Perfection in Children

I noticed that there is a great change in parents' attitude towards their child when their child starts schooling.

I have seen so many parents from a playmate to the child changed into a disciplinary master. Rather, even before they put on their school uniform for the first time, the child has probably noticed a big change in their parents' behaviour.

Its no longer,"yes, child, what do you want? what would you like? would you like to do this or that?"

It has become,"child, sit here.... do this.... do that..... hold the pencil the right way..... why are you eating with your left hand....sit up right....why is your line crooked...draw a straight line....don't colour outside the picture....and the complain list goes on...." And these complaints were voiced out either at the top of the parents' voice or in a scolding manner. Do you really need to raise your voice?

Every-time I see such a scene, one big question (to the parents) always comes to my mind :'Were you that perfect when you were at that age?'

Children learn as they grow, their skills improve as time passes, practice makes perfect, right? So what's the hurry? Why do these parents expect their child to do the perfect stroke the very first time they write their first number or first alphabet? Or expect the child to get a score of 95/100 for every examination paper. To me, its ridiculous.

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