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My husband and I have two children, a boy about to enter second grade, and a little girl about to enter kindergarten.
Many customers who come to my store are surprised to see my two children helping their mother write prices and arrange goods.
There is success in fun, there is success in war, there is also failure in quarrels.
I remember once watching a program on TV, when the judge asked a second grader: `Which of the following fruits does not have seeds?`.
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My husband and I choose to let our children do what they can, only providing support when necessary.
Regarding our children’s recreational activities, we choose outdoor activities that develop skills.
I saw a few cases where children cried and wanted to buy toys at the store and forced their parents to buy them.
We always try to arrange time to take the children to amusement parks so they can play their favorite games, and to some farms where people grow crops and raise livestock to experience the reality of raising children.
A problem that all parents probably realize today is that children are addicted to TV, phones and tablets… I am sure that there are many parents reading this article whose children are addicted to devices.
Meanwhile, my children prepare food and enjoy it together.
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On a family bus trip home, my two children learned many things.
Regarding studying, I do not force my children to cram knowledge or run around to learn extra lessons like their classmates.
Raising children is not an easy task at all. We have only done the first stage, and soon our children will be older, and teaching them will be much more difficult.
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