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

It is commonly said that
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children
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and are facing harder and harder academic,social and commercial challenges.
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and what
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some remedial measures. I believe that
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must be shielded from
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mounting
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.
Today
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's
child
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is not competing with the
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next door or even of one's town or country. He is competing with the
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of the global village. The big planet Earth of yesteryears is a small well-linked global village of
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. Parents want their
children
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to excel in every field. They send their
children
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to the best schools where the school bag is often heavier than the
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himself. Even after school
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there are private tuitions.
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don't have time to bloom and bring out their hidden talents. Socially
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the
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of
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are in a huge dilemma. They want to adopt the global culture,
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their parents force them to confine themselves to the traditions.
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sometimes makes them rebel against the rules laid by their elders.
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, they
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face peer pressure, which can be good if their peers are good and bad if their peers are not disciplined.
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peer pressure
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the consumerist society of
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can lead to a lot of stress and strain on
children
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. They see the latest models of cell phones and other items with their peers and want to buy them. When they are unable to do so, they get stressed. The solutions are not simple.
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have to be handled with great care. Parents should have realistic expectations from their
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. They should have a
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approach and give time to their
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. The biggest onus is on the schools and teachers. They should strive to bring out the best in every
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and competition and
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should both be taught simultaneously. The aim of competition should not be to win at all
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.
Children
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have to be taught to win with modesty and lose with grace. To summarise, there is no doubt that the
children
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of
today
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are facing so many
pressures
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, but steps should be taken on a war footing to protect their innocent childhood.
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, these
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will stifle the physical and psychological growth of
children
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.

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You clearly identified the pressures children face, which is a key aspect of the topic.
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Your conclusion effectively summarizes the need to protect children's childhood, showing good understanding of the topic.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • academic pressure
  • globalized world
  • competitive education system
  • social media influences
  • cyberbullying
  • commercial pressures
  • aggressive marketing
  • materialistic desires
  • peer pressure
  • high expectations
  • standardized testing
  • quantifiable performance
  • stress and anxiety
  • extracurricular achievements
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