By: SALOME MBUVI
A family is composed of father, mother and children. Father is the head of the family, mother is a supporter and the children compliment the family. Therefore, the parents have different responsibilities and roles which they play in the family. Father plays a role of a leader in his family.
He also provides for his family to cater for their needs. Mother is a supporter in the family. She supports her husband in anything that he is doing or he is going to do. She also participates in decision making and caring for both husband and children. This makes her more close to the children than the husband. She also gives her children full parental care and love.
Therefore, some men’s are burden to their family. This is because, they fails to play their role. They don’t provide for the family, they are not educating their children by paying their school fees; some starts humiliating their wives in front of their children, bitting and abusing them.
Some becomes drug addicts and even abuses drugs while the children are around. This makes children to develop hatred towards their father. There will be disrespect between husband and wife because the wife is the one who is taking care and providing for the family.
A man should stand still to provide, protect and take care of his family. He should be the role model to his family because the children will copy his behaviors and later they will be blamed that digital children lacks moral values.
Parents should not use any illegal drugs in presence of their children. Parents should train their children on how to become good husbands and wives in future.
Fredrick Kipchumba Chelimo 
Jerameel Kevins Owuor Odhiambo