In some cultures, children are often told that they can achieve anything if they try hard enough. What are the advantages and disadvantages of giving children this message? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge.

For many years from now, in some societies

parents

teach their offspring to make an effort in everything so they can accomplish great

things

in the future. While

this

form of education is useful in many cases, there are some other situations in which tutors can create a wrong mindset on

children

, and, if the message is not well delivered, could create an opposite outcome. In

this

essay, we will discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages that

this

tradition has on

children

.

First

and foremost, no one can deny that

parents

who teach their

children

to work hard are not telling them

this

so the kids grow up traumatized or with misconceptions about a disciplined lifestyle.

On the contrary

, adults normally tell

this

to infants in order to teach them that, in order to accomplish their dreams and goals, they must have a resilient mindset, overcome difficulties, and always give more of themselves.

For instance

, drawing from my personal experience, when I was learning to ride a bike I failed plenty of times, often hurting myself until the point that I almost gave up. My mother, observing my true desire of joining the other

children

on their bikes, boosted me with a quote that I will never forget "Never give up, no matter how hard it gets". Perhaps because I was really young or because it really hit me, I kept practising and one day I was the fastest of all of my friends. There is nothing wrong with telling others to try harder in order to accomplish what they want, notwithstanding, we must never forget that all of us have our limitations. The disadvantages of

this

educational perspective are often overlooked because they are not common in modern western societies. Let's consider now a situation in which a kid wants to learn how to play a musical instrument but their

parents

tell them that until he does not get straight A's on mathematics, they will not let them learn any type of music. While it is a common and, sometimes, useful way of pedagogy, the intense and unnecessary pressure applied on that kid will traumatize him and, in some cases, will have the opposite result.

Children

learn more of what they observe and experience

instead

of what they hear. If we teach the young to work smarter and not harder and to find a balance between what they like to do and what they must do, the results on their behaviour will be outstanding. All

things

considered, there is almost an impossible mission to tell

parents

how to educate their

children

, especially if they are following a family tradition. Working hard to get what you want has been on humanity for many years and will not disappear easily. Even though it should not cease of existence, the best way of improving our

children

's future success is to combine working hard with working smart. In

this

manner, they will learn to find a balance between doing the

things

that they must do even if they are not pleasant, like doing math homework, and doing

things

they enjoy, like riding bikes with friends or playing a musical instrument.