Most children are not willing(情愿的) to show their talents or skills in front of others although their parents and grandparents keep asking them to do so, reported Tianfu Morning News.
Many parents ask their children to give a public performance by singing a song, reciting a poem or dancing during family meetings or at important festivals.
The newspaper did a survey among twenty children. Sixteen said they were unwilling to do that when asked to perform for family relatives or friends of parents. Three said it’s OK to show off what they are good at. Only one student was glad to give a show.
Luo Hang told the newspaper that her 7-year-old son was pushed to show his talent by his grandmother but he seldom did as required. At her 55th birthday party, the grandmother again tried hard to make the boy sing a song and even promised to give him some gift money, but the boy still refused.
Another mother, Lu Yang, said she has never pushed her 3-year-old daughter to try to impress others, because she remembered how bad she felt when encouraged to perform when she herself was a child. But since Lu’s mother is looking after the child, she even dressed her granddaughter up to perform with others.
Lin Da, an educational expert, said parents should respect the choice of children. Parents need to be very careful in using words like “don’t be shy”, “worthless”, or “coward(胆小鬼)” to describe their children, said Lin.
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