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</TD></TR><!-- Story With Image End --><TR><TD class=bodytext_10pt colSpan=3><!-- CONTENT : start -->Children here are paying a heavy price in attempting to meet their parents' growing expectations, but at the same time having to deal with their neglect, according to a leading psychologist in Singapore.
Of the 2000 patients below the age of 18 that the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) saw last year, about 1000 cases were primary school students aged between six and 12 years old, reported the Chinese evening daily, Lianhe Wanbao.
Most of the children that were referred to the IMH had either learning problems, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders, or were unable to control their emotions.
However, one commonality found among all cases is the pressure that they face from parents.
When asked what their greatest wish was, these children all replied that they wanted to score full marks in their tests, said senior psychologist Dr Cai Yiming, 61.
Dr Cai said the children whom he had counselled had told him that their parents would grill them, even if they scored 99 marks in a test. They would still ask them, "So where did that one mark go?" said Dr Cai.
Ironically, although they are stressed by the demands that their parents put on them, ironically, when asked about their greatest wish in life, most said they wanted to score full marks on tests.
Dr Cai says parents from previous generations who were less educated put less pressure on their kids to do well in their studies, as they were too busy trying to make ends meet.
Many parents then were "happy with a pass", and this "pressure-free environment" allowed their children to excel, said Dr Cai.
Nowadays, with parents who are more highly-eduated, their expectations of their children have consequently increased.
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Of the 2000 patients below the age of 18 that the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) saw last year, about 1000 cases were primary school students aged between six and 12 years old, reported the Chinese evening daily, Lianhe Wanbao.
Most of the children that were referred to the IMH had either learning problems, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders, or were unable to control their emotions.
However, one commonality found among all cases is the pressure that they face from parents.
When asked what their greatest wish was, these children all replied that they wanted to score full marks in their tests, said senior psychologist Dr Cai Yiming, 61.
Dr Cai said the children whom he had counselled had told him that their parents would grill them, even if they scored 99 marks in a test. They would still ask them, "So where did that one mark go?" said Dr Cai.
Ironically, although they are stressed by the demands that their parents put on them, ironically, when asked about their greatest wish in life, most said they wanted to score full marks on tests.
Dr Cai says parents from previous generations who were less educated put less pressure on their kids to do well in their studies, as they were too busy trying to make ends meet.
Many parents then were "happy with a pass", and this "pressure-free environment" allowed their children to excel, said Dr Cai.
Nowadays, with parents who are more highly-eduated, their expectations of their children have consequently increased.
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