School and family problems

Anonymous — Sat, 03 May 2008 14:15:20 GMT

Do your parents talk to you? Are you happy in class? We hope so, but it's not always like that. And not only American students have school and family problems, but also foreign kids.

The United Nations studied children's lives in the world's 21 richest countries. It found that the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark are the best places to grow up. The United States and Britain are among the richest countries, but they are at the bottom of the list.

The study looked at the lives of children in six ways. These were: the numbers of poor kids; their health and safety; education; relationships with friends and family; their behavior; how happy they were with their lives.

Bullying is a big problem in British schools. Nearly 40% of the kids in the study had been bullied in the previous two months.

"Lots of money does not mean a happy childhood", says the report. The Czech Republic is not a rich country, but its children have happier lives.

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