Veteran Nollywood actress, Chinyere Wilfred has spoken out concerning the altering dynamics of parenting and marriage in in the present day’s society.
In an interview with The Nation, Wilfred attributed the rising variety of instability in households to the affect of Gen Z tradition and a shift away from conventional values.
In accordance with the actress, her position in a TV collection, Sands of Time, prompted her to look at her personal parenting type.
Wilfred emphasised the significance of discovering a stability between defending youngsters and giving them independence, noting that whereas mother and father would need to safeguard their youngsters, over safety will be detrimental to their improvement.
She mentioned, “Dad and mom of this technology are Gen Z mother and father, again our days, mother and father wouldn’t do a lot of the issues we see in the present day. Take a look at what is occurring to marriages now, you purchase Aso Ebi and earlier than you recognize it, they’re divorced. We weren’t like that earlier than. I’ve been married for over 30 years and I’m nonetheless fortunately married.
“Whereas capturing, I noticed myself in that character, I noticed I used to be overreacting with my youngsters. Throughout the act, I didn’t discover it, however whereas I re-watched it, I noticed my faults. After I obtained house, I grew to become calm with my son. Even now, regardless of he’s a graduate, he nonetheless can’t sleep out. I assumed I used to be defending them, however I used to be overprotecting them.”
