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On the People: Respect Children, Respond to "Playing the Cigarette Card" with Wisdom

Gou Yawen
14:00, April 12, 2024 | Source: People's Daily Online - Viewpoint Channel
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Recently, a game called "playing the cigarette card" has become popular among primary school students. After school, the children will meet to "play cards". In order to study "cigarette cards", they will also go to the shops to observe cigarette boxes, and they will turn around the trash cans to collect "cigarette cards".

Some parents don't think it's necessary to be too nervous about "playing cigarettes". It's also a social activity for children to get together and "play cards". It's better than playing games at home. At least it doesn't hurt your eyes. However, some parents are worried about this. They are "very familiar" with cigarette brands and prices at a young age, and will inevitably have curiosity about smoking. It is not healthy to pick up cigarette packs everywhere. Both views are reasonable, in essence, for the healthy growth of children.

In fact, neither "chasing and blocking" nor "letting go" is the optimal solution. Playing is a child's nature. Ordering to stop is not only a temporary cure, but also a permanent cure. If minors are allowed to pay too much attention to cigarette information, there are indeed hidden dangers. I still remember that the game "playing cardboard", which was popular among children in the 1970s and 1990s, left many people with good childhood memories. In view of this, we should "replace blocking with dredging" and "leave cigarettes and cards", and correctly guide children to participate in after-school activities, so that we can solve the problems behind "playing cigarettes" more temperamentally and intelligently.

When the key word "cigarette" appears in the game of primary school students, anyone will "frown" first, and parents and schools will inevitably be "shocked". In fact, the so-called "playing the cigarette card" has nothing to do with "smoking". Instead, the cigarette box is folded into a rectangular "card", and then the card is turned over by the air flow generated by palm tapping. If it is successful, the "card" can be taken away.

Although the original intention of the game of "playing cigarettes", which is spontaneously formed among children, is not malicious, it cannot be allowed to develop wantonly. After excessively indulging in "playing cigarettes", children may "trade cigarettes" privately, or even buy cigarettes secretly. Therefore, it is advisable to make healthy and beneficial content into "cards" instead of "cigarettes", such as regulating the level of cards through the food chain of animals, so that children can learn to play and learn to play.

From a scientific point of view, children's growth is inseparable from games. They can learn to abide by rules, learn to accept wins and losses, and learn how to interact with others in games. Therefore, education management also needs gentle wisdom: first, bend down, show equal attitude and respect for children, on this basis, supplemented by correct guidance, to help children correctly understand the game and stay away from harmful information.

(Editor in charge: Gou Yawen, Qu Yuan)

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