Deputy PM urges listening to children’s feedback
11/08/2023 02:14 PM
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has asked ministries, agencies, localities and socio-political mass organisations to continue listening to children’s feedback to meet their aspirations.
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The Importance of Listening to Children's Feedback
Children, like adults, have thoughts, feelings, and opinions that deserve to be heard. While they may lack the vocabulary or experience to express themselves as clearly as adults, their perspectives can provide valuable insights into their needs, concerns, and experiences. Listening to children's feedback is not just an act of kindness—it is an essential aspect of their emotional, intellectual, and social development.
Addressing the seventh national children’s forum in Hanoi on August 8, the Deputy PM hailed the spread of child participation rights models, including children's forum at all levels, the provincial and district-level children's councils, core children's groups at residential areas, and children's rights clubs, contributing to educating confident and responsible citizens who are ready to dedicate their physical efforts and brainpower from a young age.
In order to create a safe and healthy living environment for all children, he called for further attention to nurturing soft and life skills, thus helping them cope with violence, physical abuse and drowning.
Why Listening to Children Matters
When children feel heard, they develop a sense of trust and security. They learn that their opinions matter and that they are valued as individuals. This boosts their self-esteem and confidence, making them more willing to communicate openly in the future.
By listening attentively, adults help children understand and process their emotions. Acknowledging their feelings fosters emotional intelligence, helping them recognize and manage their emotions more effectively.
Children who feel listened to are more likely to exhibit cooperative behavior. They are less likely to act out when they know their concerns are being considered. Instead of resorting to tantrums or defiance, they learn to communicate their needs in constructive ways.
Children provide unique perspectives on their learning environments. Teachers and parents who listen to children’s feedback can tailor their teaching methods to better suit their needs, making education more effective and engaging.
Listening to children strengthens relationships between them and their caregivers, teachers, and peers. It creates an atmosphere of mutual respect and understanding, fostering healthier and more meaningful connections.
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He said efforts must be made to create rules of cultural and safe conduct on cyber space while initiatives aimed at protecting a clean, green, and beautiful environment should be encouraged, adding that relevant agencies should launch more channels and forums through which children could voice their wishes and engage in shaping and fine-tuning policies specifically designed for them. More practical actions must be taken to care for children, especially those in difficult circumstances, remote, border and island areas, so that all of them could fully grow up and live in an environment of love, safety and healthiness, he urged.
Illustrative image (internet) Officials at the event also answered questions regarding child abuse, psychological support for children who have experienced violence or abuse. They also discussed the offering of free swimming lessons, particularly for underprivileged children, and online safety for children and improving the quality of psychological counselling services at schools.
As many as 188 children representing over 25 million others nationwide conveyed 13 messages and recommendations to various agencies and organisations at the event./.
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