Parenting is not a PR exercise: Instill discipline

As a man in his bamba 50s, I am old school. I thank the almighty for giving me a good life. I have said before that I come from a background where we were disciplined by both my parents and neighbours. Add to this teachers in school and even college. Most of my age mates can confirm this. Our parents and elders never spared us the rod.

It was common for your neighbour who was your elder to cane you when they found you misbehaving. One had to pray hard that they didn’t inform your parents since that meant double punishment. In our days, we used to have approved boarding schools where children who were indisciplined would be sent.