Is it good to have children set their sights too high on dreams/goals they want to achieve? Or is it better to set realistic goals that are easier to achieve and then going forth to achieve more complicated ones?
Oftentimes, educational and occupational goals do not necessary meet the skills that a person has. If there is a wide gap between the dream/goal and the actual achievements, wasted resources, anxiety and even depression set in. Getting an advanced degree or working as a professional or having high achievement is not necessarily measured by having good grades. There are other factors needed to be able to achieve that dream/goal that became the mindset. Hard work, perseverance, flexibility and focus are only some of these factors.
Whatever economic background, children start dreaming big dreams, or rather, dreams that their parents dream for them. Who wouldn’t want to have a doctor, or lawyer, or a scientist in the the family? But let’s face it, reality check should be done before devastation and depression seeps in the child’s consciousness which would probably prevent them from hitting a wall.
Of course, we don’t, really, we do not discourage children to dream big. But whatever it is that children want to achieve, we should guide them towards more reachable goals. We should prepare them for the ups and downs of achieving their goals. We should help them know, recognize and put to good use whatever potentials we see in them. In doing so, we are helping them take the steps necessary to achieve their dreams.
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