Dr. Oh Eun-young from 'My Golden Child' was outraged with the parents of 'seven siblings' who are neglecting their parenting.
On the broadcast of Channel A's 'Nowadays Parenting - My Golden Child' on 22nd, the story of 'parents who disappear every night and their seven foul-mouthed siblings' was revealed.
The couple of 'seven siblings' who appeared in the studio shared their concerns about the fifth child, Geumjok's foul language. However, the problem lay with the parents.
While the parents were away, the third child was shouldering the entire burden of parenting in place of their mom and dad. The third child, along with the 4-month-old youngest and the fourth and fifth siblings, was also handling household chores and seemed overwhelmed.
Later, during a family outing, the third child expressed their difficulties with parenting, but instead of comforting them, their mom and dad scolded them. The mom said, "If you don't want to take care of the baby, at least go to school," and the dad harshly remarked, "Are you a guest? Even boarders help with the rent," shocking everyone.
Dr. Oh Eun-young asked, "What do you think is troubling the third child?" When the parents replied, "Honestly, I don't know anything besides parenting," she responded, "This is a big problem," and emphasized, "You have to raise them properly. If you have seven children, you become a master of parenting. But it seems that the master of parenting here is the third child. The third child has become the parent."
She continued, "Children should be in the position of a child. The third child is in the position of a parent. It feels like their mom. Right now, the fourth child feels like their mom. But the parent and the child are not in the same position. They are not on the same level. It's not just that; there is no expression of basic gratitude and appreciation. They take too much for granted. Why is it that you don't acknowledge the legitimacy and validity of the fact that the third child is struggling?"
In particular, Dr. Oh Eun-young hesitantly said, "It seems like they are using the children as labor. If you're not going to school, then you should take care of the kids, you should at least contribute to the household. I believe there is a significant issue in the philosophy and standards of the parents regarding how they view their children."
Meanwhile, the mom and dad, stepping out alone, headed to the convenience store where the mother worked. The dad had decided to help the mom instead of taking care of the kids. He responded nonchalantly to the third child's complaints about parenting over the phone with a mere "Hang in there." To this, Jang Young-ran remarked, "Excuse me, sir, that's a baby. It's not the third child, it's a baby."
At 1 a.m., despite the late hour, none of the children were sleeping. The parents naturally scolded the third child for not doing household chores. Ultimately, the third child was found in the bathroom, hiding and shedding tears unnoticed by the parents, evoking heartache.
Dr. Oh Eun-young stated, "To speak candidly, they are parents who have given birth to seven children, yet they seem to have zero parenting skills and are still in a romantic relationship. They are parents but have not become actual parents."
Regarding the parents who are even considering having an eighth child, she passionately remarked, "This family should absolutely not have another child. The environment is not suitable to raise one more. If I may use a very negative term, just giving birth doesn't make you parents."
[Photo] Captured from the broadcast of 'Nowadays Parenting - My Golden Child'
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