
Don’t Let Children Live Too Carelessly
Don’t Let Children Live Too Carelessly by Mr Kwan, Principal of the Financial Education Academy (Regular Courses) Someone once said, “Raising children in poverty may be the best form of education.” However, born in an era of extreme material abundance, most parents have already become prosperous. On one hand, it is difficult to make today’s children understand the concept of “contentment,” and even harder to return to days of poverty to rekindle their “will” to understand how to live. But at the very least, parents should examine: Is their own concept of money correct? Has it been influencing the next generation? Don’t let children live in the same carefree way as adults. Many times, the author observes a common phenomenon in life, where whatever adults do, children naturally follow suit. Indeed, parents always provide the best quality of life for their children, good food… good housing… good things… as if they have closed the gap of life between the two generations, creating an illusion where both generations share the same way of life as a matter of course. For example, can a five or six-year-old child have bubble tea with their parents? Do you see the issue here? Have you noticed that many times parents (the world) inadvertently accelerate their children’s growth pace, and many education and psychology experts tell us that providing too much in life for children actually hinders their healthy development. Therefore, the author suggests that besides eating together at the same table and
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