Hong Kong Kids
As a teenager in Hong Kong, I think that some of my friends are ‘Hong Kong kids’. They are spoiled and rely too much on their parents. They have low emotional intelligence and vulnerable to adversity. However, they are not born to be a ‘Hong Kong kid’, their parents cannot deny their responsibilities for this consequence.
Nowadays, most of the parents are overprotective. They focus on their children’s academic performances. Therefore, they send their children to different tutorial classes or employ a private tutor at home. They will try their best to help their children to achieve excellent results in academic performance, but they ignore the importance of the development of emotional intelligence. This is why many Hong Kong students have high intelligence quotient but low emotional intelligence.
Moreover, most of the parents over-protect their children. As many families only have one child, many parents are ‘helicopter parents’.
They try to protect and monitor their children all the time. They seldom let their children make their own choices. They easily make complaints about the schools and the teachers. They won’t let their children face any challenges and difficulties. This is why many Hong Kong teenagers are vulnerable to adversity.
In addition, Hong Kong students are too busy so they do not have time for self-reflection. According to a recent research, many children join four to six interest classes or extra-curricula activities arranged by their parents. Their parents hope that their children can be value-added after joining different activities. Therefore, many Hong Kong students have less private time. They are so busy and do not have time for self-reflection so they never know their problems.
To conclude, it is important to let ‘Hong Kong kids’ know their problems and make any necessary changes. However, we should not only blame the kids. Educational programmers should be provided to both parents and children in order to help them. I strongly believe that I am not a ‘Hong Kong kid’. I am independent and well-prepared to face challenges because my parents teach me and guide me patiently but never over-protect me. Therefore by using correct methods, the attitudes of Hong Kong students can be changed and they won’t be ‘Hong Kong kids’.