Gwangju Seo-gu 'Dream Start Parent Education' Conducted

Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kim Ikang) announced on the 30th that it held a ‘Dream Start Parent Education’ session at the Seo-gu Office Deulbul Hall.

The education session, attended by about 70 Dream Start target children and their caregivers, was conducted to create a healthy parenting environment by strengthening parental capabilities.

Seogu District Office building. [Photo by Seogu]

Lecturer Sumi Kim, co-CEO of PMA Consulting, gave a lecture titled ‘Happy Communication with Children,’ covering ▲analysis of children’s behavior types ▲understanding children’s strengths and weaknesses according to behavior types ▲finding causes of conflicts and communication methods by behavior type ▲identifying parent-centered values.

At the Dream Start Center in the basement level 1 of Seo-gu Office, safety education and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training were simultaneously conducted for children to acquire skills in preventing safety accidents and responding to emergencies.

Park Chaeyoung, Director of the Child and Youth Division, said, “Based on future parent education satisfaction survey results, we will operate programs linked with various specialized institutions and invite excellent lecturers to provide education that is practically helpful for child-rearing.”

Meanwhile, Dream Start is a project aimed at supporting the healthy growth and development of vulnerable children under 12 years old and ensuring equal starting opportunities. This year, it plans to implement nine core programs by developmental area to support the holistic development of children and 34 customized services linked with various resources from public and private institutions in the local community.

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Dongho Shin baekok@asiae.co.kr

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