Press Conference on the Happy Seeds Nurturance Project

We would like to invite you to cover the following event:

Event:              Press Conference on the Happy Seeds Nurturance Project

Date:               18 January 2014 (Saturday)

Venue:             Wei Hing Theatre, 6/F, Amenities Building, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon

Time:               10:30 am – 12:00 noon

Dr Sylvia Kwok Lai Yuk-ching, Associate Professor from the Department of Applied Social Studies at City University of Hong Kong (CityU), will present the findings of the Happy Seeds Nurturance Project at the press conference. She will discuss how different ways of disciplining children affect their character strengths and mental health, and how children’s character strengths can be nurtured to decrease their chances of developing anxiety symptoms in the future. Parents and teachers who have participated in the project will also share their thoughts at the press conference.

The Happy Seeds Nurturance Project, organised by CityU and co-organised by the Chinese Rhenish Church Hong Kong Synod with sponsorship from the Quality Education Fund, took place from February 2013 to January 2014. During this period, CityU conducted a questionnaire survey and interviewed parents of 368 children aged 2 to 6, aiming to understand the impact of different discipline methods on children’s character strengths and mental health. About half of the children were randomly selected to join 16 sessions of activities for developing their character strengths, hence a more positive attitude towards life. They were then compared to the children not participating in the activities for evaluation of the effectiveness of these activities.

Media enquiries:

Lam Chui-ling, CityU’s Department of Applied Social Studies (phone: 3442 7216 or 6749 2690）

Yvonne Lee, CityU’s Communications and Public Relations Office (phone: 3442 6807 or 6050 2293)​​