The fact that suicide is the #1 cause of death among youth is a sad self - portrait of our society.Entrance exam competition, school violence, and family discord are driving children to the edge of a cliff.
1. Academic Stress and Pessimism about Grades
An educational environment focused on excessive competition suffocates children. Parents need an attitude that values the child's existence itself more than grades.
2. Absence of Communication
Youth despair when they feel there is no one to listen to their worries. Parents and teachers must listen to and empathize with even the small signals of children.
3. Importance of Peer Relationships
For youth, friends are like everything in the world. Bullying and school violence are crimes that destroy the soul. Schools and society must actively intervene to protect children.
4. Restoration of Self-esteem
We must instill a mind to love and value oneself. Praising a child's strengths without comparing is the way to raise self-esteem.
5. Life Respect Education
Education that awakens the preciousness of life is urgent. We must teach that suicide can never be a way to solve problems and inform them how to ask for help.