Forty low income Pattaya households were given lessons on how to create a warmer family environment in order to keep their children away from drugs.
The Pattaya Social Welfare Department invited speakers from the Human Development Index to work with the impoverished families May 14-17 at the Diana Garden Resort in North Pattaya.
The project provided knowledge that heads of households can use to generate warmth between family members. As a result, children can feel closer to parents, less aggressive and less likely to get involved with drugs and other vices.
A speaker from the Human Development Index addresses low income families on how to create a warmer family environment in order to keep their children away from drugs.
Presently, lecturers said, technology development has been rapid, but community development has not kept pace. Parents are focusing on earning money to survive while their children go to school. They have little chance to meet, talk, or participate in family activities together.
Generation gaps are created and mutual understanding declines. This can cause family problems, they said. Children will be directly affected and be led the wrong way. Lastly, they might cause serious social problems or crimes.
Thus Pattaya organized the workshop to “immunize” families and generate good relationships.
Family members participated in activities together and talked to rekindle love and warmth between themselves, particularly children.
The goals of the training were heightened awareness among family members toward the importance and understanding of proper lifestyles. Family members should be cognizant of problems happening and be able to prevent and protect children from them.
Generating good relationships and communication in the family is the best immunization to keep children away from drugs. Parents should be aware of, and prevent sexual relationships between youths.
The families participating in the project were given status as models for the community and asked to share what they learned with others in the community.
