Too young to stress


Fun times: Children at the UCSI Child Development Centre learning through play. – LOW LAY PHON/The Star

CHILDREN should not be thrown into the deep end of academics, more so if they have not even developed the muscles needed to grasp a pencil.

Yet, this is what is happening in our country, experts note.

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