HK kids’ lack of creativity blamed on parents

As I was waiting for my wife to finish her kindergarten class, I observed that her school campus is also surrounded by smaller tutorial schools. Each of them specializes in developing certain talents such as playing musical instruments, painting and drawing, or public speaking. Surely, exposing kids to these types of training will help them discover their talents. 

But as kids toil for the sake of discovering their gifts, giving up quality time to frolic in the playground or watch their favorite cartoon characters on television, parents appear to lack appreciation for the accomplishments of their children. A study carried out by the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong last September indicated that among the 830 children they interviewed, about a third said their parents ignored their creative work they proudly showed to them. This group of kids went on to say that their families were “full of blame and oppression”. That’s sad for a group of youngsters looking for affirmation from their parents.

Link (submitted by Johannes)