Keeping children safe during the summer.

However, recent reports of drowning accidents, injuries, and electric shocks across the country have caused considerable anxiety among parents. Many parents have stated that they will supervise their children more closely this summer. Some choose to keep their children confined within the home. Others opt to send them to extracurricular classes. Still others say they will send their children back to their hometowns...

These desperate solutions always bring with them negative consequences. With the internet rife with traps and harmful information, even children confined at home under the watchful eyes of family cameras can still become victims of deception, manipulation, and the infiltration of harmful information. And those children who still have to attend extra classes every day certainly won't be happy either. They've already worked hard for a school year and now face an unwanted third semester in the hot weather, which will wear them down physically and inevitably cause emotional harm.

As for children whose parents choose to send them back to their hometowns to live with relatives and be closer to nature, they also face the risk of accidents and injuries. There have been cases where children, due to their parents' busy schedules, were sent to live with their grandparents, but because the elderly couldn't supervise them properly, the children drowned or were electrocuted while flying kites.

A mandated summer vacation, considered a "magical" time for children to rejuvenate their energy and spirit, has been "stolen" by the carelessness of many adults. Learning is never superfluous, but it needs to be organized scientifically . Instead of creating constant academic pressure, equip children with life skills, and summer is the most suitable time. Let's turn summer vacation into an ideal time for children to learn swimming, martial arts, arts, presentation skills, etc. These sports and arts activities, if well-taught, will help children develop better life skills and are an investment in a solid foundation for their future.

Keeping children safe during the summer doesn't mean "locking" them inside the house. Sending them to extracurricular classes or sending them to the countryside without adult supervision isn't a good idea either. Children's safety must be created by them, equipping them with escape skills and the ability to proactively respond to dangers and threatening situations. Adults should do their part by equipping children with these skills.

Tue Minh

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