Kids want adults to behave better, give up vices

[Lite Beer]

Kids want adults to behave better, give up vices
THE SUNDAY NATION

BANGKOK: -- AS CHILDREN enjoyed National Children's Day celebrations at government offices, military bases and other venues yesterday, a new poll revealed most kids want adults to shape up by giving up vices and generally behaving better. Meanwhile, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) Governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra urged kids to study hard, perform their duties diligently and have a volunteer spirit.

He was speaking at an event at the Thai-Japanese Sports Complex in Din Daeng. The complex - along with Vachirabenjatas Park (Rot Fai Park) - created six zones for fun activities that integrated the 12 main Thai values.

The BMA also unveiled the Children's Museum near the park yesterday, after it was closed for renovations for four years.

The authority will continue to stage activities to mark children's day at its 37 youth centres, 38 libraries and 438 sport centres and schools until next Sunday.

A Bangkok Poll released yesterday found that 51.5 per cent of children want their parents to refrain from drinking alcohol, smoking and gambling.

Almost 49 per cent want adults to stop fighting, 42.6 per cent want them to refrain from overspending and 34 per cent want them to stop being dishonest.

Most children (88.9 per cent) heard about the 12 main Thai values via school recitals (33.5 per cent) and TV and radio (18 per cent).

The poll of 1,210 kids aged 6-14 in the greater Bangkok area, also found that children want parents to take them to an amusement park (34 per cent), a planetarium/museum (13.7 per cent) and a zoo (12.3 per cent).

Most wanted to become a soldier followed by a teacher and a doctor.

The poll also found that the most desired gift item was an iPad/smart phone (29.2 per cent) followed by a computer desktop/notebook (22.2 per cent).

Among the various fun activities and gifts provided to kids yesterday, Ban Mai Khlong Khian School in Uthai Thani's Ban Rai district came up with an additional condition for kids wishing to attend its celebration - to get free goodies, each child had to collect garbage. Tambon Ban Mai Khlong Khian Administrative Organisation head Amnat Khonkhiew said the idea was to teach the young that doing a good thing and being disciplined was rewarded.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Kids-want-adults-to-behave-better-give-up-vices-30251658.html

-- The Nation 2015-01-11

[NongKhaiKid]

Oh bless the little dears.

Children and their fanciful ideas.

[fatfather]

.... 12 main Thai values? Never heard of and my kids never spoke about them. Can somebody enlighten me?

Fatfather

[chooka]

Adults want kids to behave better also, get off the drugs and stop forming gangs at schools that attack and murder students at other schools. Don't kill your teachers because you don't agree with them.

[NeverSure]

I want adults to shape up and give up vices too.

Oh wait. I'm an adult.

[newatthis]

Dear Mum and Dad,

Please refrain from overspending, but don't forget my Ipad/Smart phone or new computer/notebook.

[Fiddlesticks]

Good to hear that even children want adults to give up 'Thainess'. Good for them. Maybe if the parents behaved better the children would have positive role models and you would see the children behave better, study more, stay out of gangs, refrain from involvement in drugs and all those good things.

[chainarong]

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Good to hear that even children want adults to give up 'Thainess'. Good for them. Maybe if the parents behaved better the children would have positive role models and you would see the children behave better, study more, stay out of gangs, refrain from involvement in drugs and all those good things.

I think when the kids understand the true meaning of Thainess ,they will change their ways and views.

[jcisco]

Adults want kids to behave better also, get off the drugs and stop forming gangs at schools that attack and murder students at other schools. Don't kill your teachers because you don't agree with them.

You are totally well aware that all those items you mentioned are represented only by a very tiny population. Except maybe the drug comment, legal to illegal, I don't know.

I would imagine that society is significantly harmed by the acts of dishonesty alone from adults than by the actions of the very few children involved in these offenses. But hardly a good comparison parents regular poor behaviour vs murder and gang activities.

I'm missing your point completely?

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Edit and what is it with kids wanting to all of a sudden become Soldiers, Teachers and Doctors....... Really strange set of choices or suggestions as it maybe

Edited January 11, 2015 by jcisco

[jaltsc]

"...a new poll revealed most kids want adults to shape up by giving up vices and generally behaving better. "

They are just kids. I am sure their parents wanted the same things when they were children, and look how they turned out. This is just a phase in early Thainess which they will outgrow as soon as they develop adolescent hormones and greed.

Edited January 11, 2015 by jaltsc

[Caveat Emptor]

Good to hear that even children want adults to give up 'Thainess'. Good for them. Maybe if the parents behaved better the children would have positive role models and you would see the children behave better, study more, stay out of gangs, refrain from involvement in drugs and all those good things.

Unfortunately so many of these youngsters will be into Thainess already with their parents arranging ' passes ' in exams and entry to schools which they are not qualified for etc. Depending on who the children are their Thainess will increase as the family arranges higher education, employment and even their avoidance of the consequences of their actions as in brushes with the law.

