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Teach your children hard work not get-rich-quick schemes

I recently read a piece about parenting going wrong in the new generation and it got me thinking.

I agreed with the writer when he gave an example of studying in Europe and how students generally operate there. I know Europe and Africa are different but if we could copy some of their cultures, especially in matters to do with hard work, we could improve our parenting skills and have children who believe in hard work.

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