Under the epidemic situation, schools in Hong Kong have had difficulty attending classes as usual for the past year and a half. The new school year is about to begin. A survey by the Department of Early Childhood Education of The Education University of Hong Kong found that more than ninety-three kindergarten (K3) parents felt pressure to raise their children, and most of them People worry about their learning progress, followed by their children's behavior problems and the development of the epidemic.
As for the children’s situation, less than 3% of the parents surveyed believe that their children are adequately prepared for primary school; more than half of them report that their children are anxious about preparing for primary school, such as being overly worried and irritable from time to time.
From left to right are Liu Yihong, Associate Professor of the Department of Early Childhood Education of the University of Education, Assistant Professor Li Jianbin, and Deputy Dean and Senior Lecturer Chen Baolian.
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From May 13th to June 15th this year, the Department of Early Childhood Education of the University of Education invited 58 kindergartens to cooperate, and through the social platforms of the University of Education, a total of 825 K3 parents’ opinions were collected to understand their parenting in the epidemic. Difficulties, support needed, and whether children are anxious when they are raised.
Ninety-three of the parents interviewed said they felt pressure to raise their children during the epidemic, and nearly two adults felt a lot of pressure.
The main sources of stress include children's learning progress (85%), children's behavior problems (53%), and anxiety about the epidemic (51%).
In addition, economic factors and lack of support have also become a source of pressure for 38% of parents.
The survey also found that nearly 54% of parents report that their children are anxious about entering primary school. Over 35% of school children have experienced anxiety symptoms such as excessive worry and irritability; less than 3% of parents believe that their children are adequately prepared for primary school. 99% of parents are I look forward to receiving more support, such as visiting elementary schools, observing classes, and setting up elementary parents' meetings.
Li Jianbin, assistant professor of the Department of Early Childhood Education, suggests that parents should take care of their children's emotions.
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Parents should take care of their children's emotions
Liu Yihong, associate professor of the Department of Early Childhood Education at the University of Education in charge of the survey, described that the transition from primary to primary school is an important stage for children. They must adapt to the new environment and also face changes in learning and social patterns. Under long-term suspension of classes, children spend less time with their peers. There are not many opportunities for self-care ability training, which inevitably makes young children feel stressed.
Assistant Professor Li Jianbin of the Department of Early Childhood Education suggests that parents should take care of their children’s emotions, use parent-child time to talk and play games, and maintain positive family relationships. .
Chen Baolian, deputy dean of the Department of Early Childhood Education, reminded that the adaptation period for the transition from primary to secondary school takes a long time.
In addition to arranging connection activities at the beginning of the school year, schools should also improve home-school cooperation. For example, teachers can clearly explain the rules at the beginning of school so that students can have clear learning goals and establish rules and habits.
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