Will you force your child to do what you like...

In my opinion,all parents hope for their children to become persons admired in society,like a Doctor,An Engineer,etc.but Their children don't realize the importance to become these kind of persons,they will be against their parents' wishes even they hate their parents.And when they grow up they realize that they should have done as what their parents told them,it's too late.

You are right , forcing kids to do only what parents think is wrong! I know that in some cases is necessary but it is better to let kids grow expressing themselves learnig to do what their passion asks them to do. It was my case, I have wonderful parents and always cared for me and for my future. When the university time arrived my father asked me to do economics...I obeyed but not convinced because I liked to draw cars...after one year of failure I left to study Design thanks to my parents and today I am a very satisfied designer professional.

If your saying child in general and in no terms with age, when he/she would be at a young age, I definitely would force her or so called discipline her in ways I believe she should be but as she grows older, I would give her the capacity to make his/her own decisions on minor matters. Children never stay young though and time will come when you will be one of the major advisors for your child. Yes, children have their dreams and from what I have read, we should always support what our child does even if it is ridiculous or unimpressive to our eyes. For example, a child drawing a poor picture of a flower. If we continue to give that effort some support, that talent will be encouraged and be improved in the future. Who knows? That child could be the next famous artist. So think of it the other way. If we ridicule things a child does, it would prevent the child from discovering his or her talents since there would be a possibility they might not continue to stop themselve in getting insulted.

When our child was to enter College to get a degree, we suggested for her to take up Nursing, because that time it was in demand. However, she insists one taking up BS Biology to eventually pursue Medicine. She's so ben into becoming a doctor and not even want to go abroad to work. We didn't insist in our suggestion, but let her have her own choice. Now, she's so happy taking up Medicine. We too are happy that we didn't insist in what we like for her.

I won't be forcing my child to really do what I think I like him/her to do especially when he reach in the age of being mature. I understand that even though they are my children, it is their right to choose the path they want in life. As a responsible parent, I will just always be there for them to support and give everything I can.

It depends on the age of my children and on the subject if I will "force" them to do as I say or give them their free choice. But.. no matter if you let them decide by themselves, even if they are already 18 years ol or older, they will blame you anyway if things won't go the way they wanted it or expected it to be. If it comes to education/profession it's their free will since to my opinon it's better to learn/study something you like as what you dislike and you can only be good in something you like.

Using a force or any out of manner never good to impose to our children. Instead we must very careful. However, if you have thing or situation you want to do by your children explain or careful explanation will be necessary until you convince them..

Indian children mostly face such circumstances... But i will "never" let my children do what i want. I just want them not to loose their character getting into troubles.The most i will do for them is guide them..The rest is upto them.Forcing children to "do this and that" will disable their thinking capabilities & curbs their confidence levels.They start becoming dependent on parents for every thing.Such children finally turn to be mostly indecisive.I don't want this to happen to any child...

I would never force my children to do anything just because it was something I liked to do. I do push them to do their best and be the best that they possibly can, but whatever they choose to be or do with their life is their decision and I will stand by them and always wish for them to be successful in whatever they do.

Oftenly all of us are forced child to do the same as our liking, but according to psychological study, it is very harmful for our child. We have to observed the activities and liking of our child and support him towards positive directions.

Some societies are more tolerant than others. Most Asian countries tend to influence their children's choices of courses to take in college but in other countries like the USA children are more independent. Both practices have reasons for doing so and neither is short of its advantages. Bottom line is, have the parents teach the children basic values that will help them define their future. My personal view however is that parents must not dictate nor force their children to do things they do not want and enjoy. Parents instead are expected to show their children the vast opportunities ahead. As a mother of 4 I engage my children as early as 6-8 years old in small talks first when they are young, then as they mature into discussions that will help them discover their potentials. This will then allow them to choose their fields of interest with greater chances of success.