Most parents try their best to be the best parents they can be. Parents around the world share common goals – making sure their child is healthy and safe, preparing children for life, and transferring their values and beliefs. They try to make sure that everything is wonderful for their child but sometimes parents don’t go about doing that the right way. Sometimes parents think that they have to fill children’s brains with facts without realizing that a child learns in their own way. Without realizing, adults are hurting young children by pushing them to achieve more than they can. Parents need to understand that too much pushing causes children to have stress, miss out on their childhood, and that it doesn’t really give the child an advantage.
Additional education at an young age does nothing but burden children with stress. “Alison Gopnik compares the growth of additional education with Irish elk competing to see which had the biggest antlers and says…show more content… They will not be able to do that if their parents are sending them to school at a young age. In order to nurture children’s brain, parents have to spend time with them. “When parents play with and sing, speak, read or tell a story to their child and nurture her or him with healthy food, love and affection, the child's brain grows” (Child). “The first five years of a child's life are the foundation that shapes children's future health, happiness, growth, development and learning achievement at school, in the family and community, and in life in general” (Child). As parents the most important things they should provide their kids with is a lot of love and the feeling of safety and acceptance. “Children need to know that your love does not depend on his or her accomplishments.” (What) When parents give attention and love to children without having them accomplish something, it builds up confidence. Lots of love is the key to the start to a bright and happy
