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Absentee parents fuelling crime and disturbed children

When most people think of parenting they see in their mind’s eye changing of napkins, running sleepless nights and higher budgets. But parenting in modern times has more challenges than that owing to work pressure and modern life in general. This is why most parents take their children to day care at a very young age and as time progresses they are moved from one boarding school to another.

This creates a communication and trust gap between children and their parents. A report by a drug rehabilitation concern; Narconon Drug, indicates that a shocking number of currently detained inmates and rehab attendees admit they had a tumultuous upbringing having experienced emotional and physical neglect from their parents. Matters are worse when some parents move to foreign countries leaving their children with guardians or relatives.

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