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Do you think one of the jobs of parents is to set psychological limits for children and manage expectations as to how much the children should believe they can achieve in life, or should parents unequivocally instill belief in the children that they can do anything they set their minds to if they want it badly enough?
One of the worst things a parent can do is to fill their child with the delusions that they are beautiful, special, and perfect- that everything they do is a masterpiece, and that everywhere they go, everyone will love them.
Inpoetryslamming we deal with this problem all the time- people who honestly believe that they can write, because their parents and teachers and all their little spineless friends coddled them all their lives and told them lies about how special they were.
You shouldn't crush the hopes and dreams of your children- but at the same time, never fill them with unrealistic expectations. If little Billy draws an almost perfect circle with lopsided eyes and a smiley mouth and says "That's you, Daddy" feel proud if he's three. If he's ten, tell him he's not exactly an artist, but he's good at ---- whatever the hell he's good at.
If your child grows up having a realistic view of their strengths and weaknesses, they'll be far more ready to deal with the world than if they've been told these lies about their abilities and suddenly get smacked in the face with the harshness of reality.
dailysoulsearchDo you think one of the jobs of parents is to set psychological limits for children and manage expectations as to how much the children should believe they can achieve in life, or should parents unequivocally instill belief in the children that they can do anything they set their minds to if they want it badly enough?
One of the worst things a parent can do is to fill their child with the delusions that they are beautiful, special, and perfect- that everything they do is a masterpiece, and that everywhere they go, everyone will love them.
In
poetryslamming we deal with this problem all the time- people who honestly believe that they can write, because their parents and teachers and all their little spineless friends coddled them all their lives and told them lies about how special they were.You shouldn't crush the hopes and dreams of your children- but at the same time, never fill them with unrealistic expectations. If little Billy draws an almost perfect circle with lopsided eyes and a smiley mouth and says "That's you, Daddy" feel proud if he's three. If he's ten, tell him he's not exactly an artist, but he's good at ---- whatever the hell he's good at.
If your child grows up having a realistic view of their strengths and weaknesses, they'll be far more ready to deal with the world than if they've been told these lies about their abilities and suddenly get smacked in the face with the harshness of reality.