Every child is a gift of God that needs to be very much respected and nurtured irrespective of what good or bad points he has. But the picture that strikes us is far away from the reality once the kid is born into our family we claim to have right upon him as though he is our personal property and we own it to the best of our interest.
The new age parents fiercely get into the race of grooming their child as soon as he enters the toddler age. They desperately look forward to creating intellectually stimulating environment for their child by introducing him to the new concepts of learning without leaving any stones unturned in transforming their children into child prodigy who can one day deliever phenomenal performance in any sphere he undertakes.
Without even realizing what the real potential of the kid is they throw him into the labyrinth of competition where his strengths are pitted against others. The poor child is forced to get enrolled in multiple activities and classes just to prove his worth in front of others and make his obsessed with success parents proud.
is it not good enough to let the child alone and be what they want to be. Let your child dwell in the world full of fantasy and imagination. This is the only way his creativity can bloom to the fullest and stop making him a part of this rat race which is a brutal and harsh realities of the time.
Don’t let his self esteem get ruined in the long run even at times when he fails to achieve his goals.
Encourage him to embrace his failures because these are going to be the learning moments for him.
Be there with him when he needs you because you are the biggest support system around and he will look upto you as a role model.
Teach him the meaning of rejoicing the lessons of learning in life it is not always about winning it is more about adding new experiences to life.
Acceptance and acknowledgement of the child can empower him from within and can enable him grow into a more responsible beings.