Pushing your kids too hard to achieve success will have an adverse effect, especially if parents' love for their kids is dependant on achieving success.
Stress and Nervousness Over SATs and Pushy Parents
Stress and nervousness attack 11-year olds in the UK because of high parental expectations and demanding SAT tests, reveals a new study.
Stress and nervousness attack 11-year olds in the UK because of high parental expectations and demanding SAT tests, reveals a new study.
"I think it is a tough one when a parent comes into the consultation who is both the coach and parent. It is a potential for conflict of interest there," the Daily Mail quoted Jaques as saying during the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC).
"It's a very delicate balance between encouragement and support for that child, and its potential for being a mentor or a tormentor of the child I think is really quite real.
Pushy Parents Demotivate Kids'and Kill Their Confidence and Creativity
Pushy parents who 'over schedule' their kids with activities might be undermining their young ones' independence, self-confidence and imagination, says a new research.
Pushy parents who 'over schedule' their kids with activities might be undermining their young ones' independence, self-confidence and imagination, says a new research.
'This love for their child should not be conditional on results and unfortunately it sometimes is," he said.
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Parents Not Allowed to Watch Kids Play After-school Sports
British parents are not permitted to watch their children play after-school sports, in order to reduce any possible pressure that their presence might put on the kids.
British parents are not permitted to watch their children play after-school sports, in order to reduce any possible pressure that their presence might put on the kids.
Kids's 'Pester Power', Not Celeb Campaigns, Force Parents to Go Green
When it comes to keeping parents up to speed on environmental issues, kids are more influential than scientists, politicians and celebrities, a report has revealed.
When it comes to keeping parents up to speed on environmental issues, kids are more influential than scientists, politicians and celebrities, a report has revealed.
