Accompanying homework, doing exercise, helping to check in, and the rise of "child growth companion teachers"
2024-04-19
Parents are busy with work and don't have time to spend with their children. They also spend time with their children doing homework until their emotions collapse... Have you ever thought about finding a "partner" for your child at this time? Currently, "child growth companion teachers" are quietly emerging in Hangzhou. Most of the practitioners in this emerging profession are born in the 1990s and 2000s. They are neither traditional tutors nor nannies, and do not need to do household chores or receive extracurricular training. They focus on "companionship", accompanying their children in learning, exercising, and playing, observing their habits and guiding them to adjust. However, can a child growth companion really replace the companionship of parents for their children? Liu Qian, born in 2000, is not a private nanny who focuses on cultivating good habits of companionship. She is a mental health teacher and also a child growth companion. Parents often accompany their children to do homework until they experience emotional breakdown. When Liu Qian first became a child growth companion, her mood was similar to that of those parents. At that time, Liu Qian's companion was a fourth grade girl who spent three hours a day with her child, doing homework, exercising, and checking in... every minute felt like a battle: the child procrastinated while doing homework, from school to 9 pm, not only urging homework, but also guiding them to read extracurricular books; I want to accompany my child to exercise more, but I am also worried about safety issues. With Liu Qian's continuous communication, adjustment, and persistence, one month later, the girl began to make changes and became more conscious in doing homework; After 3 months, the efficiency of doing homework improved and I became more focused; Half a year later, the girl who originally didn't like to express herself became optimistic and confident. Liu Qian said that every day after school is the busiest time for children, and messages from parents occasionally pop up on their phones. After a day of companionship work, they also need to communicate with parents about what homework the child has done, whether they are careless in math, how they jump rope, which habits may need to be adjusted, and which emotions need to be paid attention to. "We are different from private tutoring. Private tutoring may focus on improving children's grades. Our main focus is to guide children to develop good learning habits, such as self-directed learning and proper sitting posture." A month ago, Liu Qian and several like-minded young people established a company in Hangzhou, specializing in accompanying children's growth. Currently, the team has grown to nearly 100 people. Parents who choose to accompany their children's growth have their own difficulties: some are training institution teachers who educate other children but do not care about their own children; Some people hope to have their own time after work; Some people often go on business trips and are afraid that their children will be bored at home; Some elderly families tend to spoil their children too much, and when their children are 10 years old, they come back to their homes and eat, causing their parents to seek "foreign aid" and so on. A high monthly salary can exceed ten thousand yuan, but it cannot replace the companionship of parents. Recently, Liu Qian and her friends have posted several videos on social media that have become popular. People are beginning to pay attention to this emerging profession, with parents seeking advice and others wanting to join. Liu Qian also has her own ideas about the standards for children's growth companionship teachers: in addition to being normal university students in early childhood education, early childhood education, or those with experience in education and training, she hopes to be young people with strong acceptance of new things and methods. If they have strengths in music, sports, art, dance, etc., they can better meet the personalized needs of some families. Hua Hua, born in 2003, is a child growth companion who has just joined the team. She is a preschool student
Edit:Luo yu Responsible editor:Wang xiao jing
Source:Qianjiang Evening News
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