Help migrants' children enjoy holidays

MANY CHILDREN OF MIGRANT WORKERS in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, have spent the summer holiday doing nothing but homework and playing games on their phones while visiting their parents, according to reports. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Tuesday:

The kids of migrant workers, who often travel far to be with their parents for the two months of the summer holiday, often end up spending not much time with them, as their parents are busy working. The visiting children therefore have little option but to do homework and play games on their cellphones, day in and day out.

These children are easily ignored as their parents are struggling to make a living in cities. And their awareness of the wealth gap that exists between their families and those that live in the cities could make them feel uncomfortable.