What do I want you to be

Today I wanted to get a book on baby food recipe.  When I was at the bookstore I saw a bunch of scary titles under the baby/child care section such as “how to turn your child into a genius”, “how to optimize your child’s performance”…I think many parents today want their kids to be competitive, and the fact that our education system in Hong Kong  focuses on academic achievement creates an unhealthy learning environment.  Then a question popped up in my head “what do I want my child to be?”.  Without much thought the first thing that came up was happiness.  I want Christian to be a happy person and be able to do what he wants.  My role is to provide him with a positive and healthy environment to thrive, to find out who he is, what he wants, his potential, so he can have enough information to make the many choices in life.