compelled to involve in activities beyond their interest and capability, it would not result in a fruitful outcome as the children may undergo a

lot

of

stress

. When they try to cope with

this

pressure of becoming successful, their mental health deteriorates and may result in conditions like depression and low self-esteem. In some circumstances, it can even lead to situations

where in

(formal) where, in what respect

wherein

the child may decide to run away from home because of his inability to deal with the

stress

. To conclude, the competition among children has increased a

lot

these days and

this

attitude

is forcefully developed

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forcefully develops

in children by parents through a

lot

of coercion. Though

this

may help to mould a child's future to some extent, I believe it has more of a negative impact on a child’s psychological health.