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 or experience.

It is true that in certain countries,

children

are educated by

parents

or guardians that they can get anything they want in life if they work hard enough.

While

I understand that

this

phenomenon can bring about some beneficial impacts, its negative implications are undeniable. Those who

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that

children

should be encouraged to give it their best to achieve what they want in life may have several arguments. They may well argue that it gives

children

motivation when they do any task that

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given. Indeed, evidence for

this

can be seen in

school

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where

children

are extremely competitive in academic factors or even general ones. Once they see that their friends have a higher score

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or a greater achievement in a

sport

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competition, they will certainly try to beat those

result

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and with the mindset that

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given by their

parents

, they will try as hard as they

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.

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final conclusion is, they will feel satisfied as they have given

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their best effort in something that they want. Another point worth mentioning is that

this

kind of encouragement is attributable to

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confidence.

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psychological research,

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that

children

who are mentally supported by

parents

tend to be more confident when performing at school and later on, at work.

This

might be

due to

the fact that they believe in themselves more than others who are not mentally supported;

therefore

, they might gain more achievement thanks to

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. Despite the aforementioned valid reasons,

this

trend can still be disadvantageous. Specifically,

this

advice might give

children

unrealistic

expectation

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in life.

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might be because

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children

need to be well aware of what their real ability is in order to be successful in

this

competitive society.

For example

, if a student has a gift for music, but

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wants to be the best in math

although

her math score is always B or C;

parents

should guide her

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the right direction,

nurture

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her real talent by asking her to

pursuit

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music

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career

instead

of being stubborn and keep studying math until it is too late to do over. In conclusion, telling

children

that they can get anything they want as long as they try hard enough could bring some positive implications.

However

, its detrimental effects are unavoidable.