Dad calls out parents who place too much pressure on kids

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A frustrated father called out Singaporean parents for putting pressure on their kids. He expressed his worries on Reddit on Tuesday (Aug 22) about the academic stress...

It is a different matter if the child is weak in a subject or wants to take extra lessons themselves.But he did not like that some children go for tuition and enrichment classes multiple times on a weekly basis.This will lead them to “grow up to be resentful youths/young adults”.He believes parents can make a difference, no matter the educational system.He urged parents to ease the burden of studies on their children and prioritise making “happy memories” during their childhood instead.

Said another, “The rat race here is ridiculous. The sight of ‘mega’ tuition centres in shopping malls these days with their ‘success rates’ is just downright unfortunate, because it's suggesting we should glamourise taking up tuition for kids.”“It's really on the parents for this lol. When I was a kid, my parents let me go play with the neighbourhood kids .

“I didn't get tuition until I was in P6, and even then just for one subject that I was struggling a bit with. I did fine throughout, got into a uni and everything,” said a user.Get The New Paper on your phone with the free TNP app. Download from the

 

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