We have a great proverb in SiNdebele Inyathi ibuzwa kwabaphambili, meaning those who have walked a certain road are the best guides to those who may desire to walk it too. Our children need to learn to respect parental teaching. In the olden days any adult, known or unknown to the family, related or stranger to the family, could discipline a wayward child. Now life patterns have changed. The ability to read many books and even the widening of many people s horizons through education have had both a positive and a negative effect.
Some people refuse to be guided.
They know it all. I will go beyond 20 years. In our culture young ladies were examined for virginity before marriage. It was a shame if one was found wanting. If a young lady had not looked after her body, this failure became public knowledge at the time of her wedding.