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tle did she expect the group would how unaccustomed your parents are ten,” says Ma.
grow to more than 700 people in just to your absence, considering that you His daughter Ma Yunxue, a Year
six years. She is now frustrated about [the children] have been with us for One CUHK student, is aware of her
having too many people in the chat around 20 years,” says Zhu. father’s leading role in the chat group.
group, as it is difficult to manage. Ma Renjie is She says the group can help reassure
However, she still thinks the chat another admin- her parents that she is doing fine in
group is beneficial for parents in the istrator of the school, because it is impossible for her
sense that they can learn what their CUHK par- to keep in touch with them every day.
children are doing. “To be frank, this ent chat group. “It is necessary for the group to
group is for us, parents, to console He says join- exist…When the parents are anxious
one another, not to supervise the chil- ing the group about something, they can talk and
dren…And you should think about is a channel for comfort each other.
Ma Renjie him to express his Even though it
care for his daugh- might not help
ter by learning the updates solve the prob-
Parents just want to about her school. But he does lems, they can
learn what hap-
not interfere his daughter’s
know what is going school life directly. pens, and they
will be less anx-
“Parents just want to know
on in their children’s what is going on in their chil- ious,” says Ma. Ma Yunxue
school life dren’s school life. My child Building trust
can deal with all these things
by herself…I don’t want to Dr. Eva Lau Yi-hung, Associ-
bother my daughter too of- ate Professor and Associate Head of

Mainland parents seek advice from each other about exchange programmes for their children