My thoughts on "princess syndrome, prince syndrome, and Hong Kong kids"
An earlier term, "Post-80s", turned all twenty-something friends in Hong Kong into radicals. Now, terms like "princess syndrome", "prince syndrome", and "Hong Kong kids" portray most young people as parasites who only love to play and not work!
In the 90s, when I was in my twenties, I remember society describing us as a generation with no future. Because Hong Kong was about to return to the motherland, we couldn't see life after 1997, so we didn't look to the future, had no future, and didn't plan for the future. We were even said to be destructive and not constructive! Although there wasn't the internet back then for us to share our views, my classmates, friends, and I all wanted to tell the world, "We won't amount to nothing!"
In fact, this is a normal phenomenon in a progressive society, where the older generation views the evolving younger generation. Even as far back as Emperor Kangxi in ancient times, he was almost driven to death by his dozens of beloved sons in his later years. This is because each era undergoes different degrees of change depending on the economic, birth rate, cultural, educational, and other backgrounds of that time. What the elders find unacceptable are things they haven't encountered in their own lives. Things the older generation never thought society would accept, they subjectively believe the younger generation's actions are unfeasible. On the other hand, a better economy naturally improves the quality of life; when children live in abundance, they naturally lack the intense drive and resilience that their elders had. Indeed, there is less of that "close" human touch in current interpersonal relationships compared to the past. So many differences, the world is moving too fast! Honestly, as parents ourselves, we also experienced many things our own parents disapproved of when we were young!
What I want to say most is that as adults, we naturally have more experience than the new generation, who are the future pillars of society. We have an undeniable responsibility, not only to pass on our life experiences but also to use our adult wisdom to integrate into the new generation's world, to be more open-minded and objective. In "100 Points", whether it's frontline or backend staff, there are many "Post-80s and 90s" colleagues. They bring us many new ideas, preventing us from becoming out of touch with the times. Don't believe it? Check out our FACEBOOK. When working with the new generation, just give them a little more space, a little more communication, and listen more. Once they are engaged, you will definitely receive unexpected rewards.
As for children at home, parents, please do not use your outdated theories to stifle their new ideas before they even have a chance to try. Uncle 100 Points suggests that if something won't lead to serious loss or danger, you might as well explore and try it with your children. When Uncle 100 Points was a child, he always wanted to try walking in the rain without an umbrella to feel the raindrops on his body, but his mother never agreed, fearing he would get sick. One day, more than ten years ago, when our family of four was walking home in heavy rain, my 5-year-old son asked if we could try running home without umbrellas. It turned out that the children also wanted to try feeling the raindrops on their bodies without umbrellas. Without hesitation, I closed my umbrella. My wife and daughter were too surprised to react as I also took their umbrellas. Our whole family laughed and ran home. More than ten years later, everyone still remembers that day vividly!
Uncle 100 Points