Baiyang Village, Chendian Town, Songzi City, Hubei Province: "Children's Happy Home" makes rural left-behind children warm and not absent

"I'll give it to my mother after the pink necklace is drawn", "Why is the electric light on", "This building block is really fun"... On the morning of October 31st, the "Happy Growing Up with Me" activity of caring for left-behind children in Baiyang Village, Chendian Town, Songzi City, Hubei Province, was in full swing, and volunteers led the children to play games, learn to draw, have fun, and make the grandparents on the side close their mouths.

In recent years, with the increase in the number of migrant workers, more and more left-behind children in rural areas have increased. The Chendian Town Party Committee and the government give full play to the role of village children's directors and volunteers, strengthen the construction of the team, establish a mechanism of "government guidance, policy support, and social participation", and provide services such as game entertainment, temporary care, health education, and child protection for left-behind and distressed children in the town. Through the "4:30 Classroom", "Loving Mother" and "Loving Brother" pairing and support activities, a large number of volunteers have paved a path for rural left-behind children with love and responsibility, so that children can truly feel the warmth of the social family.

According to the person in charge of the activity, the children's parents are working outside the home, most of them are taken care of by grandparents, unable to help with homework, some children are addicted to online games at home, and children do not listen to instructions during the rebellious period... Many problems are headaches, and the "Children's Happy Home" gives left-behind children a good place to go, every weekend, they will send their children, through various activities, not only exercise the child's hands-on ability, but also close parent-child relationship.

"Since the operation of the 'Children's Happy Home', there have been no more drownings, accidental casualties in the village. Children grow up happily, and parents can work with peace of mind outside the home. In the future, the village 'two committees' will, as always, care for the growth of children, and carry out services such as parent-child games and family education on a regular basis. Song Youdong, general secretary of the party branch of Baiyang Village, said. (Zhong Aihua)