Parents force children into doomed search for stardom By Hoai Nam | dtinews.vn   Many teenagers in HCM City are being forced to become celebrities by their parents who are trying to send them to as many training classes as possible during the summer holidays.    Illustrative photo. Many teenagers in HCM City are being forced to become celebrities by their parents who are trying to send them to as many training classes as possible during the summer holidays. That is the case of a 8th grade student Le Ngoc Huyen in HCM City. While other classmates are eager for dance lessons in Go Vap District Sport Centre, Huyen is content with sitting in a corner with her phone. Huyen said, "I like maths and studying. I also don't have talent for dancing. My dancing just goes nowhere though I was forced to do dance classes for four years. I guess because I danced at school performances when I was little so my parents think I have talent." Previously, Huyen was sent to a well-known dancing centre in Tan Binh District but the teacher told her parents that she was not good enough. Huyen's father said the teacher could not appreciate her talent so he continued to send her to another class. Whenever Huyen shows her boredom, her parents will scold her, "I spent so much but you’ve achieved nothing." Fourteen year-old Duc Toan also faces the same situation. He is studying as a singer at a training centre because he was told to become famous. Despite support from his family, Toan has never been able to win in any singing contests. The low results only fuel his parents' determination for more intensive courses. Due to the pressure, Toan started to fear singing and became sensitive to negative comments from teachers. "When I asked to take a break for a while, my parents got mad and forbid me from giving up." he said. Every summer holiday has been replaced by a famous-before-18-year-old project. Meanwhile the family of high school girl Thuy Nhung have abandoned plans to turn their daughter into a famous model after reaping no results. Nhung's mother always brags that since Nhung is tall, she should succeed in modelling or acting if she cannot become singer. Song writer Tran Xuan Tien said he has seen many of such cases. Parents chose this route because they "heard that singers can easily earn tens of millions of dong a night." Some others are professional artists and also want their child to follow them. Some children have to give up after five or even eight years of training. "Parents should know best about their children's ability to give them suitable guidance. Some parents force their children to pursue a dream which the kids don’t even want and are disappointed when their children fail. This can have a bad effect on children." Tien said.