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Parents need to talk to their children

   I'm not yet a parent so perhaps I don't know all there is to know about being a parent just yet. However, I have been a child for 23 years and I have observed parents and children over these years. When a child gets up and does something wrong the first person who is blamed is the parent. This is because a parent is deemed responsible for his or her child's actions. This conclusion does has its flaws as a parent can teach their child the right way to do things but the child decides to disobey anyways. On the other hand however, a parent can be very much held responsible for putting their child on the wrong path which results in the child choosing to do wrongs in society. 
   In life we apfind ourselves so busy from time to time. Trying to make a better life for ourselves and our families. This drive to succeed is indeed a good path to go on and a good model for child. However, with this dedication to ones work comes the consequences of neglecting the needs of your child. There are many parents who have left all the needs of their child  in the hands of a teacher of one parents has to juggle all the emotional needs themselves. Say for instance a child wants to talk to their parent about sex but the parent is too busy to entertain such a conversation so instead they send them away. The child then goes and gets guidance elsewhere, often times not the best guidance is given. Then you have those overly religious parents who will respond by saying no sex before marriage end of discussion. What if the child has already engaged in sexual intercourse what is the child suppose to do with that advice? I say to you as parents today always try and make time for your child. There are many parents who only turn up for their child when the child is in trouble but are never there when the child needs someone to talk to. Instead of saying that the child asks too many questions or is  simply an announce to you, try and make sometime to give them some guidance before you realize you can't offer guidance anymore.



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