Wily, wild and wayward

Traditionalists hark back to the days when children belonged to the community in which they lived and any elder had the authority to punish errant ones, reports GALE NGAKANE

FRANCISTOWN: Since years of yore, children have been known to stun their parents with their novel ideas, despite the harsh punishment this often earned.

Traditionalists are fast in their belief that today's children are spoilt and wayward, rushing to Childline at the slightest 'provocation.'

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