Simon says. You sound horrible! Simon says. You look ridiculous! Simon says. Get Out!
Only difference is this is not just quite a simple game of Simon Says. With this particular Simon, it appears what Simon says has a lot of clout whether you like it or not. Some say he is obnoxiously rude. Others call him Mr. Nasty. Sure the man could exercise a tad bit of tact here and there. But have you notice, Mr. Nasty also automatically becomes Mr. Nice to many a contestant and this he does not once, but almost every time to people with a genuine pleasant disposition even though these people do not quite make the cut so to speak. If many a heart were broken, many a dream shattered surely you can’t point all blame to this guy yes even though the man can be brutally honest. Notice also that Simon was not nasty or rude to the girl here. No... this is not about Simon rather it’s about those who should know better.
Have you ever head of the term helicopter parents? I promise you, I am not making this up! According to psychologists, helicopter parents are those who hover over their children, worry about everything that their children does or does not do. They are often aggressive or overbearing. Helicopter parents tend to make a lot of noise in their bit to rescue their offspring whenever difficulty arises or so they think. They absolutely have no qualms about intervening on behalf of their off spring yes even if that said off spring is a 30 year old. In a nut shell, experts believe that such parents contribute to the development of psychological problems in their children. By overprotecting them and keeping them from learning how to cope with adversity. This intrusiveness in turn breeds anxiety. Because it implies to the child that he or she is fragile constantly needing continued help. You can imagine what that does to a child self esteem.
Take the case of the kid in the video for example. I wonder who is it that wants to be famous here, the parents or the child. I mean surely the parents know that the girl can’t sing if her life depends on it! No, I am not trying to be Ms. Nasty here people. The girl just can’t sing, period! Simple as that! The girl said in the video “I’ve been told by my mom and dad that I am a good singer”. The mom later in her own word said”We just literally push her and push her until we got her to sing”
It is one thing to encourage your child and be supportive. But come on already! If you can’t realize your own unfulfilled dream don’t push your goal onto your children. In the long haul, the child ends up even more disappointed because you put it into her head that she has what it takes when she clearly do not. You falsely inflate her ego, give unrealistic hope. You drum it into the child head making her believe that it is also what she wants. Yeah… yeah we all know the saying; every parent just wants what’s best for their children. Want their children to be regarded as special in the eyes of the world the way the child is special to them.
Honestly I’m inclined to give Simon the thumbs up here. The girl is not to be blame well at least not her alone. The parents should just wake up already. Moms and dads out there if you are reading this watch the video too. Do some soul searching! It’s good to encourage your child to dream just don’t push your child to dream the impossible dream! Spare your kids the humiliation!
Only difference is this is not just quite a simple game of Simon Says. With this particular Simon, it appears what Simon says has a lot of clout whether you like it or not. Some say he is obnoxiously rude. Others call him Mr. Nasty. Sure the man could exercise a tad bit of tact here and there. But have you notice, Mr. Nasty also automatically becomes Mr. Nice to many a contestant and this he does not once, but almost every time to people with a genuine pleasant disposition even though these people do not quite make the cut so to speak. If many a heart were broken, many a dream shattered surely you can’t point all blame to this guy yes even though the man can be brutally honest. Notice also that Simon was not nasty or rude to the girl here. No... this is not about Simon rather it’s about those who should know better.
Have you ever head of the term helicopter parents? I promise you, I am not making this up! According to psychologists, helicopter parents are those who hover over their children, worry about everything that their children does or does not do. They are often aggressive or overbearing. Helicopter parents tend to make a lot of noise in their bit to rescue their offspring whenever difficulty arises or so they think. They absolutely have no qualms about intervening on behalf of their off spring yes even if that said off spring is a 30 year old. In a nut shell, experts believe that such parents contribute to the development of psychological problems in their children. By overprotecting them and keeping them from learning how to cope with adversity. This intrusiveness in turn breeds anxiety. Because it implies to the child that he or she is fragile constantly needing continued help. You can imagine what that does to a child self esteem.
Take the case of the kid in the video for example. I wonder who is it that wants to be famous here, the parents or the child. I mean surely the parents know that the girl can’t sing if her life depends on it! No, I am not trying to be Ms. Nasty here people. The girl just can’t sing, period! Simple as that! The girl said in the video “I’ve been told by my mom and dad that I am a good singer”. The mom later in her own word said”We just literally push her and push her until we got her to sing”
It is one thing to encourage your child and be supportive. But come on already! If you can’t realize your own unfulfilled dream don’t push your goal onto your children. In the long haul, the child ends up even more disappointed because you put it into her head that she has what it takes when she clearly do not. You falsely inflate her ego, give unrealistic hope. You drum it into the child head making her believe that it is also what she wants. Yeah… yeah we all know the saying; every parent just wants what’s best for their children. Want their children to be regarded as special in the eyes of the world the way the child is special to them.
Honestly I’m inclined to give Simon the thumbs up here. The girl is not to be blame well at least not her alone. The parents should just wake up already. Moms and dads out there if you are reading this watch the video too. Do some soul searching! It’s good to encourage your child to dream just don’t push your child to dream the impossible dream! Spare your kids the humiliation!
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