(明報) 07月 26日 星期三 05:05AM
【明報專訊】本港10來歲的初中生不少仍是十指不沾陽春水。家庭與學校合作事宜委員會調查發現，近六成半初中生從不洗熨衣物﹔逾半數從不煲飯煮（食送），就算煮食僅限於即食麵及煎蛋。家長注重子女學業及社交能力，忽略讓他們學習生活技能，長遠導致子女缺乏照顧自己的能力。

家校會於4至5月透過電話訪問535名初中生家長，了解他們對兒女掌握生活技能的看法。結果發現，家長認為子女最重要的技能，是與人相處、控制情緒及整理儀容，子女懂做家務較次要。

初中生參與家務的比率亦相當有限，逾半數家長指出，子女從不煮食或洗熨衣物，三成半家長更指子女從未協助清潔家居。家校會主席黃寶財說︰「部分初中生就算曾煮食，亦僅能煮即食麵、煎蛋，可能連蛋都煎『（火農）』﹗」

不過，不足兩成家長採用「以身作則」的方法，教導子女提升各種生活技能。黃寶財說︰「不少爸爸叫子女做家務，自己卻從來不做，怎能教導孩子呢﹖」

自覺學習時間分配弱

調查亦發現，初中生自我學習能力較弱。六成以上家長表示，兒女從不或僅間中自行溫習，通常需要父母督促。近七成家長指出，子女只能間中或從不能好好分配時間玩電腦及傾電話。

黃寶財建議家長利用暑假，循序漸進引導子女做家務，從而提升初中生的多元智能、自信心、責任感和歸屬感。

新學期升讀中二的「孖仔」陳子賢及陳子浩是少有做家務的學生。他們在家政科學懂下廚，親手製作糯米？及燒賣等小食，又在家「實習」掃地，養成做家務的習慣。父母也趁著暑假，讓兩人多蹓狗、丟垃圾及盛飯，發現二人不但責任感加強，一家的感情也親密了。

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This situation also depends on the environment, because you are quite easy to find a place for food in Hong Kong (nomally you can find a restaurant within 15-minute walking), but it's quite different in North America.
I just knew a bit cooking (just cooking rice, veggie or pan-frying something simply) in Hong Kong, but I know a lot after I move to Canada.  Since the population density is a lot less than in HK, it's not easy to reach a place to eat by walking (finding a chinese restaurant, for sure you need to drive!) ... so you need to learn how to cook.  Also, most Canadian like to make their own food and snack, or even serve food with their friends in the party.

hahaha, i think i was one of them, when u around 12, ur parents do not actually need u to do these stuff. of coz we don have to do it la. 12 is still a kid for now

think about it, you grow up as a  kid with 菲庸 and you contiue to live with a 菲庸 until moving out after college graduation to work.  How often do you think kids in Hong Kong do house chores?

People in Hong Kong really look at things too separately, that Housechore is just housechore.  Housechore IS NOT just chores.  They help train a person in cognitive thinking, independency, a lot of things!  People don't understand that if the kids have no independent skill, they won't be able to survive in the world when they grow up!  That's when they can't withstand stress in work, etc......and all these problem in mental health will start arising.......
so, it's not just one plus one that simple.
Everything is connected!

This is a complete failure of Hong Kong education.  Students in overseas countries usually have to take some lessons in Home Economic/management whereas students in HK only care about academic subjects and nothing else.  And parents back home never ask them to do any housework.  How would they learn to survive on their own?  I feel pity on our next generation.