Various summer training programs for children have once again prevailed as a popular summer activity in southern China's Guangdong province, Xinhua News Agency reported. But many people are now calling into question the quality and necessity of such courses, especially in light of their hefty price tags.

A training institution in Guangzhou recently announced a program to train kids from 3 to 12 years old to become future CEOs. The once- or twice-weekly curriculum costs parents 50,000 yuan ($7,538) per year. Another course, offering golf lessons for children 3 years and up, costs 1,000 yuan per day. According to the coach, pupils are taught all the fundamentals of the sport.

This growing trend of costly training courses has led to problems such as misleading advertisements and imparity clauses. Statistics show that in the first half of 2016, the China Consumers Association received a total of 2,626 complaints related to training and education services. In recent years, the annual number of complaints in this field has exceeded 5,000.

Many parents express doubt over such institutions, saying that there is a big difference between their promised outcomes and their actual results. According to the law, various certificates and other formalities are required to establish educational organizations. However, some of these institutions don't possess the required documents.

Nevertheless, parents want their children to be accomplished and successful, and some view the costly courses as a symbol of social status. The training organizations are only too eager to perpetuate such a psychology.

Experts suggest that parents educate themselves about the specifics of the promised curriculum before signing their kids up. Experts also say that parents should encourage their children to do housework, which is often just as valuable in developing children's life skills.