Unique discipline: China parents make son, 8, busk for cash to repair school wall he damaged
- Boy doodles on wall, needs US$42 compensation, told by parents to earn it himself, sings in street over 3 days to ‘learn responsibility’ for actions
The parents of a little boy in China who busked on streets to earn money to pay for the school walls he had damaged have attracted widespread praise for their innovative parenting style.
On May 17, an eight-year-old boy from Shaanxi province in northwestern China played the guitar and sang outside to raise some cash.
The sign on his music stand read, “I damaged the school wall and need to earn 300 yuan (US$42) for compensation.”
The boy’s father, surnamed Huang, told White Deer Video, Shaanxi’s official media outlet: “My son doodled on a wall being renovated at his primary school. After discussing it with the school, we decided on compensation. We hope that through street performance, he can learn to take responsibility.
“He performed for three days, one hour each day and earned enough to pay compensation,” Huang said.