UK youth culture and respect

[Arthur Little]

I sometimes wonder, if the root of the problem in western culture lies in the fact that so many women are trying [not always successfully] to balance a career with being mothers ... a practice increasingly encouraged, through incentives offered by the governments of the day, for women to return to work after say, 3 months' statutory maternity leave.

Consequently, all too often, very young children spend much of their formative years in the care of 'childminders' ... resulting in their being deprived of the natural maternal contact that is so essential at such a crucial stage in their growth and development ... and frequently ending up in their becoming "latch-key" kids - left to fend for themselves - upon attaining school-age.

Ultimately, by the time they reach their teens, these youngsters are, by virtue of the lack of proper attention they ought to be receiving at home, find themselves free to roam the streets seeking ... and indulging in ... all sorts of deviant pastimes to relieve their sheer boredom. It seems clear to me, that it's all part of a vicious circle!

[arkwright]

In every culture there is good and bad, I admire the close relationship within families, the extended network of help and support that is more common in The Philippines than the U.K. However, most people here i have met have scars from being hit by something ( a belt or clothes hanger perhaps) by their mother or father This teaches them love and respect.... The children are passed from "sister" to "sister" no coherence Nothing is ever that simple. We have a dependency (or a reliance) on the state to provide. Here, there is only the family. We should both learn from each other, we should take their happiness in the face of REAL problems and they should take our?????? National Debt?
Bless!