Teaching children about optimism doesn’t mean that we should tell children to rely too much on mere luck and chance rather than working hard to reach their goals. It means that we should educate our children to keep a positive outlook on the future.

However, many parents are pessimistic about what might future might bring when it comes to their own child. When seeing their child touch something dirty, they might yell, “Hurry up and go wash your hands! Or else you might get infected by a bacteria or a virus and get sick. Then you’ll have to go to the hospital!” 

Parents are so anxious and hope their children can take their own health and safety seriously. Understandably, a parents’ deep love and concern to their child can lead to a kind of pessimistic thinking. However, pessimism is bad for children. 

Pessimism is a state of mind in which one anticipates undesirable outcomes, believing that the bad outweighs the good in life. The pessimist envisions a dark fate around every corner.

Psychologists have found that people who consider themselves lucky actually find more opportunities in real life and actually get luckier. The truth is quite simple: those who think of themselves as lucky are mentally more relaxed and more confident, and thus in a better condition and more likely to reach their potential. An optimist makes positive impacts on others too, which in turn lead to a better quality of life for the optimist.

We should encourage our children to believe that they are lucky and to think positively about their futures. Being optimistic will help children become more relaxed and confident, positively altering their view of reality.An optimistic child is a happy and successful child, confident to take the world head on!