Parents to let their children dream

After the examination come results, and then admission. So, the admission

fever has just started. The time has just arrived when students had to queue

for hours to get the admission in the best college or varsity, which is

believed as the footnote to push their career at peak. This is the hard and

most precious time not only for students but also for the parents.

As experts to be believed, this will not determine whether your life is a

success or a failure, or whether you live a happy life or not. Life never turns

out the way you think it will, and learning to fail well is what helps you

excel.

In India they are parents who decide on the careers their kids should

follow. For example if a student who got 95 % in his 12th board exam result

were not allowed by the family to choose arts stream. As per to maintain

standard in the society parents want their kids to be a doctor, engineer or

architect nothing less than that.

Hundreds of students end up making bad career choices under pressure

from their parents to choose subjects they think are important to succeed in

life. Depression for not getting the freedom to choose the subjects of their

choice force the students to commit suicide. Many cases have been reported

so far.  

Parental pressure dominates children’s career choices even in this century.

They want a secure & financially safe future of their kids. But, children

should be allowed to explore all options & parents too must be willing to

adopt a much mature thinking. There are students who choose their careers

thrust upon them by their parents.

Nowadays, so many careers are coming up which gives an equal

opportunities & packages as other professionals. It’s important for the

parents to talk to their children’s on the same matter. Parents across all

income groups, are petrified about choosing any other subjects less than

engineering etc.

Arts still considered a poor cousin of science subject, even though it offers

plenty of interesting & even well-paying option. A little out-of-the box

thinking is required. Parents should allow their children to dream.