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Age of participants matters greatly too, Setoh noted.<\/p>\n
A 15-year-old, for example, may better understand why they are at a hardship camp and that it will end, while younger participants depend more heavily on having trusted adults around to feel safe, she added.<\/p>\n
Not every child hates the experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A Chengdu father surnamed Gao, who sent his reluctant Secondary 1 daughter to a camp, told local media that while she complained about the farm work, she also enjoyed it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“She almost likes it,” he said.<\/p>\n
The same hardship, noted Desiree Qin Baolian, an associate professor of human development and family studies at Michigan State University, can leave one child stronger and another traumatised.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“We can put children in challenging situations,” she said. “However, the container needs to be warm and supportive.”<\/p>\n
Whether a child’s new obedience after camp reflects growth or fear is the question parents should ask, Qin said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Short term obedience and long term growth and health is very different.”<\/p>\n
Fear-driven obedience also \u201cdoes not last long\u201d and plants \u201cseeds of fear and distrust\u201d in a child, Qin said<\/p>\n
Over time, she said, such children may come to feel they “cannot trust adults and others around them to help them”.<\/p>\n
When a child feels loved and cared for, by contrast, “it’s like having sunlight”, she said – a feeling that carries them “through many dark moments in life”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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