In some cultures children are often told that can achieve anything if they try hard enough.What are the advantages and disadvantages of giving children this message?

Should

children

be told that they can achieve anything if they try hard enough?

This

question is one that cannot be answered simply as there are compelling arguments on both sides of the spectrum. In

this

essay, I will look at the advantages and disadvantages of giving

children

such

a message. On one hand, telling

children

that they can achieve anything if they try hard enough has a positive impact.

Children

will be more determined to work hard to achieve their dreams whether it may be a dream job, a dream university, a certain lifestyle et cetera.

Furthermore

, it

also

encourages them to pick themselves back up and work harder to achieve something they

initially

failed at. It

also

teaches them to be resilient when they enter the harsh working environment in the future. One where they are likely to face many hardships.

However

, there is

also

a dark side to

this

conundrum. At a young age,

children

have many dreams and due to their lack of awareness of the multi-faceted nature of our environment, they may set unrealistic goals for themselves

such

as making a million dollars at 15 years old.

This

is not an impossible task but it still is hard to achieve despite our best efforts. As

such

, when they do not achieve

such

an impractical goal, it may have a negative impact where they perceive themselves as not good enough or smart enough.

This

could spiral

further

and lead to depression and in some cases may even lead to suicide. In conclusion, whilst the disadvantages of telling

children

they can achieve anything if they try hard enough are dreadful, the likelihood of

such

an event transpiring is trivial. As

such

, the positive benefits outweigh the negative disadvantages.

However

, parents must monitor the mental health of their

children

as sometimes mental health conditions may not be recognised until it is too late which is unacceptable in

this

case.