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Entering Junior Middle 1.

Step by Step - A Talk for

Parents-Students

On the 9th of April 2022, the students faced was that they couldn't resist

Counselling Department organised an the temptation of their phone or electronic
online talk for Junior Middle 1 students devices during online classes, hence losing
and their parents. The talk mainly circled attention. Mr. Tan then suggested that if
around the topic of how to help the parents they want to settle a problem, they shouldn’t

cope with the struggles as their children just focus on the problem itself. Instead,
were entering secondary school during they should look back at past experiences
the pandemic. Approximately 350 Junior and figure out what they did last time that
Middle 1 students alongside their parents led them to success. Mr Tan suggested that families could

attended the talk. The talk began at 1 in High do activities that they used to do in the past,
the afternoon and lasted for an hour and a
half. Regarding this issue, Mr. Tan Score! or create new activities that they could do
explained that parents are actually together to build up their bonds. Overall,

concerned about the content their children Mr. Tan concluded that accompaniment is
The talk was hosted by Mr. Tan are exposed to when they play with their crucial, and communication is an effective
Yong Chin, the Head of the Counselling phone. It is due to the fact that they don’t way to solve problems raised in a family,
Department. He started off with an ice- know whether the content is safe for their provided that a harmonious relationship

breaking session for some student-parent kids’ age. Mr. Tan suggested students to has already been established within the
bonding. The game required 4 pieces of come out of their room and talk to their family.
paper. The students and parents had to lift parents to gain their attention and trust. By
them up if they agreed to the questions. that, parents wouldn’t be as worried, thus

Before starting the game, Mr.Tan told not stopping them from using their phones Besides, students are encouraged to
the parents to not feel offended by their or devices. help with house chores as their involvement
children's answers, and the same to the will help lighten parents’ burdens. A study

students, because it is their choice and they showed that 80% of successful people did
have to respect what others think. Mr. Tan also asked the participants help around with house chores when they
at what age they felt that their relationship were younger.
was the closest. Most students claimed that

The game started off with a question it was when they were in the Standards Families can also implement the
asking about how the students and parents 4-6, when MCO was announced by “love bank system” into the family. Love
felt about the ongoing pandemic. After that, the government. They had more time coins should be inserted into a piggy bank
he began to talk about the struggles he had to spend with their parents, thus more when they have done something valuable
faced due to the pandemic. He also talked communication, strengthening their family and have made each other happy. For

about the struggles that many students, bond. On the other hand, parents claimed instance, talking together, being involved
teachers, and parents faced or may face that their relationship was the closest when in a family activity, and helping each other
during the online classes. An issue most their kids were still in kindergarten.

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