Stressed Chinese parents &quot;drug children&quot; for exams
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Some stressed out parents in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai have been searching for a prescription stimulant to give their children ahead of this week&#39;s national college exams, the Beijing News said on Tuesday.
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Alarmed at a recommendation that antidepressants for children carry a strict new warning label, some parents are not letting their kids take the drugs as part of a clinical trial for young people who have attempted suicide.
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A backlash brews as parents are asked to write checks for school activities.
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China has banned schools from organising &quot;vulgar&quot; beauty, art or talent shows, worried they may corrupt young minds and simply be used to extract money from parents, state media said on Thursday.
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Schools to be challenged over biometrics Parents are preparing a legal challenge to schools that have fingerprinted their children without their consent.â¦
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An internal survey by the Chinese Communist Party has found that more than half its higher-echelon cadres are incompetent and many &quot;lost their heads&quot; when faced with difficult situations.
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Parents put their lives on hold, and dig deep into their pockets.
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Hundreds of students in an earthquake zone in southwest China started taking crucial university entrance exams in tents Thursday, state media reported.
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High levels of stress may physically scar a child's brain, research suggests.
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Children are being given Ritalin by parents who want to boost exam results, claims a psychologist.
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Mental illness has become a major  public health problem in China as the country modernizes and  family traditions fade, Xinhua news agency said Tuesday.
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Parents are cutting back their kids' schedules to make more time for family.
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Many parents fear the pressures of modern life cause children to be anxious or depressed, research finds.
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Indian parents slammed a social science book being used in schools in the western state of Gujarat which describes Pakistan as a &quot;den of terrorism.&quot;
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Pupils taking GCSEs will have to sit a new battery of mini-exams as traditional coursework is axed because of the temptations to cheat, plagiarise from the internet or seek unfair help from parents.
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Dance classes soon will be mandatory for Chinese elementary and secondary students because of worries about increased obesity, state media reported Tuesday.
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Mothers cradle children in their arms. Fathers smile softly at the helpless bodies they hold. Other parents are bent over from the weight of their teenage kids whose legs fall limp, almost touching the ground. In the absence of basic medical equipment, these parents do this every day.