Children vulnerable during political conflicts: Thailand

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POLITICS
Children vulnerable during political conflicts
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- PARENTS WITH young children have been advised to provide them with guidance and support on how to handle stress and potential disagreements, which might arise from the political conflict, a senior government psychiatrist said yesterday.

Political enthusiasts should also avoid taking infants to rally sites, because they can easily pick up viruses or become sick due to changing temperatures, noise, or other unforeseen circumstances, Department of Mental Health director-general Jedsada Chockdamrongsuk said.

Parents should also be aware of their own state of health and try to avoid stress, which can lead to lack of sleep, moodiness, aggressiveness, despair, loss of concentration and other woes.

Jedsada also said parents should take note of their children's possible interest in the political conflict and accept that they might have a different perception of the situation.

He said it was also a good time for parents to teach children about democratic values. Certain aspects of the conflict could also be used to tutor children on how to evaluate different opinions and perceptions.

In the case of younger children, the choice of words and explanations needed to be balanced with their level of understanding.

The department's call centre at 1323 is available around the clock.


-- The Nation 2013-12-09

[chooka]

If you take your infants and children along then you should be charged with child abuse. What person in their right mind would put their children in harms way?

[briboy]

If you take your infants and children along then you should be charged with child abuse. What person in their right mind would put their children in harms way?

you being a cop should no the answer to that

[Thai at Heart]

Look at that picture.

Nong somchai, please don't care or think too mutt....

[jaltsc]

"PARENTS WITH young children have been advised to provide them with guidance and support on how to handle stress and potential disagreements, which might arise from the political conflict, a senior government psychiatrist said yesterday."

Why would they expect children to learn how to handle stress and potential disagreements, when most of the adults don't have a clue how to do the same?

[ricku]

Why the hell would anyone bring their children to this mess?

Edited December 9, 2013 by ricku

[MaxLee]

POLITICS

Children vulnerable during political conflicts due to the everlasting brainwashing propaganda of what the Thai-Chinese elite calls education

Kids in Thailand for years now are terrorized by brainwashing propaganda which doesn't encourage self expression, different way of evolved thinking and slammed with so called ethnic morals that society calls cultural traditions and unconditional respect towards elders without questioning...

[Spare]

Children should learn democracy from young. The younger the better. Don't wait until they are 18 to be taught what is democracy. It will be too late, because they might already have accepted Thaksin's vote buying money.

[BillyBobThai]

I was at a wedding party recently where a couple brought a baby less than 6 months old and sat maybe 8 feet away from a large set of speakers. The child was constantly pulling at her ears for at least 2 hours. Education is so lacking in this country that it will take several generations before much progress will be seen. The government needs to forget about all of these grand projects and concentrate on giving the population a world class education. Only then can they embark on the other.