Christy Ye, G10, RDF International School

All parents anticipate that their children will lead an accomplished life. Great importance has been attached to cultivating their precious qualities of being knowledgeable, persistent, helpful and so on. Personally, I think being helpful plays a crucial role in a child’s growth. A child who readily helps others can shape a sense of responsibility and better achieve success.

To provide assistance to others can make children responsible and reliable. It is the same in the family. When children learn to sweep the floor and wash clothes, they will feel that they are a part of the family. They have the duty to do these.

However, if children are not educated to take responsibility at home, they will take it for granted that parents should provide children with everything. Lazy and ungrateful, such children lose a sense of responsibility.

As for me, when I was 5 years old, I was encouraged by my mother to do some chores for my family. She said I was a member of the family and I should be as helpful as I could. I started to help sorting the study, cleaning the kitchen, and caring for the flowers on the balcony, which established my good habit of serving the family and helping others.

I was very impressed by what my mom said to me: “Helping others equals helping myself.”

I try my best to help every person who needs help. I still remember that when I gained everyone’s help with my project in my primary school. At first, I was afraid that there would be no one to help me with this project. Surprisingly, I received everyone’s survey in the end. The assistance of peers and senior students enabled me to complete the survey in a fast and efficient way.

Helpful children can easily be successful because a helpful hand can bring more helpful hands. It is significant for parents to teach their children to be helpful.