Parent behaviour, nutrition, new atmosphere and a host of other factors may trigger failure in kids. An expert diagnosis

Why a child fails is one of the basic question thrown up by child psychologists, and one that parents need to ask in all earnest. In fact, lack of parental involvement and guidance is seen as one of the key reasons. Today's socio-economic conditions necessitate working parents. In the process, the much-needed quality time goes for a toss. Left to his/her own, the child seeks friends in the form of television or senior accomplices.

It is not that families with non-working mothers have a genuine reason to cheer. Today's nuclear families shun the concept of grandparents, uncles, aunts, or cousins. Their place has been taken, more or less, by the idiot box and the household maids. There is hardly anyone to attend to the child.

A parent should be actively involved with the child's overall development. parent should try to maintain regular contact with the child's school, teachers, friends and his/her progress. All this helps a parent to understand his child's psychology. This leads to an easier understanding of why your child fails when he/she does, and how it can be rectified.

Which is why, parents who act as friends and sounding-boards to their children seldom complain of inadequate feedback from their children. There is a thin line between too much interference and too much complacency. But it is much easier maintained than you would otherwise think. Try it.

It is repeated so often. Failures are pillars of success, they keep saying. But seldom do parents, or even employers or teachers, internalise this. Be it academics, sports or other professional careers, few try to think beyond immediate failure. Failure may be the result of various reasons. Parents need to begin by playing a constructive role.

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