I have encouraged my children to be realistic. Of course, they have their dreams which are achievable and feasible. I would say that there is some correlation between the level of parent's education and level of reality of their children.
Tycoon's children may achieve non-realistic dreams that are not achieveable for others. This is about money.
I hope I have not missunderstood your answe dear @Radostina.
The reason Y we advise them to be realists is we think we can't finish the mission ,.But that dose't mean children can't get it . If we encourage them in their young age and give them more confidence. I think they will much more stronger than the one whom was told to be realists.
I have encouraged my children to be realistic. Of course, they have their dreams which are achievable and feasible. I would say that there is some correlation between the level of parent's education and level of reality of their children.
Tycoon's children may achieve non-realistic dreams that are not achieveable for others. This is about money.
I hope I have not missunderstood your answe dear @Radostina.
I think that the best is "MIX" of dreams and reality.
Everybody should have some drem which he is going to realise.
Considering the quote given below, I would like to encourage children to have a dream. Necessary consideration about reality would naturally come to them with aging.
"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours." — Henry David Thoreau
Children are like flowers . To be handle & taken care to be appropriate manner & well within timely line .According to the age of children initial it should be started with interested stories which may help them to inculcates smile & enjoy . With the little time passage the story to be supported by fairy tales .
With the passage of time the children should be observed & to be found out their interest with their initiative & development onward process of their career .
Initially it is up to parents & subsequently the environment of their schooling play an important part the initial foundation of the children will help them for the development of their period .
This is my personal opinion
Parents should encourage children to have and to pursue their own dreams, but also should let them know what are the 'tough' realities/obstacles they have to face and conquer before they can reach their dreams.
Children are children, they like to dream, it is their nature. Of course it will do them good if they are taught to be realistic dreamers when they grow to a certain age.
To encourage children to dream or to advise them to be realists?
I think should be both to serve as check & balance instead of over-extreme / lopsided. Just like flying a kite - we need to pull & let-go repetitively in order for the kite to fly higher.
I always like to answer this question in the following way: Make your children understand reality on the one hand but also let them know clearly how they want this reality to be in the future. The first part is the realistic one, an honest evaluation of how the situation in their life is in the present. The second part is the dreamy one, know how your future reality should like like and work towards it.
My dear friend @Kamal used to say: "Encourage them to dream (have a vision) and work to make their dream come true."
https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_is_the_best_advice_given_to_children
In my opinion, it is good to be realist in life.
Children tend to be more dreamers than realists, as pointed out by Mr. Yu. The transition of a child to a teenager must be accompanied with a progressive change of dream to reality.
The experiences of parents determine, in a high degree, the success or not of this change.
I think two are important so they should be encouraged to do both
For the development and understands generation both things should be developed in children.
The best for children: cooperation and collaboration should be encouraged instead of competition! Fine reasons follow!
"...In conclusion, a sense of competition is good and necessary for the innovation of the whole society. However, for the children competition is not the only solution to encourage them to do the best. Through interaction and cooperating, they also learn a whole bunch of good things. My children are inspired to play and share rather than competing, and thus this sense of cooperation hones their skill of listening and building empathy. Understanding what is the sense of competition and for what purpose the competition should be inspired would be a better way for parents to think before putting pressure on their children."
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140805050435-244066759-competition-and-cooperation-which-sense-should-we-encourage-our-children?trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A577811291467028767889%2CVSRPtargetId%3A8982797364537205904%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary&trk=vsrp_influencer_content_res_name
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