In an open letter to adults written by Bang Jeong-hwan방정환 on May 1, 1923, he encouraged격려[고무]하다,용기를 북돋우다,권장[장려]하다 parents to “speak to children with respect and speak softly” and stressed that they were the future of the country. “Children who grow up with ridicule조롱, 조소, 놀림; 비웃음 and contempt경멸, 멸시, 모욕 from others will become people who disrespect others,” he warned but added, “children who grow..