All parents wish for happiness and success for their children. They always want the very best for their kids. However, it often happens that in a bid to have their kids win every race of life and come out as a winner no matter what the challenge is, they unknowingly build up infinite expectations from their children.

We understand that being parents, you always strive to leave no stone unturned to provide all the necessary means to your children so that they reach up to their as well as your expectations. However, sometimes these expectations turn to be unrealistic and over the top, and way beyond what the kids are capable of doing. That further leads to broken dreams of parents and anxious and depressed children.

At Chanderbala Modi Academy, one of the best schools in Kondh, we firmly believe that while it is completely alright to have expectations from your kids, it is never okay to let those expectations turn into a reason for stress for yourself as well as your children. The expectations should be holding the grounds of realism. So today, we would like to touch upon this topic and have a look at some of the most common yet unrealistic expectations that parents generally keep from their kids and what it is that is actually flaming these expectations.

Most common yet unrealistic expectations of parents

• Children should be thankful all the time

If you are a parent and expect your child to be thankful for all the necessary things you have been providing to your child, you are sailing in the wrong boat! Never expect the children to acknowledge time and again for something which, in fact, is your moral obligation, your responsibility towards your child.

• A race for perfection

We have come across many parents who are so determined to make their children a jack of all trades that they gradually begin to expect their kids to grow into a symbol of perfection. This often ends up putting up a lot of unnecessary pressure on the young minds and pushes them into the darkness of stress, anxiety, and depression. It is very important to understand that no one can be perfect every time. We are human beings, and it is our natural tendency to commit mistakes.

• To be joyful all the time

Yes, as a parent, you have done everything possible to provide a joyful environment to your little ones, just to make them feel happy. However, expecting them to be smiling and laughing all the time in return is just not fair.  After all, they are also entitled to have some bad mood days, just like adults. Isn’t it!

What gives rise to such unrealistic expectations?

• Impact of media

We often come across commercials where reel world parents, who are actually paid influencers, keep telling about how a particular product or brand has proved beneficial for their child’s physical or mental or emotional growth. This impacts the parents of the real world, and they begin putting the unnecessary burden of consuming or using those brands or products and expect similar results from their children.

• Technological advancements

The rapid and sudden upsurge in the Edtech Platforms, like Byjus, White Hat Junior, Cuemaths, etc., has pioneered the world of education. However, it has also brought along with it immense competition and putting up a lot of pressure on the minds of parents. Parents are taking it up as a necessity to enroll their kids on these platforms just because the other kids are doing so. No wonder, they begin expecting even better performances from their children by using these platforms.

• Celebrity endorsements

When known faces like Asha Bhosle, Hrithik Roshan, Virat Kohli, and others endorse a brand or a service, many of us put our faith on their words and place our trust on the brand they are recommending. People somehow start believing that if the kids are provided with that particular supplement, he/she will begin growing better, performing better, behaving better, and what not! But if you see, do you think that would be really happening? No! That’s because what you see the celebrities doing is acting upon a script. However, real life is far from that. It is as simple as that!

We, at Chanderbala Modi Academy, recognized among the best schools in Kondh, firmly believe that every child has a unique pace, individuality, and a specific set of skills and knacks. As such, expecting them to match up with the other kids in each and every respect won’t be fair with them. We would hence request the parents to slow down and give a little break to these budding flowers. After all, every bud blooms at its own time, isn’t it!