 | This page is related to the 2012 NNU Class Project, an article creation project involving students from Nanjing Normal University, China |
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“Left behind” Children
In some investigation,70% in Nanjing Normal University insisted that the biggest problem in countryside is the “Left behind children”, whose parents went away to big cities.
Their land is small , and it’s no longer fertile , bleeding year after year getting old and exhausted. The soil is not difficult to till when there is a lot of rain., but in a bad year , it’s not only the ploughs that break but the farmer’s heart . The strip of land can’t support a big family. So they have to leave their family and land to seek for a fortune in big cities. No matter how difficult the life is ,they stand the insult and loneliness and bury themselves in their work.
Since most of these children are at a critical stage of development, experts fear that they may develop psychological problems stemming from their parents' absences.
Parents’ love is the most important part in our growth. Even their grandparents can’t replace their mom and Dad. Usually, “Left Behind Children” are living with their grandparents. However, grandparents tend to take too much care of them. Whatever children can’t understand the hardship of life and this kind of education could also cause crimes. What’s worse, grandparents can’t catch up with their grandson or granddaughter’s idea. They can’t understand teenagers’ thought. As a result, “Left behind” children often feel lonely.
Many provinces in China have now set up special schools to care for these children. Some provinces have also established charity funds for their future development.