the issue of parenting comes to mind after rioters ran amok across the UK; smashing windows, throwing petrol bombs, wreaking the lives of business owners and ordinary individuals, destroying communities. mostly the youth of today, as young as 11 to as old as those in their thirties, were the images captured on CCTVs and camera phones, seen on television, posted on flickr and you tube.
why do these kids think that stealing and vandalism are okay? where is the moral clarity? there is famine in some parts of the world and they want a flat screen tv? this all boils down to parenting. say what you want about tiger moms but they're the ones who get the job done. i know kids these days have their twitters and tumblrs to air their parental grievances. but children should be pushed to excel and be provided and surrounded with positive forces in their lives.
planned parenting should be the status quo. responsible folks should only have children knowing that they are emotionally and financially equipped to give proper guidance. those are the ideals. but that's better said than done. in my generation, children are used as benchmark for success. my life particularly, is viewed as empty and less remarkable because of my breeding problems. however, the british government don't charge for contraceptive pills prescription. meaning, the brains behind this health move feel that population increase is a deterrent to achieving sound economic gains.
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