Children must be made to feel special at home
Whenever I read an article about depression in our children, the suicide rate in Hong Kong, and then people placing all the blame on schools, I find it heartbreaking.
Often, parents ignore the fact that it’s the home which is the first school for a child and if the child gets a happy, loving and healthy atmosphere at home, then he or she can face any challenges. Parents need to start taking the blame for their children’s problems and then it will be easier to find solutions.
Nowadays, parents think they can buy happiness with money, so they put their children under the care of helpers, ignoring the fact that many times the helpers can’t understand the needs of a child.
Children need love and care from their parents and want someone to listen to their problems, someone who can hug them when they feel lonely.
Money and electric toys and gadgets can’t give them true happiness. We need to give our children special time when they need it and sacrifice our own desires so we can spend as much time as possible with them.
Parents must listen to their children’s problems, but also play with them. From a young age, they should be nurtured with a healthy diet and positive thoughts, instead of only being lectured to.