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339:, and was reported by the media. In the three-minute video, a young boy with his hands on his hips shouted and condemned his parents for "forcing" him to accompany them to the Tai Po supermarket. He threatened to call the police and despite a surrounding crowd, spoke foul language when his parents asked him to be quiet. A passer-by, unable to stand the child's behaviour, gave the child HK$ 20 so that he could take a taxi home and stop harassing his parents. 123: 27: 68: 286:". The "Kong kids" are pampered and spoiled by other family members, and fail to develop autonomy due to foreign domestic servants in the house. Additionally, the parents are said to emphasize academic results over anything else to the point that the children become "Kong kids". 616: 266:
When faced with difficulty, "Kong Kids" expect others to solve the problems, because they are inexperienced with managing setbacks and have low self-esteem. "Kong Kids" are said to be unwilling or unable to solve problems by themselves. Being afraid of failure, they evade
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in 2010, almost half of the parents who responded said that their children cannot eat, bathe or dress themselves independently and 15% of the respondents even said their children could not use the toilet independently. This survey attributed this to "Kong kids".
307:. At the same time, the parents strongly requested the government to assist those students. The article brands the students as "Kong kids". The article blames both the parents and the foreign domestic helpers for the behavior of the students. 530: 302:
article, they stayed in the banquet rooms of hotels or slept in the airport. During that period, those Hong Kong students complained continuously about the situation and that the banquet rooms were like
263:(EQ): they are self-centered, and cannot control their emotions. They are usually weak in interpersonal communication. As a result, they lack basic manners and come into conflicts easily. 515: 256:
As young children, they often lack life skills, such as bathing, cooking, and tying shoelaces. They are used to relying on their parents and foreign domestic helpers.
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who are said to be overly dependent on their families, have low emotional intelligence and lack self-management skills. The term was coined in 2009 in a book titled
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in 2010 "found that nearly 90% of parents hired foreign helpers to help their children". The article states this to be a cause of the creation of "Kong kids".
634: 270:"Kong Kids" often love chasing new trends and pursuing well-known brands. Most of them own brand name goods and electronic gadgets such as mobile phones, 40: 764: 558: 542: 502: 460: 86: 78: 599: 575: 444: 169: 104: 54: 693: 401: 759: 637:[Hong Kong Kids: Parents not Growing Up, How will the Hong Kong Kids Grow Up]. Ming Pao. 1 January 2011. Archived from 418: 144: 46: 749: 739: 671: 715: 651: 135: 744: 638: 241:
The stereotype is reinforced by anecdotal evidence from the media, but has no scientific literature to speak of.
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These characteristics are described to stem from the way they are brought up: their parents are said to be "
348: 260: 503:"Helicopter Parents"? "Monster Parents"? "Free-Range Parenting?" – Part 2 – "I Am Not a Monster Parent" 546: 464: 304: 298:, many Hong Kong students who came home for holidays were stranded at the airport. According to a 754: 364: 583: 480: 440: 374: 311: 679: 358: 354: 191: 658: 405: 283: 701: 398: 122: 319: 253:
They are typically born during the 1990s to 2000s and belong to middle-class families.
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The stereotypical characteristics ascribed to "Kong kids" are as follows:
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Referring to children who are regarded as spoilt and overly dependent
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