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New Jeddah Water front Promenade(corniche..)- Part 2

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Jeddah's waterfront is one of the top of the places to visit for all Jeddah residents and visitors of Jeddah. It was really a great and fun filled experience for the entire family. The main attractions  of the new water front are Prince Faisal Bin Fahad walk way, The promenade, Fountains, Walking& cycling track, the 3D sign board "Jeddah" and of course the Red Sea. I have already published an article on this New Jeddah water front Promenade-Part 1 The long Jeddah waterfront is divided into many plaza and this time we visited Al-Siyad plaza  and     Al-khalij plaza located exactly opposite to Sheraton hotel. The main attraction in these plaza are children play area, Full fledged body weight gymnasium, Perennial Olive trees, Photo frame entrance to the Bay. These waterfront plaza are kids friendly, housing well designed play area for children. The play area slides are designed resembling Rhino, Elephant shaped mini slides, School bus and globe themed play area.

Does high expectation from parents affect the children..

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  " You taught me to Walk You taught me to Play You taught me to be Independent Allow me to choose my future holding your hands Guide me not force me"                                              - -  Inner voice of a child   In the present era, parents decide the future of their children even before they take their first breath in the world. My son or daughter will become a doctor or engineer when they grow up is what many parents dream about. Expectations run so high among parents that it becomes a burden on the child. Every child has distinct characters and capabilities. Some parents are even worse. They always compare their children with their neighbors, colleagues and relatives children. I would like to quote a funny incident, a friend of mine always used to compare his daughter's performance with his colleague's daughter's performance . She used to get lot of scolding from her parents until they discovered, his colleague's daughter i