“Education is not the amount of information that is put into your brain and runs riot there, undigested, all your life. We must have life-building, man-making, character-making assimilation of ideas” – Swami Vivekananda
Every parent desire their children to succeed. The term success is relative, and associated sense of fulfilment varies subjectively. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines success as “favourable or desired outcome”. Though there are no definite procedures to be successful, following are few confident elements for a child to succeed.
- Self-concept: Primary source of success
- Education as means for success
- Restrictiveness and freedom
- Empowering parents are learners
Dr. Deepti Priya
Psychologist, Author