How do parents carry out New Year's Education to their children in the Western countries?

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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 Time: 8:43 AM
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Family bonds education

Western parents pay much attention to communicate with their children. They think that the best way of communication is not to preach, but to play with kids. However, because being busy with work every day, so once it is New Year holiday the parents would take most of their time to communicate with their children. Then the parents will express their thoughts and opinions on children, while the kids are also willing to open their hearts to their parents and accept the views of parents. As a result, the distance between them is narrowed, and affection becomes much stronger. But also in the course of playing, parents can help children broaden their horizon and increase knowledge.

Part-time job education

If the child needs to use money to achieve their own aspirations, then Western parents will often encourage children to work at holidays to earn money. Even if children are small, parents will also let him sort out their toys that they do not need at home and sell them in order to obtain revenue. Some children will earn money through sending newspapers and helping to do housework. Of course, what is voluntary, and what can be paid, each parent will determine it accord to their values and the child's actual circumstances. Therefore, in the West, if it snows in the winter holiday, what the children first think is - we can make money through sweepiing the snow.

Pocket money education

In the New Year, many western countries have the custom of giving child pocket money. For example, in France, for the first time the children get pocket money from the grown-ups may be only 1 - 5 francs. But with they growing up, pocket money will be increased year by year. The western parents believe that their children early have "their own money" would help to cultivate children a certain degree of economic independence. But a number of approaches needing to adopted encourage and guide their children towards daring to consume. They will advise their children to invite friends to watch a movie or send a bouquet of flowers to the grandparents.

Sharing education

Western parents would encourage their children to invite good friends at home to open a party. In the party, the children are masters and the parents to act as bodyguards and the role of mediator. Before the party, parents often tell their children to take out the delicious and nice things to share. And tell them that sharing is happiness. Under the influence of parents, children will present New Year gifts to relatives and friends, and what important is that the gifts are the children’s favorate.