| Decline in Morality | | | | the children have turned to the negative sources? As |
| Generally, there is a noticeable decline of morality | | | | the Chinese saying goes, "When you are near to |
| amongst our youths in recent years and it has | | | | vermillion, you become red; when you are near to |
| reached a state that could probably be described as | | | | Chinese ink, you become black." |
| "alarming". There are many social factors that may | | | | The situation which emerged from the different |
| have contributed to this state of affairs but one of the | | | | priorities of both men and women has instead placed |
| main causes could be the noticeable fading parenting | | | | a greater responsibility on the formal school system to |
| skills amongst the young parents. | | | | educate the children. But the school system can never |
| Parenting skills is a labour of love but it also requires | | | | be a substitute for parents. As parents, you may be in |
| wisdom and discipline. However, when there is a need | | | | a dilemma. You may not be in the position to resign |
| for both parents to work and to focus on their careers | | | | and stay at home as you need to earn an income to |
| and personal achievements, they cannot be good | | | | support your families. So how do you work within the |
| parents simply because they do not have time and the | | | | present system? |
| energy for it. The reasons both parents work outside | | | | You need to get the support from your workplace |
| the home could be pecuniary one to earn a better | | | | where you need to work out some kind of staggered |
| income to support the family due to the rising cost of | | | | working hours so that there should be at least one |
| living; but I believe it could also be one of pride, | | | | person who will stay at home early if both of you are |
| appreciation and self-fulfillment. | | | | working. You may even arrange with your employer |
| Nowadays, housework, home cooking, a mother's | | | | to consider taking no-pay leave for the first five years |
| personal attention to her children are no longer valued | | | | of your child's life so that you can devote and invest all |
| and have been superseded by a distinguished career | | | | your time and efforts on building a good foundation for |
| in the corporate world. | | | | your child. |
| However, the world has changed tremendously in all | | | | As a responsible parent, you must attend parenting skill |
| fields; a two-year old toddler nowadays is at least ten | | | | courses every two to three years to learn, update and |
| times smarter than us when we were two, half a | | | | to cope with the rapid changes and the growth of |
| century ago. The toddlers nowadays are more | | | | your child. |
| inquisitive, curious and possess higher capability to learn | | | | No one can deny that all the investment and time |
| more and at a faster speed. Parents are therefore | | | | spent on building the home and the country will go to |
| required to learn good parenting skills that need a lot of | | | | waste if the most important asset - your children - is |
| your patience and time. But the irony nowadays is that | | | | not cared for. You reap what you sow; if you do not |
| parents do not have the time to interact with their | | | | put in your time and efforts to build the strong |
| children; and so the children have no choice but turn to | | | | foundation for your child, and eventually your child has |
| elsewhere for attention and for information. There is | | | | gone astray due to the bad influences and the bad |
| no problem if the children have turned to the | | | | companies that he turns to, it will too late for the |
| knowledgeable and the positive sources for attention | | | | parents to regret. |
| and information but what will happen to the children if | | | | |