Some parents have the habit of comparing their kids to others. 'If she can do it, why can't you' , 'if she came first, why couldn't you' . Parents, please! Stop pressurizing your kids.

Being a competitive parent is when you constantly keep comparing you child to other children not only in special activities but also in daily routines thereby pressurizing them. What every parent first needs to understand is that every child is not the same. No one can be the best in everything. They are your children not robots. Expecting your kids to be the best is different from pressurizing them to be the best. Allow them to do things their way and let them learn and have fun, they are children- it’s their age to live life.

Why is there unnecessary competition? Parenting is not a competition; it requires your care love and affection. So what if your son came third in class and the neighbour’s child came first. Life is not a race. When you take everything in a competitive sense you forget to enjoy the small happiness’s in life. Allow your children to be people with their own identities and views, they are humans not clones!

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