What is your thinking about child that live with grand parents

@paulybg (126)
China
August 27, 2010 1:03am CST
Now more and more parents would leave their children to their parents and they just go to some big cities to earn money? How do you think about this kind of phenomenon, do you think it is right to leave the children just for some more money. Or do you think it is necessary for the parents to live with their children even if they may live in a hard life.
1 response
@camomile07 (1420)
• Germany
27 Aug 10
As a mother as I am, it would be very hard for me if I have to leave my children with their grand parents. Otherwise, I also can understand that nowadays, situation of many people is very difficult and they need to work both (mother and father) hardly to overcome all the costs and outcomes. The economical crisis changed live of almost everyone and replaced people to a critical situation looking for more jobs to get more money. In this situation and being only for a short time, I would agree to leave them (the child/children) with their grandparents. Also, grandparents already have got experience with education or upbringing and they are part of the family instead of foreign persons. But parents who decide to use this option, they have to consider first if their parents are in the condition to take care of a child. You have to be sure if your parents are not too old or ill to take charge of this situation. And you have to ask yourself you do it because you really need to work so much to get the money or if you only do it because you rather prefer to work than taking care of a child. Do you do it because you need so or because you are an egoist and need more time? We never should forget that our parents were young people and already did their best educating us and now it's up to us educating our children.
@paulybg (126)
• China
27 Aug 10
Hi Camomile, Thank you for your comment and I agree with you that parents need to take the responsibility of taking care of their children. They may could leave their children to their children for some short time but it is not a good idea to leave them long.