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'I'm an international student in Australia. How do I tell my parents the pressure they put on me is too much?'

  • Written by Hannah Soong, Senior Lecturer in Teacher Education Practice, School of Education, University of South Australia
'I'm an international student in Australia. How do I tell my parents the pressure they put on me is too much?'Your happiness and self care is more important than anything else right now. Nina Maile Gordon/The Conversation, CC BY-NC-ND

On behalf of student here from Hong Kong I am so worried to tell my parents that the work is too much. They want me to study hard and continue at an Australian university.

– Anonymous

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