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Hello, I’m Yasui, president of a company that mainly conducts inspections of high-pressure gas facilities.
The new fiscal year has started today.
My children have moved up a grade, and my eldest son is now preparing for entrance exams. It’s great to see him thinking about his future in his own way.
My eldest son is a swimmer.
I sometimes swim at the gym pool myself, and I can tell you—swimming is incredibly tough.
It’s a full-body workout that uses a lot of muscle, and if you go all out, it drains your energy fast.
And yet, these kids train like that for two hours as if it’s nothing.
I grew up in the Showa era, where we were taught to “keep going no matter how tired you are.”
But nowadays, some parents tell their children, “It’s okay to stop if you’re tired.”
Some even say that regardless of the club’s training policy.
To be honest, I feel a strong sense of discomfort about that.
If you entrust your child to a club, you should follow its training philosophy.
Otherwise, discipline breaks down, and the group can become mentally weak.
I often see parents interfering too much with their children.
(If anything, I’m probably the opposite—I don’t pay much attention and don’t always know what my kids are doing. Haha.)
If a child is allowed to stop whenever they feel satisfied, and parents provide an easy way out, what happens then?
I believe that the hardship of pushing yourself to your limits is what makes you stronger.
The mindset needed to push yourself to your own limits is something that’s very difficult for others to instill in you.
Children face tough moments, of course.
But as adults, we face challenges that can be far more intense—sometimes beyond imagination.
Childhood is a preparation period for adulthood.
It’s the time to build both the mental strength and physical resilience needed to overcome hardships.
From that perspective, I feel that my son is naturally growing in a good direction.
At the very least, he’s not weak.
There will be times when he wants to run away.
There will be times when he wants to quit.
At those moments, I want to be the kind of parent who can quietly support him from behind.
Right now, I can help prevent him from falling.
But someday, I won’t be able to do that anymore.
Isn’t it a parent’s role to prepare their child so they won’t struggle when that time comes?
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