I Want a Prodigy Child
Parents want the very best for their kids, but sometimes this may turn into a tragedy. In the Chicago Tribune, "Pushy Parents Don't Always Get Fairy-Tale Ending" Dawn Turner Trice tells about the story of an eight-year-old Justin Chapman and his mom Elizabeth who claims that Justin was an Einstein-level genius. Justin's SAT score was perfect and his IQ level was close to 300. With a mind like this, she couldn't put it to waste, so she then enrolled him in college when he was only six years old and they traveled the country giving speeches. Justin then developed a hearing disorder and they moved to Colorado to receive better treatment. He began to throw temper tantrums, stopped doing his homework, and said he wanted to kill himself. Last November when the psychiatric ward wanted to prove how smart Justin really was, his mom confessed: she had faked most of Justin's exam results. Trice's main argument in the article is how far parents should push their kids to success and when to stop before destruction happens. Most kids who grow up with pushy parents grow up to resent them. They might become distant from them during their teenage years, and the rebellion starts. Justin's story was very similar, but it happened at an ear
We also see that by pushing kids to the limit, it often succeeds as in the situation with tennis sensation Venus and Serena Williams and gold titan Tiger Woods. Parents hope that by pushing their kids to the limit, their kids will succeed like the William sisters and Woods. Sometimes parents forget how young their children are and push them to the edge. The parents only think of themselves and are afraid of what society will think about them as parents. However, if the parents have a prodigy kid, people admirer the child making the parents look good. In addition, parents push their kids to do certain things because of their own mistakes in life. Parents regret not participating in sports, not doing in well in school, or not being evolved in extracurricular activities. They then try to live their lives through their kids. I believe this shouldn't be done. Parents should tell their kids about activities and let them decide whether they wish to participate. If it seems like they are not interested in any activities you suggest, give them a little push, and if they decide they don't like it then don't make them do it. Elizabeth Chapman is also a single parent who was in need for some money. The article does not say if she was divorced or if her husband died, but it is hard to raise a child with only one income. She thought by lying about his intelligence, she could make some money quickly. I don't think she forced Justin to be intelligent because she is tryin
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