Parents In Modern Society

One of the saddest things about modern society is the lack of parental love which children in highly industrialized countries suffer from. When a couple gets married, they usually plan to have a number of children. And once the child is born, parents are morally obliged to care for him to the best of their ability. Parents are responsible to see that a child is not only satisfied materially; the spiritual and psychological aspects are very important too.

The provision of material comfort is of secondary importance when compared to the provision of parental love and attention. We know of many parents from the not so well to do families who have brought up their children well and with plenty of love. On the other hand, many rich families have provided every material comfort for their children but have deprived them of parental love. Such children will just grow up devoid of any psychological and moral development.

A mother should consider carefully whether she should continue to be a working mother of a housewife giving all the affection and care for the well being of her child. (Strangely, some modern mothers are also being trained to handle guns and other deadly equipments when they should be cuddling their children and training them to be good and law abiding citizens.)

The modern trend and attitude of working mothers towards their children also tends to erode the time honored filial piety which children are expected to shower on their parents. The replacement of breast feeding by bottle feeding could also be another factor which has contributed to the erosion of the affection between mother and child. When mothers breast feed and cuddle babies in their arms, the tender affection between mother and child is much greater and the influence the mother had on the child for its well being, is much more pronounced. Under such circumstances, filial piety, family cohesion and obedience are invariably present. These traditional traits are for the good and well being of the child. It is up to the parents, especially the mother, to provide them. The mother is responsible for the childs being good or wayward. Mothers can reduce delinquency!