Relax and enjoy: Accompany your child through their easy journey of adolescence

Author: Wang Lina
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: Children are the continuation of their parents' lives, but they are not appendages of their parents, not private property, nor vehicles for parents to fulfill their own ideals and desires. They are independent individuals with their own thoughts and aspirations. Therefore, education for children should not involve imposing parents' wishes on them, but rather nurturing their ability to be independent based on their developmental needs, and helping them transition from natural persons to social beings. The growth of humans from childhood to adulthood is a long process. During this extended period, parents' words, actions, attitudes towards life, and attitudes towards their children all exert a subtle and profound influence on their development. Thus, educating children is a long-term, arduous, and grand undertaking. To educate children well, parents must first educate themselves. Any belief or practice that relies on a few words of instruction or conversations to make children understand or mature is irresponsible education.