Teaching Children About “Adulthood” in a Controlled Environment

Have your kids ever asked about what it’s like to be an adult? Now there is a place where children can experience what “they’re in for” in the future with “mini” paid jobs and responsibility.

Where? – in Asia’s largest child social experiencing hall in Dodu City children can take four to six hours to act like an adult. “They hunt for and take jobs and generally survive on their own. Parents can watch their actions, but are not encouraged to give guidance.

In this center, there is an ice an ice cream shop, driving school and newspaper office. There are also public institutions, like a bank and post office all designed for children wanting to experience life as an adult. Last year, this center attracted 149,000 children.

The center is designed to provide instruction to children at every stage in the process. To read more about this social experience for children click here.

Given that we are trying to teach our children life skills, it just may be valuable to let them experience adulthood with "a little instruction" before they actually get there....

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