Kids these days are really "lucky". I see a lot of parents buzzing around their precious little ones, so too eager to please them, some even apologise to their child when their child fall and hurt themselves through their own misbehaviour. I'm not suggesting that parents should not want to bring happiness to their children. But if that is the only concern, then they are in trouble. Both the parents and the child that is.
There are two aspects I want to consider: 1) the consequence of being so preoccupied with pleasing the children and 2) the rationale behind it. I'll start with the rationale part.
Wanting them to be Happy
I think it is a good thing that most parents want happiness for their children. Adult life in modern Singapore (or most places) is stressful enough, we don't need parents to make our childhood worse off. Anthropologist would perhaps say that this is the nurturing and social quality of humans that forms the basis for growth and development of the human species and communities. Evolutionist would say that such qualities proved to be suitable for the survival of the human species. I'm just glad it . . . → Read More: Parenthood is not a popularity contest
