Mrs Soludo Says Parents Should Inculcate Basic Social Values In Children, Cautions Against Materialism, Bad Movies
Parents have been charged to invest more time in teaching their children the values of love, kindness, and hard work, and dwell less on possessions and acquisition of wealth.
Wife of Anambra State Governor, Mrs Nonye Soludo, gave the charge in Awka, when she hosted members of the women wing of the Anambra State Association of Town Unions, ASATU.
She observed with dismay that most parents heap undue pressure on their children by pushing them to prioritize material gains over basic values of life.
She noted that in pursuit of such gains, many children have taken immoral choices just to be recognized in their homes and communities.
She expressed regrets that basic values like love, respect, kindness and hard work have been undermined in the midst of rising social decadence, restiveness and crimes.
Mrs Soludo further noted that focusing on negative child raising indoctrinations have eclipsed the traditional methods of raising a child, which combines education and discipline.
The Governor’s wife stressed the need for renewed social consciousness to tackle the negative outcomes, explaining that parents who raise their children to appreciate material possessions over love and hard work, have not only set a very wrong standard for parenting, but have set the child’s growth and worldview on a bad path.
Mrs Soludo also cautioned that increasing emphasis on wealth as a major yardstick for social recognition should be controlled as it is the leading cause of pursuit of riches by any means, and advised that society should take the lead in ensuring that it does not ruin the future.
She also spoke on the negative influence of some home movies which can pollute the minds of children and asked parents and guardians to monitor what their children and wards watch at all times.
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