“I am a little superhero!”: a pilot play-based group to enhance self-esteem of children from low-income families in Hong Kong

Failure to appreciate theimportant fact that poverty propagated itself in the absence of a parent or a social program that had time to help young childrenhas allowed child poverty to fester, compromising children’s ability to go to school, their willingness to learn, their attitudes, and their motivation. This is a major cause of worsening intergenerational mobility and poverty. The research findings of Chetty et al. confirm the importance of investing in schooling, of having stable families, and of building communities to provide positive encouragement and support for the disadvantaged. The isolated, remote public housing estates we have in Hong Kong are unlikely to foster such communities.The findings from the US and Hong Kong strongly suggest that public sector housing policy to subsidize low-income families should be changed from providing subsidized rental housing units to homeownership units. This would have three different effects for increasing intergenerational mobility among low-income households.

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Ermington Family Learning Centre: Breaking the cycle of disadvantage through parents and children learning together

Children Australia ◽

10.1017/s1035077200004326 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 13-17 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jean Hay ◽

Maureen Puckeridge ◽

Robyn McDonald ◽

Margaret Kelly

Keyword(s):

Low Income ◽

Learning Difficulties ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Educational Opportunities ◽

Professional Support ◽

Family Learning ◽

Disadvantaged Children ◽

Parents And Children ◽

Low Income Families ◽

Welfare Agencies

The Ermington Family Learning Centre provides educational opportunities for both children with learning difficulties from low income families, and their parents. The Centre specifically targets disadvantaged children and encourages the involvement of families, most of whom are vulnerable and isolated from traditional services. Because the focus is on children, many parents who would not normally use welfare agencies or seek professional support have accepted help from the Centre. The integrated but indirect approach has ensured not only sustained educational gains and improved self esteem in the children, but improvements in family functioning and the self esteem of parents.

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Emerging Adult Essay

10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190260637.003.0036 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Tsang Suet Yee Michelle

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Secondary School ◽

Low Income ◽

Emerging Adult ◽

The Elderly ◽

Chinese Student ◽

Low Income Families ◽

The University

I am a 19-year-old female Chinese student studying business and law at the University of Hong Kong. I have participated in volunteering activities since secondary school. I taught computer classes for the elderly and gave free lessons to children from low-income families. I hosted games for the mentally challenged. I took part in flag-selling activities. I also participated in a service trip last year....

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