It All Starts From the Beginning

     I recently zipped through a really great book called Dare to Dream: Life as One Direction. The book was made up of autobiographies of all the members of the band, Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall, and Zayn. While reading about all of the members' childhoods, I noticed a recurring theme. Ever since they were small children they all were very confident, and they all got on stage, and did very brave things for being just little kids. I think that the support and guidance that kids get at a young age is extremely important to succeeding later in life, and their behavior as a child, will totally resemble their behaviors as they grow up.
     Every member of the band talks about how outgoing they were when they were little, and how they most always ended up wanting to perform for an audience, and this really is a result of their parents' wonderful help. For example, Niall said he used to never want to go on stage and perform, until his dad convinced him that that was what all the "cool" kids were doing. After that day he couldn't get enough of the stage, and now he's in a world famous band. Another example was when Harry was little, his parents supported all his dreams, and hobbies, and they helped him to start up a talent show at his middle school. A parents support is so important for a child, especially in their youngest years. And all of the members' parental support has definitely helped them to become what they are today.
    Something else that was really interesting was that they all started singing and performing at a very young age. This definitely somewhat has to do with their parental support, but it's also just them as people. It's quite interesting to me, that even if it was just a little glimmer of "pizazz", you can kind of tell when a kid will have a bright future. An example of this is Liam. Liam started to love the stage at the young age of 3, when he first started imitating melodies and singing them back for his family. I think it's somewhat obvious that a kid like this is going to go places in the world. Louis, for another example, was in shows his whole life, and he was introduced to the performing world at a young age, presumably influencing his choices and interests later in life. I think there is so much you can tell from a young child, and there is definitely something in the fact that these boys, who are now a major band, grew up feeling like a star.
     Overall, this book really made me think about how important the early years are for kids. With parental guidance and the exposure to a certain something, (in this case the performing arts), will really be a big factor in what happens later on in kids' lives. I also definitely think it means something if just a little child feels so strongly about a certain interest, and it will, in many cases, show later on in life as well. Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall, and Zayn all grew up in great, nurturing environments, which, without a doubt, played a role in their super stardom today.