The “Happiness Program with Mom and Dad,” which was selected as the main 2016 support project of Tongil Group's Hope Dream Salary Round-Off Service Project, provides support in resolving conflicts between the mothers of multicultural families, who are not used to Korean culture and cannot speak fluent Korean, to improve communication with their adolescent children and extended families.

20 multicultural families gathered for this program, which commenced for two days at the Youth Hostel in Palgongsan Mountain, Daegu from July 23~24.

Later on, various educational programs were held to resolve conflicts and develop understanding for the smoother communication between parents and children of multicultural families. Parents were educated about the adolescent stage, and their children were educated about the menopausal symptoms to take the time to understand each other. They also had the time to open their hearts and truly understand one another as parents and children, through the proper communication skills and physical affection education.

With some effort, the children were also able to communicate their dreams in detail together with their parents, by planning their own futures through the career exploration programs.

Many parents and children reflected that it was too bad that many families could not participate, as many multicultural families experience conflicts with their children. But the participating families reflected that they shared a tremendously valuable experience through this program because they were able to realize that the children's problems derived from the parents themselves, and they also resolved to participate in this program again with the children who could not attend this time.

With the Tongil Group's financial support, this program was able to yield a higher-quality experience and result compared to last year, as the third program of this year.