We live in a fast-paced world where everything seems to be moving on the fast lane. Parents want the best for their children—that’s indisputable. However, it is gradually becoming a common thing for parents to force a particular career path on their children. Children with ability to handle figures and calculations are being forced to choose a different career path; different from what they have the ability to handle.
Do you think it is ideal for parents to insist that a child has to choose a particular course in the university? Is there anything bad when the child of a lawyer chooses to study medicine? The problem is most parents feel the best way to grow and sustain their legacies is forcing their children to study the same course. For some parents, this has worked, while for others, it has backfired and caused more problems than good. Sometimes it is like a tug-of-war between parents. The mother wants her daughter to study a particular course, and the father says no. In other cases, it is always a running battle between the child and the parents.
Is this the right way to develop a child? What are the implication of such actions?
