HK kids phenomenon

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Outline

• Cause • Impact• Solution• Conclusion• Reference list• Q&A

Cause

• one kid family• academic-oriented nurturance• working parents

one kid family

• Low incentive to have babies• Center of the family

academic-oriented nurturance

• Education system • Parents

working parents

• Lots of pressure• limited time and patience to

spend with children

Impact

• Low living ability • Self-centered mentality• Low emotional intelligence

quotient (EQ)

Low living ability

• Have no chance to handle their daily life

Self-centered mentality

• Have a sense of superiority• Believe that everyone is

obligated to accommodate them

Low emotional intelligence quotient

• Want others to meet all wishes• Get angry when

contradictories happen

Solution

• School--improve self-care and life skills education• Parents --parent role modeling and less intervention

Conclusion

Cause

Impact

Solution

Reference 1. http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/news/20100523/photo/0523-00410-097b3.jpg2. http://image.wenweipo.com/2011/03/21/ed0321a3.jpg3. F. Kwok, “Hong Kong Kids,” Ming Pao Daily, Dec. 27, 2012.4. L.C. Fung, “Hong Kong kids more narcissistic than Western kids according to CityU study,” Apr23,2013.[Online] Available:http://wikisites.cityu.edu.hk/sites/newscentre/en/Pages/201304231600. aspx

Q&A

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