Four runaway girls rescued from Vellore – Hurt By Parents’ Scolding.

This raises an important question.What are parent’s supposed to do?Cuddle the children?Too much of exposure to films, especially Tamil films,where disobeying parents is touted as an expression of freedom,children do not seem to realize that if parents do not tell them to mend their ways who else shall?Parents advise in harsh tones for they are interested in your welfare while others tell you by way of a joke.Recent researches claim that sparing the rod is not helpful for the development of children(Scientific American).You may also read my blog -What Father must do?.
Bangalore: Furious at being reprimanded by their parents for scoring low marks in exams, four girls from Bangalore ran away from home. Fortunately for them, they were rescued within a day from Vellore.
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