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We’ve farmed out minding our kids, now let’s not lose them entirely
Families here have little choice but to exist mostly as dual-income households, but it’s facile to use that as an excuse for not spending quality time with children.
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At the end of the day, children will pay the price for not having had quality care, love and attention from their parents.
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Recently, many people weighed in on a TikTok video about a show in which a South Korean child tearfully described a) how lonely he was and b) how scary his dad’s temper could be. Both his parents appeared on the programme.
The video was part of a Web series that discussed family issues and showed a day in the life of a household that is fast becoming the norm everywhere: dual-income parents who spend most of the day at work, before clocking – if at all – some time with their children in the evenings.
