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Jang Yoon-jung recalls her days as a reenactment actor in 'Surprise'
On the 33rd episode of MBC's global childcare neighborhood meeting, 'Dads Who Crossed the Water' (directed by Lim Chan), aired on the 28th, Mac, a former actor and all-around entertainer, appeared as the first son to cross the water and revealed the daily life of an adolescent middle school boy. 'Basketball Dad' Jeon Tae-pung went camping with three siblings for the first time and made memories with the children with the '20-minute play method' as well as succeeded in shooting dad's break, bringing a big smile to the home.
Jang Yoon-jung said that a really special guest had come and introduced her son, Mac, who came across the water for the first time in the childcare neighborhood. Mack introduced himself by saying, "I'm 15, and I'm from California." Next, when Jang Yoon-jung found out that Mack boasted cute acting skills in 'Surprise', he said, "You're my junior. I've been doing 'Surprise' for quite a while. It's hard to act surprised as soon as you open the door."
In addition, Jang Yoon-jung said, "I heard the stories of parents mainly at the parenting class, and I think I can eavesdrop on the minds of children who have entered puberty."
First, the daily life of basketball father Jeon Tae-pung was revealed. Having previously received advice from Dr. Kyu-Sik Noh, an expert on gifted children, he expressed his determination, saying, "(Today) I want to be praised."
Jeon Tae-pung proceeded with the '20-minute play method' according to the advice of Dr. Kyu-sik Noh, a 'parenting mentor', to set aside time to play. The children could play whatever they wanted, but only for 20 minutes. First, the treasure hunt began. Jeon Tae-pung formed an alliance with the youngest member, Tae-yang, to hide the treasure. As soon as Tae-yang saw his older brother and sister, he said he knew the location of the treasure, and then went to the treasure location and said, “I found it,” giving the audience the pleasure of watching a sitcom. In Gyo-jin said, "Dad's playing again while the children are looking for treasure?"
After the treasure hunt, Jeon Tae-pung played with the children and fell asleep for a while. After that, I started playing hide-and-seek again for 20 minutes. While the first Taeyong played the role of the tagger, Taepung Jeon hid in a nearby tent and took a break again. When the children came to the tent, they hid in the bathroom and tried to protect their break time, drawing laughter. After playing hide-and-seek, Jeon Tae-pung said, "Dad, let's rest and play with the children," causing everyone to complain.
Afterwards, the Jeon Tae-pung family prepared dinner together. In addition, a birthday party for Taeyong was also prepared to wrap up the meaningful first camping time. Jeon Tae-pung burst into laughter by saying, “If you had a good camping time, take care of your mom and dad even if they become grandmothers.”
Following this, the daily life of an adolescent boy, Mac, was revealed. After waking up and spending time alone in bed, Mac read a book in the living room, avoided his parents while they were cooking, and found the phone he left overnight to communicate with friends. Mac's family debated spending more time on their phone. Mack freely expressed his opinion, and while his parents respected their son's opinion, they continued a healthy conversation, citing various reasons to refrain from using a cell phone during adolescence.
In Gyo-jin wondered, "During puberty, I usually like friends more than my parents and want to rebel. Why is that?" In response, Dr. Noh Gyu-sik advised, "At that time, emotions are big and logic is big, but it is difficult to harmonize the two. Do not take the words of your child at face value."
Jang Yoon-jung asked, "Isn't there a lot of cases where the mother went through menopause during the child's puberty?" Dr. Kyu-Sik Noh explained that the children said that the child would have the hardest time, "the child is suffering from secondary illness, and the mother is in menopause." At this time, Mac said, “They are both in puberty, but menopause has a lot of experience.”
After breakfast, Mac had a good time with his friends in the park near his home. First, the two friends played basketball, and Jeon Tae-pung, the 'basketball father' who watched them, wanted to give advice, but made everyone hold their belly button by enduring it. This scene, which brought a big smile, took the best minute of the day's broadcast.
'K-Middle Schooling' The topic of conversation between Mac and a friend was the time to use cell phones. Mack's friend drew attention by saying that his cell phone turns off around 10 o'clock, and that Mac returns the phone to his parents when he sleeps around 9 o'clock. At this time, Mack asked a friend, "My mother knows my smartphone password. What do you think about it?"
In response, Dr. Kyu-Sik Noh said, "When giving lectures or consultations, you need to share IDs and passwords such as smartphones, SNS, and games. Parents think of smartphones as similar to diaries, but SNS is a public space, not a personal space. Teach them how to behave and need supervision. This is not an invasion of privacy, it is to protect the child," he said, sharing the password but not interfering.
Mack and his friend made the fathers of the parenting club smile with innocent conversation and play. The two set out to find coins with a metal detector, Mac's hobby of three years. I tried digging the ground diligently at the signal given by the machine, but the lid of the drink came out, which made me sad.
On the other hand, the MBC entertainment program 'Dads who crossed the water' is ending its season. Global Parenting Neighborhood Association 'Dads Crossing the Water' is a program that finds out the secret of making both parents and children happy through realistic childrearing of foreign fathers living in Korea. It has been meeting viewers every Sunday evening since August of last year. The last broadcast of this season can be seen at 9:10 pm on Sunday, June 4th.
Jiye Choi, staff reporter at TenAsia wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr
