Do you worry about this country’s future when you look at the youth of today? I certainly do, and I think parents have to step in and make sure there kids have strong set of values.

A strong work ethic is essential, a lazy kid will grow into a lazy adult and they will have no motivation to succeed. We need to hammer home the message that hard work and commitment brings great rewards and can make for a much better quality of life.

Instead of letting your kids just sit in their rooms, get them out and about to experience the different aspects of this great country. If they have an insular upbringing with limited interests they will be ill equipped to deal with life as adults.

Many of us remember the days when the whole family sat down to dinner together and discussed their day. With broken marriages and single, working families a lot of the old family values have gone down the pan. We need to try and get this back, and the first step is to ensure that elders get respect and that responsibility also brings rewards.

Most kids’ lives are dominated by media; they all seem to have TV’s in their rooms where they watch all sorts of stuff that we aren’t aware of. Stricter controls over this are vital.

TV is no longer merely entertainment, for many it is a way of life and this is quite scary. The trash on TV today can heavily influence the way our kids think and speak. Impressionable young minds don’t view programs as they should be and start to think that that’s how the real world works.

Another thing that seems to be lacking in our kids lives these days is physical activity. The most exercise a lot of them get is playing with the controller of their games console. Gaming is fine in moderation, but for some it has become an obsession.

Make an effort with your kids and try and get them out of their bedroom and onto a sports field or to go to a club that specializes in an activity that they enjoy doing. These kind of things all shape young minds and can go along way to creating well rounded adults.

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