Mother let son go sell goods on the street
The story of raising children of Ms. Dang's family living in Jiaxing city, Zhejiang province, is spreading strongly on Chinese social networks.
Ms. Dang - the mother of 17-year-old Tieu Tram - was very disappointed with her son's poor grades at culinary school. She decided to "teach him a lesson" that if he did not study hard, he would only be able to sell goods on the street like his parents. She prepared a mobile stall to sell fried chicken for her son, hoping that he would see the hardships of making a living on the street.
Ms. Dang originally thought that her son would soon give up, but Tieu Tram was excited to "start a business" and quickly earned more than 10,000 yuan (nearly 35 million VND) after only 10 days of selling.
Ms. Dang originally hoped that her son would learn to fear the hard work of working on the street and focus on studying, but now the 17-year-old boy has announced that he will stop studying to sell fried chicken.
Ms. Dang's tragicomedy in raising her children made her feel both happy and sad. Through this experience, Ms. Dang realized that Tieu Tram was not lazy. He worked on time, proactively prepared the stall, showed up at the sales location on time, wholeheartedly served customers and quickly had many regular customers.
Talking about her son's decision to stop studying, Ms. Dang said: "My son is 17 years old. As parents, we can only be there to care for and support him when he makes important decisions. Ultimately, as long as he is happy to do what he likes, I will support him.
I just need to see Tieu Tram healthy and happy. If she can be independent soon and know how to do business, that's good too. I will guide her more in business, so she can always earn money honestly."
The story of Ms. Dang’s family has become a hot topic on Chinese social media. Many people support Tieu Tram’s decision because they believe that studying is not the only path to success. If the teenager is not interested in learning a trade, it is better to let him learn from the reality of the trade.
During the 2022 summer vacation, the Chinese online community went crazy over the way some parents raised their children through real-life experiences (Photo: SCMP).
Father takes his son to work at the construction site.
During the summer vacation of 2022, the Chinese online community witnessed a number of sensational stories about how fathers raise their children.
The most tragicomic story is about a boy living in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province. The boy was in primary school and had poor academic results, so his father decided to send his son to work with a group of construction workers during the summer vacation, so that the boy would know the hardships of manual labor. The father hoped that this way, his son would study harder.
Surprisingly, the boy quickly adapted to the job. The group of workers trusted him with the task of plastering because he was very talented, learned quickly, and did well.
His parents expected him to quickly get bored with the hard work, but they never expected their son to be so excited about plastering every day. Faced with the "half-crying, half-laughing" situation, the boy's father shared his experience of raising his son on social media and it quickly became viral.
The second story revolves around a family living in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. The father also took his lazy son to the construction site where he was working, and he proactively assigned him some tasks that were within his ability, enough for him to understand what hard work was.
After only 2 days, the boy burst into tears and begged his father not to go to the construction site anymore, promising to study hard from now on. The father shared his experience of raising his son online and received a lot of praise and support from the online community.
Parents need to think carefully about how to raise their children, to achieve educational value in many aspects (Photo: SCMP).
Expert opinion
In response to the viral story of a teenager who took a leave of absence from school to sell fried chicken, Mr. Vuong Van Phi - a lecturer at the School of Social Sciences and Political Science, Anhui University - shared with the media that Tieu Tram should not have dropped out of school.
This is the most suitable time for the young man to study hard and become a trained, skilled, and qualified worker. This will help open up more job opportunities for Tieu Tram in the future.
Dropping out of school now would cost Tieu Tram more than he would gain in the long run. According to Mr. Vuong, life has many changes. Tieu Tram's business will not always be smooth. If the young man had knowledge and a degree, he would be more stable in work and life, and his ability to adapt to changes would also be better.
Many education experts are concerned about the way the two fathers raised their children. Mr. Hung Binh Ky - Director of the 21st Century Education Research Institute - said that this way of raising children is to use psychological threats to make children feel afraid. However, this way of teaching is unhealthy and also creates distorted thinking in children about the values in life.
According to Mr. Hung, parents need to listen and understand to know the problems their children are facing in studying. Parents must be able to answer the questions: Why do children feel bored with studying? Why are children not studying effectively?
After identifying the causes, parents need to find solutions with their children, regularly encourage and motivate them mentally to help them have more motivation in studying. That is the way to solve the problem of boredom in children.
As for hard labor, parents should not let their children see it as something scary, because that is a distorted view. Parents need to teach their children to love work and respect workers. The online community's support for the way the two fathers above teach their children is not thorough, "the benefits do not outweigh the harm".
According to SCMP
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