The comment by a student here make a deeper insight to
several things happening among the children including their thinking pattern.
It also bring to our attention several questions. Why we see an increased
suicidal tendency happening in children in the UAE. Is it due to parental negligence, lack of
time or any other financial issues related to parents which are indirectly
affecting children. Or is it due to some kind of unwarranted treatment or
bullying happening at the school either by teachers or other students? Or
rather is it due to an increased influence of tv or cinema showing suicides.
Children are much knowledgeable these days as they have easy access to
electronic media and are aware of everything happening in this world. Parents
and schools have equally important role in grooming them to be a socially
involved person, who does not get affected easily by minor or major situations
affecting them in their day to day life. In the past, we grew up in an school
system where a child from a very small age get proper attention from his
teacher, who in all probability see him grow till he finishes his higher
classes. The teacher also by his experience and close interactions with the
parents, know what kind of upbringing the child gets from home. The frequent
changes of teaching staff that may be happening within schools and shortage of
experienced hands to impart value added education apart from the prescribed
curriculum is a bigger threat to the future of our young generation. Since both
the recent case of suicides involved Indian students and related to some
unknown reasons connected with examinations, I humbly suggest the Community
Affairs and Cultural Wing of Embassy of India to initiate necessary guidance
programmes, talk shows to children at schools and at various community centres
by eminent counsellors available within UAE and from India.
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