It is often said that today’s children are facing more pressure from academic, social and commercial perspectives. This essay intends to discuss the causes of these pressures and the measures to alleviate the same.
A common belief is that children in today’s society are facing huge academic pressures. Their competition is not with the children sitting next to them or in the next class. It is at national and international levels. Parents have high expectations for their teenager. They want them to excel in every field. Every parent wants their child to go to the best school of their city. These days, the school bag is heavier than the student himself. Moreover, considering the standards of education and competition today, after the school, they have to go to private coaching too. Thus they are left with no time to relax or engage in enjoyable outdoor activities.
Then comes the social and commercial pressures on children today. The situation becomes perilous when children want to adopt the global culture, despite the fact that their parents want them to stay rooted in their own culture. This in turn leads the children to rebel against the rules laid down by their respective family. In addition to this the commercial pressures have a major impact on the minds of today’s children. It stresses them out when they cannot compete with their peers in terms of material possessions. For example, a juvenile will undoubtedly want a mobile phone that is as good or even better than that of his friend.
To sum up, we cannot deny that today’s children are facing more pressure from academic, social and commercial perspectives. However, to avoid the same, Parents should have realistic expectations of their offspring. And most importantly, they should spend adequate time with their children. The greatest onus is on the schools and teachers. They should not teach to win at all cost. They should in fact make a student learn how to win with modesty and lose with grace. Both parents and schools should learn and allow children to bloom by bringing out their hidden talent. It in turn will make a youngster grow physically and psychologically.
It is
often
said that
today’s
children
are facing more
pressure
from academic, social and
commercial
perspectives. This essay intends to discuss the causes of these
pressures
and the measures to alleviate the same.
A common belief is that
children
in
today’s
society are facing huge academic
pressures
. Their competition is not with the
children
sitting
next
to them or in the
next
class
. It is at national and international levels.
Parents
have high expectations for their
teenager
. They
want
them to excel in every field. Every
parent
wants
their child to go to the best
school
of their city. These days, the
school
bag is heavier than the student himself.
Moreover
, considering the standards of education and competition
today
, after the
school
, they
have to
go to private coaching too.
Thus
they are
left
with no time to relax or engage in enjoyable outdoor activities.
Then
comes
the social and
commercial
pressures
on
children
today
. The situation becomes perilous when
children
want
to adopt the global culture, despite the fact that their
parents
want
them to stay rooted in their
own
culture. This in turn leads the
children
to rebel against the
rules
laid down by their respective family.
In addition
to this the
commercial
pressures
have a major impact on the minds of
today’s
children
. It
stresses
them out when they cannot compete with their peers in terms of material possessions.
For example
, a juvenile will
undoubtedly
want
a mobile phone
that is
as
good
or even better than that of his friend.
To sum up, we cannot deny that
today’s
children
are facing more
pressure
from academic, social and
commercial
perspectives.
However
, to avoid the same,
Parents
should have realistic expectations of their offspring. And most
importantly
, they should spend adequate time with their
children
. The greatest onus is on the
schools
and teachers. They should not teach
to win
at all cost. They should in fact
make
a student learn how to win with modesty and lose with grace. Both
parents
and
schools
should learn and
allow
children
to bloom by bringing out their hidden talent. It in turn will
make
a youngster grow
physically
and
psychologically
.