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

At present, many

parents

are often believed that

children

should strive for excellence in all areas of their

life

, pushing them to perform their best, which commonly looks reasonable in today's high-competitive world.

However

, doing these seemingly well-intentioned may not always lead to a favourable outcome. In a contrast, it may have an opposite result, discouraging the young generation from being proactive and self-reliant. The main reason why

such

a tendency is excessive pushing

children

to be successful is that our society is driven by perfectionism and competition, where success is defined by performance, appearance, and status.

Children

are

also

involved in

this

race through the expectations and reactions of

parents

, who verbally or even non-verbally convey judgments about success and failure, encouraging their offsprings to attain better grades and achievements.

As a result

, the young generation is pushed to compete with the whole world, being under psychological and emotional pressure which is engendered fears about possible failures.

For instance

, according to the latest research, over the

last

decade, the level of

life

satisfaction among teenagers is extremely declined because of high expectations from their

parents

. In my opinion, the current trend when

parents

are obsessed with the achievements and high performance of

children

negatively affects their psychological and emotional state.

Instead

of developing the ability to take responsibility and be able to advocate themselves,

parents

often form

children

's addiction to other people's opinions and seeking universal approval.

As a result

, many adolescents are less likely to develop their own, more sustainable, motivation, and ability to overcome new

life

challenges.

For example

, modern adolescents often tend to have low self-esteem, devalue themselves because of the fear of making a mistake and not being accepted by their

parents

and society. In conclusion, nowadays society is motivated to succeed, which frequently is broadcasted to our

children

, who from childhood are accustomed to competition and the need to do their best. But

such

motivation to succeed is not always a suitable option, as it creates excessive psychological stress, affecting self-confidence and the ability to accept

life

difficulties and overcome them.