In recent times, the pressures children are going through are becoming an issue for concern. These pressures result from academic, social and commercial viewpoint. Most children now spend many hours learning each day and some due to their peers, desire gadgets their parents are unable to afford. Parents, school authorities and the government have role to play to ensure these issues can be minimized.
A major cause of this is, many children spend about ten hours every weekday studying. Their parents enrol them in extra classes after the normal school hours. Also, some schools’ authorities force their students to take extra lessons by my making it compulsory for all. These children are kept in in classes for a long time. They do not encourage them to participate in extra-curriculum activities, which will help them ease up from their studies
Furthermore, students and pupils are exposed to peer pressures. They want to appear like their classmates whose parents are rich. This means purchasing the same type of footwear, watches or mobile phones. These clothing or gadget are usually luxury items their parents cannot afford. To illustrate, a student was caught stealing from a store in Lagos and after some investigation, it was discovered that he wanted the items because many of his friends in school owned it, and his parent refused to get it for him. Thurs, he decided to steal it so that he can fit in.
There are measures that should be employed to reduce the stress children are facing today. The government should ensure schools incorporate sport activities in their curriculum, and there should be easy access to a playground if they do not have such facility within the premises. School authorities should reduce extra classes taken after school, it should only be for those who require it. Moreover, guardians should encourage their wards to partake in other activities such as music and dancing. They should be taught how to be contented with what they have and treat their classmate equally irrespective of their possessions. This would reduce the pressure on them.
In conclusion, although children are faced with many challenges from different areas, the society they find themselves indirectly mounted it on them. Time should be allocated for extra-curriculum activities, and they should understand when their parents are unable to buy unnecessary items for them.
In recent times, the
pressures
children
are going through are becoming an issue for concern. These
pressures
result from academic, social and commercial viewpoint. Most
children
now
spend
many
hours learning each day and
some
due to their peers, desire gadgets their
parents
are unable to afford.
Parents
,
school
authorities and the
government
have role to play to ensure these issues can
be minimized
.
A major cause of this is,
many
children
spend about ten hours every weekday studying. Their
parents
enrol them in extra classes after the normal
school
hours.
Also
,
some
schools’
authorities force their students to take extra lessons by my making it compulsory for all. These
children
are
kept
in in
classes for a long time. They do not encourage them to participate in extra-curriculum
activities
, which will
help
them
ease
up from their
studies
Furthermore
, students and pupils
are exposed
to peer
pressures
. They want to appear like their classmates whose
parents
are rich. This means purchasing the same type of footwear,
watches
or mobile phones.
These clothing
or gadget are
usually
luxury items their
parents
cannot afford. To illustrate, a student
was caught
stealing from a store in Lagos and after
some
investigation, it
was discovered
that he wanted the items
because
many
of his friends in
school
owned
it, and his
parent
refused to
get
it for him. Thurs, he decided to steal it
so
that he can fit in.
There are measures that should
be employed
to
reduce
the
stress
children
are facing
today
. The
government
should ensure
schools
incorporate sport
activities
in their curriculum, and there should be easy access to a playground if they do not have such facility within the premises.
School
authorities should
reduce
extra classes taken after
school
, it should
only
be for those who require it.
Moreover
, guardians should encourage their wards to partake in other
activities
such as music and dancing. They should
be taught
how to
be contented
with what they have and treat their classmate
equally
irrespective of their possessions. This would
reduce
the
pressure
on them.
In conclusion
, although
children
are faced
with
many
challenges from
different
areas, the society they find themselves
indirectly
mounted it on them. Time should
be allocated
for extra-curriculum
activities
, and they should understand when their
parents
are unable to
buy
unnecessary items for them.