According to the survey, only 10 percent of the students are capable of writing down their parents’ birthdays, 33 percent want to celebrate their birthday with their parents, and 16 percent said they had moved their parents when they presented birthday gifts…
Most Chinese parents, however, prefer to see their children get a good exam score rather than receive a birthday call. ” …

Chinese students, mostly from one-child families, are the focus of the family and are growing up to be careless of others, said Peng Yi, a licensed psychiatrist.

Peng said that, traditionally, Chinese parents never demand anything from their children, and the children believe they deserve everything their parents have done for them.

Source: CHINA VIEW
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