[Tatsujin]

Adults, forget teaching the children the 12 "values" of Thainess ... just teach them "responsibility" ... and teach yourselves it too whilst you are at it.

[Bluespunk]

"A Bangkok Poll released yesterday found that 51.5 per cent of children want their parents to refrain from drinking alcohol, smoking and gambling.

Almost 49 per cent want adults to stop fighting, 42.6 per cent want them to refrain from overspending and 34 per cent want them to stop being dishonest."

Ok maybe it's me (and I am firmly in the "all polls are complete BS camp", so admittedly I shouldn't care), but don't those percentages seem a little low?

[JOC]

Any of you considered, that the childrens comments are actually a cry for help?

They are tired of alcohol-fueled domestic violence!!

And your "adult" response: Making fun of them!!

[alex8912]

Good to hear that even children want adults to give up 'Thainess'. Good for them. Maybe if the parents behaved better the children would have positive role models and you would see the children behave better, study more, stay out of gangs, refrain from involvement in drugs and all those good things.

Unfortunately so many of these youngsters will be into Thainess already with their parents arranging ' passes ' in exams and entry to schools which they are not qualified for etc. Depending on who the children are their Thainess will increase as the family arranges higher education, employment and even their avoidance of the consequences of their actions as in brushes with the law.

I think all these things above even happen in jolly old England

What the adult poll takers need and probably the children is more math. The percentages of what the children want their parents to stop doing is 177%. I thought it would have to add up to 100% or less.

[SiSePuede419]

"A Bangkok Poll released yesterday found that 51.5 per cent of children want their parents to refrain from drinking alcohol, smoking and gambling."

The other 48.5% of children didn't reply because they were too drunk, busy playing online poker or outside finishing a tailor-made...

[Thaddeus]

There was 13 of us livin' in a shoe box in't middle ot road.

[bkkgooner]

They are really pushing this 12 values nonsense aren't they?

Give it a few years and it will time in jail for breaking any of his lords 12 commandments

[billd766]

Oh bless the little dears.

Children and their fanciful ideas.

I am now 70.

When I was 10 or 11 I wanted to join the Royal Air Force.

I had a great 25 years with them.

Children and their fancful ideas?

It worked for me.

[worgeordie]

Role models in Thailand are sadly missing,along

with heroes,the only people they have to look up

to are Rich and influential people,and how sad

is that

regards Worgeordie

[Papayabokbok]

Ahhh Thainess you will be the final nail in the stubborn coffin...

make sure to hit it hard and drive that final nail deep into the thai mentality.

Som nam naa.....deflect and blame--avoid--avoid--avoid---

Reminds me of the Family Circus cartoon and the Ghost "NOT ME"

Anyhoo..back to my Thainess.....

[emilymat]

Oh bless the little dears.

Children and their fanciful ideas.

I am now 70.

When I was 10 or 11 I wanted to join the Royal Air Force.

I had a great 25 years with them.

Children and their fancful ideas?

It worked for me.

I guess so. But the RAF in the 1960's was part of a protective military alliance against a clear 'enemy' i.e. Soviet Union, with many interesting overseas bases etc. Also, you could learn a trade (I was at RAF Halton during 58-61 on the JT engine fitters course)

The Thai Army appears to me to be more an internal security force, yet an astonishing number of kids in this poll want to become soldiers. I suppose it's the uniform. Mind you, everyone in Thailand appears to wear uniforms with medals, so maybe I'm wrong.

I just wish, for thefuture of this country, that some would have said they wanted to be engineers or suchlike.

Funny, no-one wanted to drive a train!

[ChrisB87]

Why on earth would they want to be a teacher? I wonder how they would enjoy trying to teach themselves.

Edited January 11, 2015 by ChrisB87

[Shiver]

Seems the jobs they aspire to are about perceived status rather than what it entails to be good at those career choices.

I wonder if they would have said Policeman before May 22nd 2014.

[ggt]

What the kids want...is for the adults...to grow-up and stop behaving like children...

[toooa]

Kids want whatever they're indoctrinated to want....its not as if they have any real understanding of the issues outside of the "good" / "bad" moral labels that get slapped on everthing....although they do get all their logic slapped out of them at school....

[spidermike007]

If kids cannot look up to their parents and adults for guidance, values, ethical behavior, and how to live their lives, who can they look to? It is the responsibility of any parent to behave in such a way, as to encourage their children to become decent human beings, is it not? Look, if you are not prepared to behave like a decent person, why have kids? Why raise kids only to reflect your twisted self? Some of us choose not to have kids for this very reason. LOL. But really, &lt;deleted&gt;?

[maidee]

no thai astraunauts ?

loooooooooooooooooooooooool