Stakeholders advocate proper parenting to curb social vices

Stakeholders have advocated for proper parenting as a way to urgently curb the spate of anti-social behaviours being recorded in the country of late.

According to them, parents have a huge responsibility of moulding their children and wards, hence the need for them to take proper monitoring of their growing up.

These formed parts of the positions of stakeholders at a seminar organised by Dolapo's Platform entitled, “Teen Focus Africa”, held at the Sacred Heart Catholic College, Ibara, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Prof. Kolawole Salako highlighted the importance of mentoring, urging everyone to take responsibility.

He cautioned parents and guardians to not to jettison the idea of paying attention to the behavioural patterns of their children and wards.

According to him, this should start from childhood, stressing that parents and guardians should be able to quickly discern positive or negative changes noticed in the behaviour of their children and wards.

Salako mentioned the need for teachers in primary and secondary schools to work on the children’s strengths and weaknesses for them to grow up properly.

Also speaking at the occasion, a Professor of Communication Art from the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Ekiti State, Jendele Hungbo, blamed money, booze and sex as some of the things that appear to preoccupy the minds of youths these days, saying such should be duly regulated in a sane society.

On his part, Mr. Abiodun Sherif of the Public Relations department, Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, urged participants to allow destiny unravel itself, warning youths to avoid cutting corners in whatever they do.

In his remarks, the Founder of Golden Goose Foundation and Dolapo's Platform, Mr. Bright Adesina, said the seminar was meant to emulate the lives of people that had reached the peak of their careers by helping today’s youths become future leaders.