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Many parents put a lot of pressure on their children to succeed. To what extent do you agree?

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Some
parents
 feel that their
children
 can surely succeed if put under incredible
pressure
. I absolutely disagree with
this
. In my opinion,
children
 should be given the courage to fail and the freedom to succeed on their own terms.
This
 essay will discuss why certain
parents
 believe the requirement of
pressure
 in their
children
's growth and why some people, including myself, do not agree with
this
 belief.


Children
 tend to feel tremendous stress under
pressure
 which makes them do whatever is required of them, unfortunately,
this
 requirement is usually a
success
 parameter defined by
parents
. With
such
 experiments, even though they seem to find a formula for their child's
success
, it messes up the child's psychological well-being. One of my friends was growing up in a harsh and high-
pressure
 environment, where his
parents
 used to lock him up for months before examinations, until one day, when he committed suicide to put a stop to his stressful life.
This
 is the reason, putting a lot of
pressure
 could have both harmful and life-threatening effects. 

Conversely
, letting kids define their
success
 and failure is liberating for both kids and
parents
 as they get the opportunity to freely build their character and personality. People function differently under
pressure
, and it can be rewarding to let
children
 decide what works for them.
This
 not only sets them on the path to
success
 but
also
 encourages them to make informed decisions. 


To conclude
, people of certain demographics feel the need to put a lot of
pressure
 on their
children
 in order to see them succeed.
While
 many argue that
this
 is the right way to raise
children
, I completely disagree with
this
 and believe it could have many negative implications like
children
 succumbing under
pressure
, growing psychologically numb etc.
Therefore
, it is best to let them discover their own distinct ways of achieving
success
.
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