Maybe, Spare The Rod And Save The Society From Another Broken Adult

Often, the violence that children experience is from parents, believing themselves to love a child into obedience, but really introducing them to violence as a means of communication.

Many parents, who introduce their children to violence in this manner rely on religious text. A lot of parents give punishment to their children in the interest of proper upbringing. This punishment is often carried out in schools as well, and continues into adulthood, at kgotlas, when a person has gone against social morals, norms or laws.

Parents, as well as the society that aligns itself with such forms of punishment say they are desirous of a good upbringing of their children. The question is, whether this tyrannical method of upbringing is a factor in building a society as ill as ours.

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Routine child vaccination imperative

The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...

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