An NGO, Women Friendly Initiative (WFI) has called on parents to ensure proper upbringing of their children to avoid youthful delinquencies and moral decadence.
The chief Executive Officer of the organization, Dr Francis Eremutha made the call during a chat with News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Eremutha charged that moral decadence is on the increase among youth due to lack of proper monitoring and counseling by parents.
“Goal setting will only come after a child might have received adequate upbringing from parents to succeed in life.
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“I advise youths in the country to search for mentors in their chosen carriers so that they can be successful.
“Parents have a greater role to play in child upbringing and mentorship than peer groups and school environment,” he said.
Citing the case of spontaneous involvement of youths in drug abuse and immorality, he said that mentorship will go a long way to teach young ones how to do things in the right manner instead of doing it blindly.
Calling on parents, he urged them to ensure proper upbringing of their children with special monitoring for female children as they need to be properly monitored and guided.
“Positive values will enable the country to succeed with less difficulty if parents properly train their children.
“If you want to become a medical doctor, then imbibe positive values and find a successful doctor and let he or she be your mentor.
“Whatever field you want to specialise in, there is somebody who must put you through,” he said.
Eremutha further called on political leaders and rich personalities to set up empowerment programmes that will train youths on how to be self employed and discouraged from lawlessness and promiscuity.
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