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Parents urged to prioritize needs of children

The Pentecost Child Development Centre in partnership with Department of Social Welfare has organized a sensitization Programme at Duayaw Nkwanta Community Centre, with a call on parents to priotise the needs of their children.

Date Created : 5/26/2021 12:00:00 AM : Story Author :

The theme for the said programme was ‘child protection, stakeholders’ involvement’

The District pastor of the church of Pentecost, Mawuena Komla Akoto said children are gift from God and for that reason parents would fail to properly take care of their children could incur the wrath of God.

According to him, it is the responsibility of parents to provide the needs of the children, teach the children the words of God among others.

Pastor Komla also urged parents to implement gender equality principles and make sure the children are given equal opportunity when it comes to sharing and exercising of views on matters of national interest.

The Tano North Municipal Director of Social Welfare, Madam Lovelace Eyiram touched on societal decline of morality and blamed parents for not teaching their children the commandments of God.

She said the bad behavior adopted by some parents has induced the younger generation to engage in immoral activities such as drug abuse, armed robbery, and sex trade among others.

She advised the younger generation to refrain from the said activities and urged all citizens to report both criminal and abuse cases to the appropriate quarters like police and social welfare for necessary action to be taken.

The Ahafo Regional Director for National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) Mr. Eric Adu called on all and sundry to play a strategic role as stakeholders for protecting the development of every child in the country.

He reiterated that a survey on love for the development of children has shown that many parents do not care for the development of their children. He however said the poor upbringing children would jeopardize the Country’s developmental growth.

On Child protection Act, Mr. Adu cited the 1992 constitution article 28 and informed all parents to comply the provisions in the aforementioned Act.