Japan
There is a famous saying in educating children: except sunshine and air are the gifts of nature, everything else must be obtained through labor. Many Japanese students go out to work to earn money in their spare time. Work-study program is very common among college students, even children from wealthy families are no exception. They earn their tuition by serving dishes and washing dishes in restaurants, selling goods in shops, taking care of the elderly in nursing homes and being tutors. When children are very young, their parents instill in them an idea: "Don't give others trouble". When the whole family goes out to travel, no matter how young the children are, they will always carry a small backpack on their backs. Others asked why, and parents said, "Take your own things."
Canada
In order to cultivate children's ability to survive in the future society, people began to cultivate children's ability to live independently from a very young age. In a reporter's home in Canada, two children in elementary school go to each house to deliver newspapers every morning. Watching the children distribute newspapers with great interest, the journalist's father felt very proud: "It is not easy to distribute so many newspapers. I get up early and get greedy for the dark, and I send them no matter whether it is windy or rainy, but the children never delay.
United States of America
Parents let their children know the value of labor from an early age. In order to cultivate students' ability to live independently and adapt to society, some state schools in the southern United States stipulate that students must earn a living independently for a week without any money before they can graduate.
The conditions seem harsh, but the students have benefited a lot. Parents fully support this activity, and no one is "dragging their feet", "going through the back door" or "playing tricks". American middle school students have a slogan: "You have to spend money to earn it yourself". When American teenagers are young, no matter how rich the family is, after 12 years old, boys will mow the grass and send newspapers to their neighbors or parents at home to earn some pocket money, and girls will make money as nannies. Jenny, 14 years old, goes to work in a restaurant every Saturday. Her mother told her that you can help her at home and get paid. But Jenny thinks it's not a skill to earn mom's money at home. She must go outside to make money to show her ability to stand on her own feet.
Switzerland
In order to prevent their children from becoming incompetent, parents cultivate the spirit of self-reliance from an early age. For example, a 16-year-old girl was sent to an educated family as a maid just after graduating from junior high school, working in the morning and going to school in the afternoon. Doing so, on the one hand, exercises the ability to work, on the other hand, it is also conducive to learning a language. Because Switzerland has German-speaking areas and French-speaking areas, girls in this language area usually work as servants in another language area.
Germany
Parents will never replace their children. The law also stipulates that when children reach the age of 14, they must undertake some obligations at home, such as shoeshine for the whole family. This is not only to cultivate children's working ability, but also to cultivate children's sense of social responsibility.