It entirely depends on the family. Each family structure is different. Some force success on their own children, some allow their children to grow and prosper on their own pace, etc. The best family encourages their children to learn and develop mentally, physically, and psychologically but also teaches them their limits.
There is a healthy balance.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.