Siobhan O'Connor: We're creating a generation of workshy young adults with no concept of hard graft
By not working and avoiding exercise we’re enabling our teenagers to turn into lethargic couch potatoes hooked on screens.
Lack of discipline is infiltrating our kids' psyche because we’re too wrecked and not bothered to set proper ground rules. We assume we’ll put too much pressure on our kids to excel in their exams if they work part time and play sports or dance at a competitive level, but the opposite happens. If they don’t exercise their mood will be affected and yet the Lancet Child and Adolescent Health journal found that 71.8% or seven out of ten Irish teens aged 11 to 17 don’t get enough exercise.By getting fitter we become more productive, by working we learn independence.The job market favours those who have experience, so proving you can hold down a part time job demonstrates you can balance work and education at the same time.
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