A university lecturer urged parents to instil discipline and strong values in children, saying family upbringing shapes school culture and future success.
Parents play a key role in shaping their children's character [iStock photos]
A university don has asked parents to instil strong values in their children to help them resist social influence when they join senior school.
Robert Wafula of Kibabii University noted that school culture is greatly influenced by parents, arguing that the values children carry to school are first learned at home.
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