“How do you raise a child without being able to smack them every now and then?” this is a question asked by most parents.
· Alcohol
· Drugs
· Sex
· Sexual transmitted diseases
· Pornography
Could the above by any chance be the result of the legislation passed in 2007, which makes it a crime for parents to discipline their children by raising a hand? Well most parents will be glad to hear that this legislation has been put back on the table for a review, reported City Press on August 27th 2012. The City Press even went on to point out that, this is why today we come across cases where boys young as 7 years old are raping young girls.
Then again common sense says this does not balance out. If it is still legal for a girl young as 14 to terminate a pregnancy, take contraceptives, or be excused from school to give birth. Then it clearly means it is perfectly fine for teenagers to be engaging in sexual intercourse. What future are we building as a country? Children should remain just that, children! But how can they when they are pushed into adulthood at such young ages by our very own government. There is so much more out there for young people, they just need to be faced into the right direction. As soon as parents and the government start speaking the same language, then we will be on the right path to building bright futures and a stable country.
But will beating your child be the real solution to all these problems??? I really dont think so because with such dysfunctional families, in South Africa, parents are never there to realize the extent of their children's behaviours. Fathers are not there to teach a boy how to treat a lady, if they are there, they are beating and raping the boy's mother. Mothers are not there to tell their girls about the dangers of teenage sex because they are too preoccupied by the other 5 children all from different fathers. So reviewing the legislation.....how far will that help the South African society?
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