I AM sure we will all agree that the move to have material in mainstream primary schools which focuses on violence is a very good initiative indeed.

As pointed out by the editor, the family should be the place where the young are grounded with values that will put them in good stead to deal with whatever they will come up against in the world.

No child in this world is born violent but this character trait begins to form in the child, courtesy of her upbringing and surroundings.

This is why the Bible teaches that parents need to train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.

The onus is on parents because the child goes back home after school where whatever learnt in school and outside sometimes appear.

It is funny that parents know the sentiments of their children, they know who among their children have violent traits and it is their responsibility to seek help on their behalf.

Maybe it is the changing times or signs of the times, but this curriculum on violence would never be introduced in Fiji if parents, family members, churches and other stakeholders kept their part in “training up the child.”