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Why I Value Emotional Strength Over Academic Success
Raising Resilient Children
In today’s world, there’s constant pressure to focus on academic achievement from an early age. Parents are encouraged to enroll their kids in endless extracurricular activities, hire tutors, and ensure they’re excelling in every subject. While education is undoubtedly important, I’ve come to value something else far more when it comes to raising my children: emotional strength.
As a mother of three, I’ve seen firsthand how crucial emotional resilience is to navigating life’s ups and downs. It’s the skill that helps my children handle disappointments, face challenges with courage, and bounce back from failure. Emotional strength is the foundation for long-term success and happiness, and that’s why I’ve made it a priority in our family — sometimes even over academic achievements.
Academic Success vs. Emotional Resilience: A Realization
There was a time when I, too, was swept up in the race for academic excellence. Like many parents, I worried about how my children would fare in school, whether they were keeping up with their peers, and how they’d perform on tests and assessments. I had visions of them getting into prestigious schools, earning top grades, and pursuing traditional measures of success.
