Children are facing more pressures from academic, social and commercial sources. What are the causes of these pressures and what measures should be taken to reduce it?

These days, a considerable number of

children

face pressure not only in terms of their academic performances but

also

social and commercial sources.

This

is mainly because of the high expectations from

parents

and media influence. There are a number of solutions that can be implemented to overcome

this

pressure.

Firstly

, many

children

these days have a stressful life because of their

parents

' high expectations.

In other words

, most

parents

in today's generation expect their

children

to be the best, and

due to

that, they set the bar high for their

children

in all the exams that they take.

For instance

, in Korea,

children

who are still at primary school return home late in the evening because they have to do additional classes after school hours to ensure that they get amazing results in their exams.

Secondly

, some

children

are influenced by the media to follow the current lifestyle and trends which sometimes can be followed easily

due to

family restrictions, cultural backgrounds and financial issues.

This

can in fact cause them to be stressed. There are two effective ways to deal with

this

issue. One way is to ensure that all

parents

are aware that putting high expectations on their

children

can cause adverse effects.

Parents

can be educated via social media platforms about the consequences of their behaviour towards their

children

.

For example

, the government can come up with short clips about the pressure

that is

put on

children

by their

parents

to perform well academically and what the consequences are. With

this

they will know in order to be successful, it is not always about getting higher grades at schools. Another step that can be taken is to educate

children

that they have to be who they are. They should not change the way they look or the way they behave just for the sake of following others.

This

will hopefully enhance their confidence level. In conclusion, by having educational programmes for both

parents

and

children

, these problems can be overcome easily.