Crazy Parents

The article "The Child Trap" reveals truths that I have seen in my everyday life. It is amazing how much pressure certain parents place on their children. I strongly disagree with forcing your kid to belong to several clubs, while taking on an extra academic load. Successful children are those who pick two to three activities that they enjoy an stick with. An old neighbor used to treat their son this way. He was my brother's age so I saw him a lot and always heard the stories of how great he was. My brother's friend was an "all star" soccer, football, baseball, and basketball player, as well as a member of the gifted and talented at school. He spent every minute of his life either studying or practicing. The poor kid never had time to play with his friends and unfortunately really wasn't that great and any of his activities. It would make much more sense if his parents allowed him to concentrate on a few sports that he could practice and eventually excel in. Hopefully now that he is older he is breaking away from his parents strings and beginning to walk on his own, to make his own decisions.