Stakeholders have identified unhealthy parenting patterns, unresolved trauma and conflicting parental roles as major contributors to the growing mental health challenges facing the male child, urging families to adopt healthier parenting practices.
The experts spoke at a LifeCare Seminar themed “Mental Health Challenges of the Male Gender.”
Consultant psychiatrist at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Dr Adeoye Oyewole, said unhealthy parenting dynamics—particularly the overindulgence of male children and the erosion of clear parental authority—could predispose young men to substance abuse, internet fraud and other antisocial behaviours.
According to him, some mothers unconsciously elevate their sons into the role of a “surrogate husband” in homes where emotional or marital needs are unmet, resulting in excessive pampering, weak discipline, and poor emotional development.
Dr Oyewole said disagreements between parents over discipline often leave children receiving contradictory instructions, weakening parental authority and exposing young men to negative influences.
“A child is
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