by Talley White
Many teens today get pressured by their parents to go to college, to get a good job, to save money, etc. I think teens have the right to say what they want or where they want to go. I think parental pressure plays a huge role in their son's or daughter's life.
Parents should have some say in what their kid wants, but they also need to understand that their child is going to have to grow up eventually and if you're still making decisions for them then how are they going to learn when their older? Few people would disagree that parents play an important role in their children's future. However, some people would argue that parents of high-achieving students play a role by pressuring their children to achieve at crazy high levels or to satisfy the parents' needs. Parents of talented children have been accused of pushing their children to achieve at high levels and sooner than usual. While there is evidence that parent factors have a positive association with children's achievement, there has also been great concern that parents' expectations create pressure and foster performance anxiety in their children.
“Parents serve as a major influence in their children’s career development and career decision- making. Parents want their children to find happiness and success in life and one factor which influences happiness and success is career choice. Research also indicates that when students feel supported and loved by their parents, they have more confidence in their own ability to research careers and to choose a career that would be interesting and exciting. This is important because studies show that adolescents, who feel competent regarding career decision-making, tend to make more satisfying career choices later in life. Parents influence the level of education or training that their children achieve; the knowledge they have about work and different occupations; the beliefs and attitudes they have to working; and the motivation they have to succeed. Most of this is learned unconsciously – children and teenagers absorb their parents attitudes and expectations of them as they grow up,” says Keller.
I agree with what Keller said because most parents just want their kids to find happiness and be successful but most parents don’t understand that their child needs to find happiness on their own, so they can learn for the future. Their child needs to learn how to be successful on his or her own. Parents can’t make all the decisions.
Many teens today get pressured by their parents to go to college, to get a good job, to save money, etc. I think teens have the right to say what they want or where they want to go. I think parental pressure plays a huge role in their son's or daughter's life.
Parents should have some say in what their kid wants, but they also need to understand that their child is going to have to grow up eventually and if you're still making decisions for them then how are they going to learn when their older? Few people would disagree that parents play an important role in their children's future. However, some people would argue that parents of high-achieving students play a role by pressuring their children to achieve at crazy high levels or to satisfy the parents' needs. Parents of talented children have been accused of pushing their children to achieve at high levels and sooner than usual. While there is evidence that parent factors have a positive association with children's achievement, there has also been great concern that parents' expectations create pressure and foster performance anxiety in their children.
“Parents serve as a major influence in their children’s career development and career decision- making. Parents want their children to find happiness and success in life and one factor which influences happiness and success is career choice. Research also indicates that when students feel supported and loved by their parents, they have more confidence in their own ability to research careers and to choose a career that would be interesting and exciting. This is important because studies show that adolescents, who feel competent regarding career decision-making, tend to make more satisfying career choices later in life. Parents influence the level of education or training that their children achieve; the knowledge they have about work and different occupations; the beliefs and attitudes they have to working; and the motivation they have to succeed. Most of this is learned unconsciously – children and teenagers absorb their parents attitudes and expectations of them as they grow up,” says Keller.
I agree with what Keller said because most parents just want their kids to find happiness and be successful but most parents don’t understand that their child needs to find happiness on their own, so they can learn for the future. Their child needs to learn how to be successful on his or her own. Parents can’t make all the decisions.