Feelings of failure are listed as one of the main causes for the shockingly high number of student suicides. So make sure that your child knows that you love him, whether he brings home top marks or not. Nowadays, parents are anxious to see their children become scholars rather than men and women of character. Only those parents are worthy of esteem who prefer that their children should develop good qualities rather than just academic distinction. Education is part of life, but it is not the be all and end all of life.
Virtues are the real backbone of life.
They may need to be shown that academic failure is not the end of the world, and that you are ready to help them make a worthwhile life for themselves in other ways. Accept them as they are. You can help them develop their full potential, but they must shine in their own way , and that is not necessarily your way. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. For they have their own thoughts.