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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
Yes, Anne I took your point, but there was little mention of parenting in this report.
As far as I am aware, parenting hardly came into the equation...other than the children(who were aged between 8yrs and 15yrs) said they would like to be more involved in family decisions, and decisions in the community.........now, to me(and you can correct me if you think I am wrong here) these do not sound like the kind of children to which you referred.
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No, they sound like well adjusted children from good backgrounds. And I do agree that there is an emphasis on such children to have material goods (I'm considering my own grandchildren here). Material goods would add to their 'happiness' although should not be essential. I suppose that the same way nice clothes, perfume, jewellery etc adds to my happiness - lovely but unnecessary! The young people I have been talking about would not really understand the concept of being involved in family decisions, and although they are encouraged to be involved in community decisions they have little interest or understanding.