Learning to raise children like a farmer mother of child prodigy Tran Dang Khoa

Ms. Pham Hong Tuyen (red shirt) shares about her mother at the launch of her mother's book series, which she re-edited - Photo: Organizing Committee

Educationist Dr. Nguyen Thuy Anh (who is also a poet) shares about the exceptionally delicate farmer mother of poetry prodigy Tran Dang Khoa that she saw in the book series Key to the World of Children by Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Anh Tuyet (the late wife of musician Pham Tuyen) and her daughter Pham Hong Tuyen.

This is a set of 2 thin volumes that Ms. Pham Hong Tuyen "renewed" from her mother's book Preschool Education - Theoretical and Practical Issues , published in 2004 and reprinted many times.

The artist mother of Tran Dang Khoa

In the book series Key to the World of Children , Associate Professor Nguyen Anh Tuyet emphasizes the role of art in shaping children's personality.

Children who are exposed to poetry, stories, singing, music, etc. early on will soon perceive the world around them with empathy. She cited the case of child prodigy Tran Dang Khoa and his sensitive, knowledgeable farmer mother.

Ms. Thuy Anh said that the pages describing the way poet Tran Dang Khoa's mother raised her children are effective instructions that help readers deeply understand the role of family education.

Reading the book, readers will encounter a peasant woman in the countryside of Nam Sach district, Hai Duong province with a treasure trove of poetry, folk tales and a sensitive mother's soul who has a respectful, nurturing, and very pedagogical way of behaving with her children.

Having met Tran Dang Khoa’s mother many times, Ms. Anh Tuyet realized that she was a cultured mother. It was no coincidence that all four of her children loved art, knew how to write poetry, and sang cheo.

All four siblings were lucky enough to have been exposed to an artist right from the moment they were born. That was their mother.

The story of the mother lingering outside, not making a fuss, not violently intervening when she saw her little daughter Thuy Giang climbing into the kitchen to "steal" fish, according to Ms. Thuy Anh, is truly a profound message to parents.

It is the art of pedagogy, the family education imbued with love that Ms. Anh Tuyet recognized in this farmer mother after many days of cycling from Hanoi to Nam Sach, Hai Duong, carrying her daughter Hong Tuyen to do research.

Book series Key to the world of children - Photo: T.DIEU

The book series "choking happiness"

Talking about this book series, Ms. Thuy Anh said that reading any part or paragraph of the two books, she felt “choked up in her heart because of the feeling of happiness”. This is a scientific book but does not make people lose their way in the academic world, but instead, they see a lot of emotions in it.

Ms. Anh Tuyet did not write the book series only as a scientist, but also as a happy mother. The book series brings many valuable messages in nurturing and educating preschool children to parents and those who work in child education.

Ms. Thuy Anh said the book series resonates an important message: Depend on each child, each child needs a different approach and teaching method so that it can bloom into its own flower.

Another message from the author of the book series made Ms. Thuy Anh very sympathetic. According to author Anh Tuyet, preschool children need a close bond with their mothers.

Ms. Thuy Anh understands that each family has its own situation, but she believes that if parents read this book, they will know what to do for their children, which is to arrange their lives so that they are not separated from their mothers in the first years of their lives.

Sharing about the book series, Ms. Pham Hong Tuyen said that the world of children is a house with many rooms that are difficult to enter without a key.

She hopes that her and her daughter's book will provide parents and teachers with the key to enter that magical world, in happiness. Be friends, talk with your children, right from childhood.

BIRD OF PARADISE

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/hoc-day-con-nhu-nguoi-me-nong-dan-cua-than-dong-tran-dang-khoa-20250524201031045.htm