Not everyone has abundant financial resources, not every family has the “free” time to plan long-term travel. However, with genuine care, persistent companionship and the right love, many parents in Da Nang have chosen to create a memorable summer for their children in their own unique way.
As a mother of two teenage children, Ms. Ho Thi My Len (Thanh Khe ward) understands very well the summer "traps" called YouTube, online games, and social networks.
“You can’t blame your child for being addicted to the phone if you don’t give him the opportunity to love the real world ,” she said frankly. That’s why she takes advantage of every summer vacation to organize trips to the countryside, where there are vegetable gardens, chickens, and fish ponds. Simple tasks like picking vegetables, breaking corn, and helping his grandmother cook help her child connect more with nature and learn to share with others.
When she has the chance, she takes her children to small volunteer activities: giving out free meals, picking up trash on the beach. For her, the important thing is not for her children to stand out or be “outstanding”, but for them to know how to empathize, work hard, and live beautifully from the simplest things.
After each trip, she takes time to talk to her child: “I don’t teach with words, but rather let my child tell stories, and from there understand what he thinks and feels. I also learn a lot from the way my child looks at problems,” said Ms. Len.
As a math teacher whose husband works in technology, Ms. Tran Thi Phuoc Vinh (Hoa Khanh ward) has no shortage of digital devices in her life, but she chooses very different "summer corners" for her children: the library and the park.
Every week, no matter how busy she is, she tries to take her two sons – one in fourth grade, one in eighth grade – to the city library. There, they read books, play chess, do logic games, or simply... sit and watch other people.
“Sometimes I don't learn anything big, but I learn how to be patient, how to sit still and look at life with curiosity,” she shared.
In the evening, she sets aside a short time to talk to her child. No pressure, no lecturing, just simple questions: “What good things did you do today?”, “Are you sad about anything?”, “Is there anything happy that happened, tell me?”...
Thanks to that, even though growing up in the age of technology, her child still maintains balance, is not too dependent on the screen, and is especially very open with her parents.
For Ms. Nguyen Thi Trang (Hoa Minh ward), her biggest worry is that her children will be affected by inappropriate content on the internet. She once allowed her two primary school children to watch YouTube freely, only to be shocked when she heard her children using inappropriate words.
From there, she made a specific plan for the vacation: every day the child must have at least one physical activity (swimming, playing sports ), one intellectual activity (writing a diary, reading a book) and one helpful activity for others (helping with housework, making toys for younger siblings, taking care of plants...).
In particular, she spends time with her children playing traditional games such as checkers, chess, and drawing - things that are not flashy but help children develop their thinking and family affection.
“We cannot leave it to the phone to teach our children with pictures. We have to be there, every day, even if it is only 30 minutes, it is important,” Trang affirmed.
According to Mr. Vo Huu Hieu, Director of Phoenix Life Skills Education Center, summer is the "golden" time to build a healthy intellectual and emotional foundation for children.
“Parents often think that if they want their children to not fall behind, they have to take extra classes. But in reality, what children need more is the opportunity to live – to live happily, to live healthily, to live with their loved ones,” said Mr. Hieu.
He also noted that more and more children are falling into a state of circadian rhythm disorder during the summer due to staying up late, sleeping late, having a schedule that is out of sync, and being dependent on digital devices. These consequences can silently last until the new school year.
What the three mothers in this article have in common is not material conditions or perfect organizational formulas – it is presence.
Present in trips, in evening conversations, in simple games and even in sharing housework. Summer is therefore no longer a time of “free time” but becomes a time of quality – for children to live truly, live happily and grow every day.
Every summer will pass, but if it is filled with love and experience, it will be a summer that children will remember forever. And in that memory – parents are not left out.
Source: https://baodanang.vn/cho-con-mot-mua-he-dung-nghia-3265332.html
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