How To Grow Children's Care For The Neighboring Environment

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Child and adolescent psychologist from the Applied Psychology Institute of the University of Indonesia, Vera Itabiliana Hadiwidjojo, shared how to grow children's concern for the surrounding environment from an early age, starting from the home environment and through daily activities.

"Daily activities can grow all of that. For example, when you are at home, children are accustomed to taking their own drinks because the household assistant has many other jobs," Vera said when contacted by ANTARA in Jakarta via electronic message, Wednesday.

In growing children's concern for the surrounding environment, Vera said parents must also be able to provide a good example of how to care for others. Also, make it easier not to always obey your child's wishes, especially if it collides with the interests of others.

"For example, not always won, learning various things, learning to queue," he added.

In addition, Vera, who is a graduate of the Faculty of Psychology, University of Indonesia, parents must be able to make their children aware that their behavior can have an impact on others.

For example, make it easier for children not to linger when going to school because the pick-up driver has been waiting for a long time. Parents can also teach their children not to litter because they respect the janitor who has cleaned the place.

According to Vera, growing a child's sense of care for the surrounding environment from an early age is very important so that in the future he does not grow up to become an individual who feels that he is always prioritized, only takes care of himself, and does not look at the interests of others.

"We, including children, do not live alone. There must be other people around us. We also certainly don't want children to grow up to be individuals who prioritize themselves," said Vera.

In addition, children who are not taught to care about the surrounding environment, according to Vera, it will be difficult to socialize.

"Children will find it difficult to socialize because the environment is difficult to accept people who don't care about others," concluded Vera.