COMPETITION SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED IN CHILDHOOD

Character is another word for one's personality which is mostly formed in childhood by other people around them. In other word, children acquire certain characteristics through the attempts of their families. Most parents claim that their children should be oriented by means of their desires. Therefore, some feelings such as ambition are deliberately triggered by families to teach children how to compete, so they can get a chance to cope with some issues about their future lives. However, this is a misconception.

Firstly, some people argue that children should be encouraged to compete with others thereby; they can prepare themselves for some challenging circumstances of their future life. Moreover, most proponents claim that if they compete under the right conditions, they can enhance their performance with the aid of feedback from contest. Furthermore some parents think that children can motivate themselves according to their achievements in the fields of school or sports. However, sometimes the situation can turn sour. If parents don't create a healthy environment for competition, they will unavoidably destroy the children’s  self esteem. Loss of  self-esteem leads to resentment that is not desirable for any person in any situation. The other point is that the more children  compete, the more they need to compete, so competition can create greedy adults.

Secondly, some people suggest that competition motivates children to participate in effective activities such as scientific research. It is argued that they should learn how to handle all the challenging stages of life independently. Thus, they are encouraged to do such things on their own by parents. However, cooperation helps them (to) communicate and trust each other. Therefore, while one undertakes all the responsibility, others can share the challenges and can think multi dimensionally. It is clear that, critical thinking, problem solving and decision making should be done as a group rather than alone. It is definitely relaxing and creates positive friendships.

To sum up, some people claim that children should be encouraged to compete, but this is a typical misunderstanding because children shouldn't be guided by the desires of their families. Their innate motivation is already enough for them to achieve what they want to do.