In current scenario, competition for a child begins right from the time of admission in the school and then at every stage it keeps on growing. It is the general psychology that competition boosts up the spirit of hard work and zeal to do the best within the child. On the other hand nobody denies the pressure of competition and its effects on children’s mental and physical fitness. Childhood is the stage when foundation of ideal human behaviour is laid therefore at this age risk of weak foundation or diversion to the wrong path is also high. At least the long list of suicide cases reported among adults supports the fact. Children bear high intensity of competition in schools, and after several continuous attempts of becoming number one and related stress finally forces them to quit permanently at some stage. As number two is absolutely unacceptable in today’s scenario so completion has lost its true meaning of motivating children to become better human beings.
Since now the world is facing the worst side of competition, several institutions, healthcare practitioners, child psychologists and even parents are trying their best in curtailing this competition bug. The web is full with reviews of several people and child psychologists suggesting ways to mentor the spirit of competition in a complete positive way. Cynthia, a student of child psychology says that children should be encouraged to do their best and not to do better than rest in the race. Dheeraj Bojwani complaints that the worst consequences of the race of becoming number one is that there is nobody who is confident, as now children are either over confident or under confident. Supporting the statements of Dheeraj Bojwani complaints Marie Valadez, “the reason behind worst consequences of competition is parents’ unwillingness to teach their children over accepting defeat along with the victory”. The are just a few excerpts of detailed discussions of Cynthia, Marie and Dheeraj Bojwani complaints, speculations and concerns over effects of competition by several other alike people have truly dug out some practical solutions for the problem.
Contributions by child psychologists from across the world too have largely affected the viewpoint of parents towards the competition. Now even the schools and other education institutions are concerned over stress developing among children and are holding counselling sessions to teach children to cope with stress right at the age it begins to develops.
