Nowadays, the tendency of younger childbearing by minors is indeed worrying. Not long ago, a 12-year-old second-generation migrant worker female student suddenly gave birth to a baby boy in the toilet at her school. Last night, I also saw a news report on Suzhou TV about a 14-year-old boy who had several same-aged sexual partners and three children. We do not understand why parents, school teachers, and social organizations are so unconcerned about the lives of minors? How will these children who have already become parents face the harsh competition of society in the future? And who will take care of and raise those illegitimate children who should not have been born at this time? These are all social issues that cannot be ignored or avoided!
As far as I know, middle and primary school students, especially minors from urban migrant populations, are largely neglected by their parents who are busy making a living year-round. Due to insufficient care from families, schools, and society, there are many examples of children drowning in ponds during winter and summer vacations. Moreover, especially when boys and girls are in the confused period of sexual awakening, if families and society do not show concern or provide guidance, it can easily lead to sexual accidents, causing irreversible damage to the physical and mental health of children, leaving great aftereffects on society. Even when problems arise, everyone tries to cover them up or deal with them perfunctorily as if they were shameful matters.
For instance, according to relevant sources, the 12-year-old girl in Hangzhou who gave birth to a baby boy in the school toilet became pregnant under abnormal circumstances. However, whether this is truly the case is questionable: 1) Parents, relatives, and school teachers may deliberately cover up embarrassing behavior, which is equivalent to shirking responsibility for their own mistakes; 2) This also indirectly protects the minor father of the baby boy, avoiding the incident from escalating further; 3) Shifting from public resolution to internal handling helps to downplay major issues. But if parents and school teachers handle the matter superficially, can they really solve the root cause easily? In fact, the number of similar incidents silently and hastily resolved behind the scenes could be even more shocking.
I believe that such social issues are better handled openly, even if they involve the privacy and protection of minors. As long as attention is paid to details, it does not necessarily put psychological pressure or harm on the parties involved. On the contrary, concealing the truth, avoiding medical treatment, and stifling problem-solving at its budding stage absolutely constitutes an invisible injury to other vast numbers of minors. Here, I, Lu Guoping, appeal for parents, teachers, and social organizations to pay more attention to the lives of minors in daily life. At the same time, I suggest establishing an integrated management system from family to school and society to prevent management blind spots. Furthermore, I especially advise those families, schools, and cities involved in "scandals" not to cover up issues but to face mistakes, courageously assume responsibility, and seriously analyze the root causes together, ultimately achieving comprehensive management and thoroughly solving the problems.
Thus, let's start with the Hangzhou 12-year-old girl's "Toilet Baby Boy Incident." Perhaps police, women's federations, education bureaus, and other organizations should intervene in the investigation, with media following up and the public contributing ideas. Hopefully, such incidents will no longer occur.