THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH – BUT ARE YOU PAYING TOO HIGH A PRICE FOR YOUR CHILD’S CHILDHOOD?
People often say that nothing in life comes for free. To achieve anything, you must pay a price—money, time, effort, or even sacrifice. That is true. Absolutely true. And in the journey of raising children, many parents have embraced this belief wholeheartedly. They are willing to spend on everything related to their child’s education: schools, tutors, foreign languages, skills training, arts, sports—anything that sounds “good for the future.” But there is one critical question that is often overlooked: do they truly understand their child? Many parents invest in their children like investors without a strategy. They pour in large amounts of money without clearly knowing the ultimate goal. They fear their child will fall behind, fear they won’t keep up with peers, fear they won’t succeed. And it is this fear that drives them to overload their children with activities, believing that more is always better. But the truth is not that simple. A child is not a container to be filled with kn...