Parents cannot outsource discipline to the state
It becomes easier to blame the school, society or government than to confront the uncomfortable possibility that the first lessons in respect, self-control and responsibility should begin long before a child walks through the school gate.
Schools are expected to instil discipline, government to teach morality, police to intervene where parental authority has collapsed and social workers to repair what should have been nurtured at home.
It cannot replace the guidance, discipline and values that are first cultivated in the home.
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