Parents Must Be Exemplary Children Figures

Indonesian children
In the midst of development of civilization and technology development in today, so parents should be the main figure and role model for the development of the child first in order to build good character.

Observer of women and family issues, Juliana Langowuyo in Jayapura on Thursday, said, education should begin at an early age and the party most responsible for educating, nurturing and raising children to be a tough generation are the parents.
Parents are the closest to the child so that all the behaviors and habits are formed in the family be an example and easily imitated child.

"Therefore, parents should be really paying attention to the children if you want to see them grow into a generation of strong and good quality of the intellectual as well as in attitude and behavior," he said.


According to Juliana, the current social conditions have shifted increasingly liberal society and lifestyle that evolved into a more hedonistic and materialistic. Besides the existence of the institution of family, the community should also be a place of education for children.

However, the condition of today's society can not be used as a pedestal like a child's character formation because it is from the environment outside the family, children often receive treatment and a bad influence.

"It's because of the individualistic view of life that the community does not care about each other between each other," he explained.

Thus, he added, in educating and caring, the parents should have the ability and a strong will so that children can be a generation as expected because on the other hand, the influence of the surrounding environment is less conducive helped paint their characters.

Moreover, the influence of print and electronic media that is now increasingly widespread spectacle and news shows are full of scenes of violence, promiscuity, giving adverse effects on the mindset and attitudes of children. While the government did not expressly address these social issues so that the current lifestyle that is destructive difficult dammed.

"Castle for children is family and parents, they are protective as well as educators who delivered the line quality generation," said Juliana Langowuyo `. (***)