In this report, VICTOR AYENI writes on how parental pressure affects the career choices of their children, highlighting some of the negative consequences this could have on their overall happiness and personal life
“I called my mother later and she was the one that told me that one of my father’s friends had seen the billboard and called his attention to it. He went there to check. It was not easy, but I am thankful for the fact that they were later glad that I took the decision that I did.”
“My mother still stuck to her guns and insisted that I must study medicine even after secondary school. So, she hired someone to sit the WAEC examination for me at a ‘miracle centre.’ The fellow was to sit beside me and take the examination for me but I refused to show up at the examination centre. I eventually studied English at the university and it was later on that my mother realised her mistake.
“The fact that a child argues a lot and is strong-willed does not mean the child is competent to study law. There are other aspects that should be considered. To pick on just a personality feature of a child and then force that child to follow a career path on that basis robs them of the personal fulfilment and passion that they are supposed to have in that profession.
He said, “I want to corroborate what my wife said that I stubbornly conspired with Folarin to pursue music. We had a lot of quarrels in bringing up the kids. My wife believes that you spare the rod and spoil the child, which is good for the home. I am almost the opposite, not to spare the rod, but also to encourage the child.
“How can anybody in 1967, in this part of the world, say he wanted to be a musician? Fela’s elder brother had become a doctor, and the younger brother was going to read the law. But later, the mother became Fela’s mother and the brothers became Fela’s brothers.” In a series of tweets, filmmaker, Isioma Osaje, who studied medicine, recalled how she felt unfulfilled after her parents invested a lot in her career.
“One such educational service is the introduction of culture and traditions, that is, ‘children can’t disobey parents’ advice or spoken words’ . This statement has grown to have a strong influence on children as it now helped parents to have a higher influence in dictating career choices for children.
She noted that instead of forcing their children to study courses believed to be lucrative, parents should encourage them to study courses based on their strengths. An educationist, Mr Anthony Olajide, urged parents to get the support of counsellors in their children’s schools in order to work out the modalities of a good career path.
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