KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today urged parents to take greater responsibility for monitoring their children’s activities and upbringing, warning that a lack of supervision could jeopardise their future.
Speaking to reporters after performing Friday prayers at Masjid Al-Muqarrabin here, Anwar said parents should pay closer attention to their children’s daily routines, including their studies, whereabouts and whether they were at risk of getting involved with drugs.
“Parents sometimes do not even know whether their children are reading books, whether they are coming home at night, whether they are doing their homework or getting involved with drugs,” he said.
Anwar said cooperation between parents and families was important in addressing issues affecting children, including mental health problems and autism.
