SOME SOLUTIONS TO IRRESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD

Emphasis should be put on family planning by the parents to decide on the number of children whom they can manage. This will keep the parents more responsible.
The parents should avoid segregating children in the family because some street children run away from their parents due to this fact.

Prayers should be promoted in the family taken as a group of the father, mother and children. This may bring to hem God’s blessings like getting school fees to cater for the children.
Guidance and counseling lessons need to be extended to parents who seem to have money but re reluctant to pay fees for their children to be at school.
The children also be taught their traditional values by the parents in order to avoid cases like incest which are common in families with irresponsible parents.
Christian values like love, honesty, kindness and respect to elders need to be extended in the family taught by the parents and any other elder.
The government should try to establish more job opportunities to cater for jobless parents. This will also help such parents to act as responsible people in their home.

Parents need to sit on a round table and discuss some of the problems with their children. This will show a sign o responsibility by the parent and even the children may not become violent in the home even if they are not studying.
Parents should avoid or reduce on the high rate of drunkardness and spare some money to cater for other family needs.
Parents are called upon to live an exemplary life style towards their children and the community at large. This can help the man to get a job that can enable him sustain his home.
The government should help the poor families by offering them free services like medication, education and security.
The government should put u strict measures involving some punishments to parents who stubbornly refuse to take up their responsibilities at home like paying school fees of the children.

Women should avoid getting married to already mentally disturbed men who may not be in position to look after the family and the reverse is true.

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