Parenting requires lots of responsibilities. Over the years, there have being tremendous change in the style of parenting. Parents neglecting their children in name of making money sand providing life basic necessity. In the long run, has lead to children being raised in the hands of nannies. The long term effect of this situation is, children growing up to become armed robbers, kidnappers etc.

The economy of the country have driven both parents, to go out, to look for ends meet, because only one parent can no longer provide for the family especially in the middle class and lower class family. Sometimes, both parents income are not even enough to sustain the family. This has pushed both parents to work, in order to meet up with the responsibilities of the family. In the process, has lead the children to cater for themselves or left in the hands of nannies.

Working class parents do not realize the consequence of their action until it’s late.
1) They miss out in the growing up of their children.
2) Total/partial disconnection between parents and children. Since children don’t see their parents quite often, they turn to their peers for advice, which to some extend can be dangerous.
3) This can also lead to inabilities to perform well academically at school.

Parents should create time, even if it is 20mins a day, to communicate with their children. Ask them questions, also create room for them to also ask you question about what is bothering their minds. Ask them what transpired in school and how they are coping in school. Know their friends. Invite their friends over to the house. Don’t be a boss to your children. Introduce them to other activities outside school like; sports, singing, drama, cooking etc. This will help in building their personal development skills. Also regulate how much time they spend in watching TV and go on social media.

Parents have a huge impact in the lives of their children. One thing we should note is that, we all have different roles (mother, father, friend, worker etc) we play in our individual lives. We should make out time to create a balance to ensure that no one suffers. Before taking any decision, you should consider first how it is going to affect your children.
“Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate”- Anonymous