Set a good example for your children

Dear Sir,

The article, “Show your kids how to love” (Gulf Times, October 4) made interesting reading. Children learn many good things from their parents as they grow up. Right from love to honesty, they look to their fathers and mothers as their role models. Hence, the onus of bringing up children with good habits lies with their parents.
Children from broken families are found to be not amiable and their personalities often show a negative streak.
People who have had a tough childhood find it difficult to cope with life when they become adults.
For instance, Indrani Mukerjea, a prominent Indian TV executive, who is accused of killing her daughter, was used to be beaten by her father, often with a belt, when she was a child. Overcome by remorse now, she is said to have tried to end her life while in police custody.
The other day, I read an article which alluded that it was due to lack of love and affection in her childhood, she led herself astray in her adult life.  Such cases should be a lesson for us.  We should look after our kids properly and show them how to love all living beings. Love begets love and hate begets hate.

C Robinson, robin_son_ch@yahoo.co.in

A shocking experience

Dear Sir,

I have just arrived in Doha, after having been hired by a security company which has more than 10,000 employees on its payroll.
My first night in Qatar came as a shock to me. I had to sleep in a double-deck bunk bed in a cramped room which had to be shared by more than five people.
I had never seen a double-deck bed before in my life and my first experience of sleeping on it was not a pleasant one at all. I fell down from the bed while sleeping and got  injured.
I had never imagined that I would have to live in such a crowded room before coming to Qatar.
Why don’t companies obey the legal standards set for labour accommodation, please?

Manish, (e-mail address supplied)


Obesity epidemic

Dear Sir,

Childhood obesity is a growing epidemic in most countries now. Two New Zealand scientists have shown recently that watching too much television during childhood increases the chances of being obese more than a poor diet or not exercising.
According to a study in Spain, 19.1% of children aged between six and nine years in the country are obese and 26.1% overweight. Obesity is a potent risk factor for sleep apnea, a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts.
An obese child between 10 and14 years old is 22.3% more likely to remain so between 21 and 29 years than one who was not obese. The situation can be avoided,  with an active life and eating well, which does not mean eating less or more, but properly.

Clemente Ferrer, clementeferrerrosello@gmail.com

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