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Today is June the 1st. Happy International Children's Day!

The Hit Chinese reality TV shows "Where Are We Going, Dad?" "Dad is Back" have lately been criticized² of making the children early mature.

A recent report from Xinhua net says that some Child stars from the TV shows are very young. Some TV reality shows may make self-centered kids.

At the same time, some audiences are leaving comments online calling on a little girl to be the girlfriend of another boy in the show. Even during a press conference of the reality show, the boy jokingly called the little girl "wife".

Is it a wise idea to include the little kids in Entertainment reality TV shows?

Topic2 Should Parents Take A Day Off on Children's DayToday is International Children's Day. Many parents are invited by kindergartens or primary schools to join the celebration for the festival, which usually includes performances of kids. But Monday is a work day. Should parents ask for one-day leave to see their kids' performance?

What's going on?

Topic3 Doctors face verbal³ abuse⁴ or violence13 percent of physicians and nurses have been injured by patients, according to a white paper.

More than 70 percent of doctors in China have suffered verbal abuse or physical violence, according to a white paper released⁵ by the Chinese Medical Doctor Association⁶.

Is it a serious problem?

Topic4 Primary school students to reach 1 million in 5 yearsAs Beijing's population grows and the city sprawls⁷, it's expected that primary school pupils will increase at an annual speed of 4.5% to more than 1 million by 2019.

How big of a challenge will that have on the city's education system? Should we be concerned?

What does it mean? Is there the pressure?

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