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According to a new study led by Eddie Brummelman of Utrecht University in the Netherlands, some parents want their children to "redeem their broken dreams".
Researchers found that the more a parent saw their child as a part of themselves, the more likely they are to want their child to succeed in achieving their own failed dreams.
"Some parents see their children as extensions of themselves rather than separate people with their own hopes and dreams", says Professor Brad Bushman, co-author of the study.
This is nothing new, we have always known how some parents can transfer their own dreams unto their children. Yet, whilst we have had the theories, this is the first time it has been experimentally tested. [ For those interested the study can be read on PLOS ONE ]
However, this study itself is not what I am aiming at in this post.
After reading the study I began to wonder, how many people might in fact be living their parents dreams, without realising they are doing so?
How many of us truly chose the career path we are on, or the college degree we are aiming at?
Could the idea of it perhaps, have been seeded in childhood by a parent or caregiver, and at some point we have accepted it as ours?
Researchers found that the more a parent saw their child as a part of themselves, the more likely they are to want their child to succeed in achieving their own failed dreams.
"Some parents see their children as extensions of themselves rather than separate people with their own hopes and dreams", says Professor Brad Bushman, co-author of the study.
This is nothing new, we have always known how some parents can transfer their own dreams unto their children. Yet, whilst we have had the theories, this is the first time it has been experimentally tested. [ For those interested the study can be read on PLOS ONE ]
However, this study itself is not what I am aiming at in this post.
After reading the study I began to wonder, how many people might in fact be living their parents dreams, without realising they are doing so?
How many of us truly chose the career path we are on, or the college degree we are aiming at?
Could the idea of it perhaps, have been seeded in childhood by a parent or caregiver, and at some point we have accepted it as ours?