Prepare for the new school year with your child

In just about 2 weeks, the new school year will begin. Besides the joy and excitement of children going to school and acquiring knowledge, buying books, uniforms, and arranging their children's studies in order are things that parents care about and prepare carefully. However, for families with limited finances, the expenses at the beginning of the new school year are a great pressure, causing many difficulties and worries.

Parents prepare books, school supplies, and accompany their children in the new school year.

Preparing for the school year, in recent days, Mr. Nguyen Van Tan in Hung Phu ward has taken the opportunity to take his child to the bookstore to buy school supplies. Carefully choosing the paper for notebooks, rulers, pens... Mr. Tan often affectionately strokes his daughter's head and asks her how she feels about the items he has chosen. Mr. Tan shared: "This year, my daughter is entering first grade. She will surely have many surprises, so my wife and I always accompany her so that she can quickly integrate into the new environment and study better."

Ms. Diem Kieu in Thoi Lai commune has 2 children. This school year, her children will enter 10th and 7th grade. Ms. Kieu said: “I work as a civil servant, with a basic income, so my spending is very moderate. This year, just the cost of books, school supplies, uniforms and preparing health insurance for my 2 children is expected to take up my entire month’s salary of about 7 million VND.”

Ms. Kieu shared that, seeing her children happily choosing school supplies, old memories seemed to come back. At that time, the family was poor, with many siblings, her parents had to save every penny to raise their children to study. On the occasion of the new school year, when their mother took them to buy school supplies, Ms. Kieu's sisters eagerly showed them off to the whole neighborhood. Therefore, over the years, despite the difficult life, she still saved and accumulated money to take care of her children's education.

“Regarding uniforms, last school year, the children used old clothes. This year, my eldest daughter has just entered high school and is studying far from home, so I ordered new uniforms. In the past few days, my children and I have been wrapping and labeling their books. My children are very excited and ready to welcome the new school year,” said Ms. Kieu.

Taking advantage of her lunch break, when her pharmacy was empty, Ms. Tuyet Nhung in Hung Phu Ward recorded the money she had just spent to prepare for the new school year for her children. Besides books and uniforms, the money for her two children's extra classes made her "shocked".

Ms. Nhung confided: “My eldest daughter was admitted to grade 10 of a specialized school, planning to become a math teacher in the future, so she has to focus on studying subjects in the university entrance exam. My youngest daughter is in grade 6, in a new environment full of confusion, afraid of not being able to keep up with her friends, she also asked me for permission to take extra classes… My family cannot save money on books and education for our children. I just hope that they will study hard and have a bright future.”

To keep expenses at the beginning of the new school year from exceeding their financial capacity, many parents plan to save money early. Ms. Bich Nhu in Thanh Phu commune said: “I join a plastic rope weaving group. Since my two children have been on summer vacation, every month, I receive my salary (about 4 million VND/month), and put 1.5 million VND in my piggy bank. After 3 months, I have saved 4.5 million VND. I use this money to buy uniforms and books for my children. Thanks to that, when school starts, I am somewhat less worried.”

Ms. Ngoc Mai in Thoi Long ward has 3 children of school age. Ms. Mai works as a seasonal employee, her husband is a construction worker, their total monthly income is about 9 million VND. Ms. Mai said: “I have to save a lot to cover daily living expenses. To prepare for the new school year for my children, I borrowed some money from relatives and paid it back gradually. Luckily, my children received support from the ward and local women's cadres with notebooks and school supplies.”

In addition to buying books and uniforms, many parents rearrange their schedules to pick up and drop off their children, or plan for their children to be independent. Ms. Kim Hang in Cai Rang ward confided: “This year, my eldest daughter is in 12th grade. The school is about 8km from home, so I let her ride an electric bike. To help her go to school by herself, from the end of 10th grade, I bought a bike and let her practice, instructing her to grasp traffic safety regulations.”

According to Ms. Kim Hang, before that, she was responsible for taking her children to school. However, she just gave birth to her second child and her husband works far from home, so she taught her eldest daughter to be independent and take the initiative in arranging her study time.

Although each family's circumstances are different, the love and responsibility of parents for their children is boundless, with wholehearted care, hoping that their children will be good and study well... We believe that with good preparation, along with the love and care of parents, it will be the motivation for students to enter the new school year with a joyful and excited mindset.

Article and photos: DONG TAM

Source: https://baocantho.com.vn/cung-con-chuan-bi-nam-hoc-moi-a189659.html