Dear Prof. Supote; The pictures of Tha Sophat, a 20 months old toddler living in Koak Roka Siem Reap province, is pitiful worldwide. In third countries, the child development is at the most important agenda for the government. Tha Sophat is just an emerging sample reflecting thousands or hundred thousands of other Cambodian children whose future is wholly depending on the capability of their parents in upbringing them. Upbringing children in Cambodia is considered experiencing back to ancient era in which children were left alone at home, or depending on their young siblings, or depending on grandparents etc. In rural areas, don't mention about nutrition for children, only rice with salt on plate are hard to find for those children to eat.
Currently, I observe my 13 months old daughter is luckier than me when I was a toddler; but she seems share the same character like me as she picks and eats everything on the floor. Frankly, I ate every small piece picking up from the ground to including trunks and leaves of the trees till I was 11 years old. *Tha Sophat might be luckier than other street children who are making a living by scavenging. Tha Sophat has reserved a very compassionate cow who are not harming him but accepting him as her extra son by providing her fresh milk every day!* In Canada, no children are left on the street. No children are left in home without adult attendance. No children are left in home without schooling if their ages are 5 years old up. Parents are arrested if they have violated such as leaving children alone or with minor without adult attendance, have not sent children to school at their schooling age, or feeding children without having sufficient nutrition food etc. Please, see this link for more pictures collected: http://www.sophanseng.info/2011/09/cambodian-boy-suckles-from-cow-after-parents-leave/ Sincerely, Sophoan On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 7:16 AM, Supote Prasertsri <[email protected]>wrote: > This is a social problem left behind by migrant workers who are forced by > poverty to abandon their child. It is the responsibility of the Government > to create jobs for workers and provide day care and feeding centres for very > young children. > > Fresh cow milk is more nutritious than condensed sugar " milk.". If he is > fed with condensed milk, the boy will grow up mentally retarded. He is very > lucky to have a cow in his family. > > > > On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 7:34 AM, Chanroeun Pa <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I am very shocked and sick with this report. Let's give this unfortunate >> boy a hand. >> >> Regards, >> >> Chanroeun >> >> >> 09/09/2011 >> The Associated Press >> >> KOAK ROKA, Cambodia—A Cambodian man says his young grandson has lived >> partly on milk he suckles directly from a cow since the boy’s parents left >> their rural village in search of work. >> >> Um Oeung says 20-month-old Tha Sophat started suckling the cow in July >> after he saw a calf do the same. >> >> Um Oeung told The Associated Press he pulled the boy away at first. He >> relented after his grandson protested loudly and the boy has suckled the >> cow’s milk once or twice a day since then. >> >> Tha Sophat has lived with his grandparents in Siem Reap province in >> northwest Cambodia since his parents moved to Thailand in search of work. >> >> Um Oeung said Friday the cow doesn’t mind the young boy suckling but he is >> worried about his grandson’s health if he continues. >> >> <http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VcOR7iBRF3Q/Tmum2kh7nzI/AAAAAAAAGsk/nyUwdhh46gA/s1600/Tha+Sophat+suckle+on+cow.jpg> >> Tha >> Sophat, a 20-month-old boy, suckles from a cow in Koak Roka village, Siem >> Reap province, Cambodia >> <http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p3L2J6c4_WM/TmunCwtuHuI/AAAAAAAAGss/IFYe0Tuw5xI/s1600/Tha+Sophat+suckle+on+cow+03.jpg> >> Tha >> Sophat started suckling the cow after he saw a calf do the same >> >> >> <http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MaDE7mW4CqQ/Tmum3L5bJEI/AAAAAAAAGso/fhdFD_BSYgQ/s1600/Tha+sophat+suckle+cow+%2528Heng+Sinith%2529.jpg> >> >> Heng Sinith / AP >> >> Tha Sophat, a 20-month-old Cambodian boy, suckles from a cow in Koak Roka >> village, Siem Reap province, Cambodia, Friday, Sept. 9, 2011. Tha Sophat >> started suckling the cow in July after he saw a calf do the same since his >> parents moved to Thailand in search of work, said his grandfather UmOeung. >> >> Read more: >> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/09/09/international/i181756D74.DTL#ixzz1XbE0qWF5 >> >> -- >> ***** >> * You received this message because you have subscribed to the Cambodian >> Academic Network Mailing List http://groups.google.com/group/cancambodia >> >> * You're cordially invited to visit and contribute to www.cambosastra.org >> > > -- > ***** > * You received this message because you have subscribed to the Cambodian > Academic Network Mailing List http://groups.google.com/group/cancambodia > > * You're cordially invited to visit and contribute to www.cambosastra.org > - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org
