It augurs well for any country when a large segment of its population is youthful. This is not an overstatement but a proven fact.
Linked to youth, inter alia, are good stamina, vibrant work involvement, the tendency to exploration and an appetite to exercise change. These are. Indeed , faculties that any society can capitalize on for purposes of its development.
To achieve good affinity with youth, their proper upbringing should start well ahead of their age of puberty. This upbringing should carry the features of family cosiness, education and concrete link to their society.
Educationally, they should get training on how to be analytical and decision maker. A part of their education can be geared to vocational and DIY drills. Take you pick of the available examples of home plumbing, gardening, sewing and baking.
Socially, it is highly recommended that they enjoy family cosiness, parents counselling, interests sharing and enough time for dialogue. This is done to help coping to their challenges, averting misconduct and overcoming difficulties.
One recommended social method which has been notably practiced in some societies is parents befriending of their youthful sons and daughters. To explain, dad and mum become friends to their progeny. Their sons and daughters would not eye them as authoritarian.
But what about the shape of reaction of our youth themselves to these freely offered services?
Listening is the answer. Heeding the advice of family elders, including parents will be both productive and helpful. It goes without saying that some current problems faced by youth have been resulting from an attitude of arrogance on their part, a feeling of independence in their own world and non- welcoming of advice. However, this faculty of listening has been instrumental in successes of scores of listening youth!
- Mohamed Tewfik