1. Should schools and parents teach children to help others?

Yes, schools and parents should definitely teach children to help others. Having compassion and lending a hand338 are really important skills that will benefit them in the long run. If they learn to help others, they can develop better personalities. They5 re more likely to be kind and generous in the future. That makes them more attractive for friends and significant others. So helping others is definitely a valuable life skill.

2. How should parents and schools teach children to help others?

Parents can teach children to help others by demonstrating that kind of behaviour. For example, if a parent sees someone in need, they can help them out and then explain why they did that to their child. If their child has siblings, they can also encourage them to help their brother or sister out. As for schools, I think they can teach children to help others by letting them do group activities. When they work together, they’ll learn to help each other as well.

3. Why are children nowadays less likely to help others?

I guess it’s because nowadays, our society is becoming more focused on individuals. People think more about themselves than they do about others. Children pick up on339 those things, and they start to model selfish behaviours. Sometimes, children are even taught to put themselves before anyone else340. So they don’t think they need to help anyone else. It’s really a shame341, honestly. I hope that future generations learn to be kinder.

4. In what kinds of professions do people help others more?

I think any job that involves protecting people automatically means helping them more. For example, it’s a police officer’s job to protect society by catching criminals and ensuring the public’s safety. The same goes for firefighters. Plus, there are jobs in healthcare that involve helping people a lot. For example, doctors and nurses help others by curing their illnesses and treating their injuries. We definitely wouldn’t get very far in life without these kinds of workers.

5. How can children help others?

There are tons of ways for children to help others. For one, they can spend time with each other. For example, when their friends are lonely or upset, they can just simply offer companionship342. After all, being someone’s friend helps them avoid boredom and loneliness. They can also be generous by
sharing their toys or even their clothes with kids in poor areas. A little kindness goes a long way343. Besides, at home, children can also help their parents do chores. Sometimes it’s not about how they can help, it’s all about their attitude. I believe parents would be very happy seeing their children help out at home.

338 Having compassion and lending a hand:拥有同情心并且能帮助别人
339 pickup on:注意到…学会了… 义
340 put themselves before anyone else:把自己放在别人前面
331 It’s really a shame:很可惜，很丢人
342 companionship：陪伴
343 A little kindness goes a long way:小小的施恩就可以有大的帮助