Broken families breed wayward children

Semommung who was presenting at a Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Botswana children’s reporting workshop for local scribes said children come from families of their own and today’s society is facing issues surrounding child psychology. “When a child is left on their own from the ages of 0 to five, without guidance, love and care and in the absence of good parenting there are bound to be problems in their later life,” he said.

Semommung, who is against corporal punishment, argued parents to play an active role in bringing up children as opposed to the 21st century practice where they are actually being raised by housekeepers. “This is an assignment for us all. The current status quo requires a paradigm shift from the church, government, civil society groups, the media and we need to work together,” he said.