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All parents hope their children will make something of themselves, so they do their utmost to help them achieve their goals. Benefiting from the influence their parents have on them, a great number of children follow in their parents’ career footsteps and turn out as successful as their parents, bringing honor to their families, or they live up to their parents’ expectations. However, quite a few children disappoint the hopes their parents conceived of them, or even go against their parents’ will. There are two sayings, one “Like begets Like”, another “As the old cock crows, so crows the young”. Nevertheless, a contradicting one goes that “many a good father has but a bad son”. So, parents should train up their children in a way that suits their particular needs. Parents should give their children autonomy to opt for the field they love, allowing them to follow their natural bent. Everyone makes his own decision, so we cannot bend others to our will. It is the same with our children.