1 FEATURE: Moral decadence: Where parents, guardian’s faults lie2 Moral decadence: Where parents, guardian’s faults lieBy Taire Okudolo, News Agency of NigeriaUnarguably, poor parenting contributes in no small way to formation of behaviours among the youth which they will exhibit later in life. 5 Similarly, sociologists note that Nigerian parents are failing in their duties as guardians, instructors and supervisors of the moral upgrading and rectitude of the youth. 8 In an attempt to avoid public criticism of their children for strange behaviours, the derelict parents or guardians are always part of the fallout emanating from their ineptitude. 14 “Emphasis to discourage parents from sponsoring examination malpractice should be intensified by way of prosecution of those in the practice’’. 20 Critics have then been asking what could be done to reverse the level of moral decadence among the youth in the country.

Source: The Guardian August 10, 2022 10:02 UTC