With the companionship of psychologist Dr. Ly Thi Mai and MC Oc Thanh Van, the program opens up a sincere dialogue between mother and daughter revolving around the management of lucky money - a seemingly small story but containing many concerns of both parents and children.
Sharing at the program, baby Phuc Toan said that from childhood until now, every Tet holiday, he gives all the lucky money to his mother to keep. Although he has repeatedly expressed his desire to manage a part himself, he has not yet received approval. "I just hope my mother will let me keep only one-third, and I will be happy," the boy confided.
For her part, Ms. So Tuyen - Phuc Toan's mother - said that the biggest worry is that her child does not know how to control spending. She said that Toan used to spend money quite freely, often buying snacks such as cakes, ice water, soft drinks, which affected his health, and even had to go to the hospital for months. In addition, she once discovered that her child took money from a piggy bank without saying anything, so she was even more cautious when letting her child keep the money.
Not only revolving around money, the program also portrays the image of a sentimental and responsible boy. Phuc Toan once asked his grandmother for money to buy a ring for his mother on her birthday. When his mother was seriously ill for nearly a year and a half, since he was in 4th or 5th grade, he took care of himself and fed his mother every spoonful of rice.
Recalling that time, Ms. So Tuyen choked up: sometimes she felt pain in both hands, unable to move, it was Toan who came home from school to ask and touch his mother's forehead to see if she had a fever, then ate and fed her rice himself. In the family, the boy also often helped with housework and took care of his grandmother when she was sick.
Listening to his mother's sharing, Phuc Toan bowed his head and apologized for taking money on his own: "I'm sorry, Mom. When I was little, I thought I could take my lucky money". In response, the mother emotionally forgave and agreed to let her child spend, provided that she could prove her maturity and know how to restrain herself.
Psychologist Dr. Ly Thi Mai said that it is necessary for parents to guide their children's spending, but when children are older, they should be trained to keep and manage their lucky money to form financial management skills and responsibility.
