2012년 2월 7일 화요일

There is always a price to pay in raising children.

In response to the article about free pre-schhools overwhelmed with applications (4th Feb, Page A1):

There is no free pass in raising a child. The problems that teenagers are displaying recently are payments parents and society have been putting off returning with interest. The main cause is children spending too much time away from their parents' supervision. Parents do not address issues that could have been fixed with minor adjustments, leaving it for the school, teachers and tutors to handle. Now it is time to pay.

Incompetent parents believe they are doing their parental duty by sending a child acting up to a therapist or a psychologist for an hour a week. Time spent with parents is critical to a child's development. The more time a child spends with their mother and father, the more they grow. The world is full of curiosities. Talk with your child. On the street, ask questions like "Where did all the video stores go?" The magic words to draw out a child's imagination is "I think ... what do you think?" A child learns about the world through his parents. Parents should minimise the time a child is out of sight.

If a grandparent or relative helped raise the child, there is a price for the time spent apart when the he becomes a teenager. It is not about money. The child needs as much attention as they were deprived of when the parents were away. Time spent with a child is not spent idly but educating him. Contact with parents develops a child's communication skills and softens his heart. It requires determination. Parents should seek to raise their children, even if they are paid not to. It is mothers and fathers, not specialists, who raise children.

Have faith. More time you spend with your child, more normal he will grow to be. There is no need to rush about trying to raise a prodigy or a genius. We live in a society where a normal child is rarer than a genius.


[Translated from Korean] Original Article

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