CHILDREN STILL HAVE CHILDLIKE INNOCENCE FEATURE

Vietnam is proud to be the first country in Asia and the world to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990, demonstrating clear leadership and always aiming to ensure that every child is healthy, safe, educated, and empowered to reach their full potential. “Children today, world’s tomorrow” is not only the title of a song about children but also a message that reminds the community that all children need to have a happy childhood, fostering for a good future.

The more society develops, life is improved, so the way to raise children is now very different from before. This has led to children now very different from before too.

The society is developing, so the way to raise children is now very different than before.

Technology has been greatly affecting the lives of not only adults, but even children are gradually getting caught up in the “technology storm”. Today, it is not difficult to catch the image of children playing technology products, forgetting time, friends, and family. And today, the complaint: “Now children are happier than parents used to be miserable” is much more than before.

In the past, there was a shortage, but it is unlikely that children in the past would suffer as much as children in the current time.

In the old days, every night, the children ran to the street, one corner was playing goods, one was playing Hide and seek, another corner was Mandarin Square Capturing, chopsticks, jumping rope,… Roads at that time in the evening sometimes there were cars running through, so erecting bricks and stones in the middle of the road to play even football was easy.

After playing, they came home and everyone was covered in sweat, they were tired but happy, tired but healthful. Later when growing up, it is the childhood games that glue the children of the old times whenever they have the opportunity to meet again.

In the old days, every night, the children ran to the street, one corner was playing goods, one was playing hide and seek, another corner was Mandarin Square Capturing, chopsticks, jumping rope, … (photo on internet)

Moreover, since at that time children played activities, everyone’s health was good. There was a bit of rain, a bit of wind, even a soccer ball with a broken foot, dislocated hands and feet, it took a few days to come over.

Children today in the evening are sitting around in the house, if they don’t have to go through all classes in class to take supplementary lessons, they will also plug their faces into computers, tablets, electronic devices to play games or watch cartoons, movies… Neighbors are less social, children only know their parents or at most relatives, classmates. Sometimes parents let them go to the park, if they meet the wind in the morning, they will catch the flu. Mild, runny nose, sore throat, severe even pneumonia. Growing up, what are the childhood memories of today’s kids?

Children in the old days used to play activities so everyone was in good health.

The immunity of children today is far less than that of the old children because they are less active, partly because big cities are heavily polluted. Children in the past ran everywhere, they had places to play. The street was peaceful, parents could let their children play on the street all time without worrying much. Children today know where to play? The park is far, some are bad. Roads are running all day, sidewalks are occupied, going out of the street is also concerned about being abducted. Around and around just go into the commercial center, go to eat fast food, buy clothes, play games, and then return.

Children’s immunity today is far less than that of the old children in part because they are less active.

Children in the old days were “naive”. In the neighborhood, there was a house that could buy a color television, all the children flocked to see Sun Wu Kong. They were flabbily sitting in the neighbors’ house until late at night waiting for parents to call. Children today are a bit mature. They all know how to open Mom’s iPhone, Father’s iPad, how to search YouTube, find movies by themselves.

But children in the old days were taught good life skills from their parents. Only 5, 6 years old can know how to tie shoelaces, know how to prepare dinner table for parents, know how to ladle rice and invite grandparents and parents to use it, know how to wash, self-clean, brush teeth. Parents went to work all day, they could be at home to take care of themselves, not nagging. Children in modern-day know how to open iphone, but do not know how to tie shoes. Going to grade 1 but still cannot ladle the rice. Learn by heart the lyrics of the songs, but does not even know how to comb the hair.

In the past, children looked at gifts of their parents as treasures. Children today have an abundance of material, toys can only be used for 3 days then thrown away, demanding new ones. Children in the old days did not wear new clothes until Tet. Very preciously hugging the new clothes to sleep, wearing forever refused to change. Children today wear beautiful clothes year-round. New Year to wear new or old clothes does not matter anymore. Children in the past were in need, but life was full of color and joys which go along with life.

Children today are more active, more intelligent, more beautiful, but learning is also harder, understanding the value of life is also lower. The dreams of the children in the past were very realistic with what was happening around them, going to school, and seeing the teachers they wanted to become teachers, seeing the doctors they wanted to become doctors. Now, when they get updated with social development, get acquainted with technology or social networks early, children learn more about the professions that are considered to be hot like bloggers, streamers, … This is also considered a good thing, helping children better orient their future.

The dreams of the children in the past were very realistic with what was happening around them, going to school, and seeing the teachers wanted to become teachers, seeing the doctors who wanted to become doctors.

But, after all, children are always children. Children still have a certain innocence, childlikeness of their own. Parents should pay attention to children’s thoughts, feelings, listen to their ideas and confidences, and teach them how to show love and care.

On the occasion of International Children’s Day June 1st, 2020, SCC wishes all the children to have a fun summer, but still stay healthy and happy with family and relatives. Wish the children always obedient, healthy, study well.

“All for the future of our children”.

SCC.