 The growing neglect of the boy child adversely affects their well-being and consequently threatens their future. As such, parents in Nigeria and African space must make concerted efforts to change the narrative. This was the submission of the founder of Mothers Love Initiative, Amlai Barista Hanatu and Wemadu during a media chat on its annual activities on the well-being of the boy child held in Ikecha Lagos. Again, plus TV Africa's correspondent, Love Ikuku Oyedoko reports. Our Mothers Love Initiative, Amlai, a social change initiative that campaigns for the overall well-being of the African child. Top on its objectives is the recognition that the children are the future and prime attention must be given to their general well-being. Speakers at the event, mostly drawn from the Nollywood sector, lamented the subtle neglect of the needs of the boy child and the near-total erosion of the East Wall attention given to the boy child. This situation, the said, has put the boy child in an unfair balance. You just strike a balance with this and paint a picture for your sons and daughters and let them know what is right and what is wrong. And let them grow. So what my wife and I try to do at home is bond them, try and bond them and balance the picture with them. Don't make anybody feel superior. Because the way you start making superior, the people will take advantage. Yes, the man is naturally born to take charge and do things and all that, but share love. Once you share love and you educate them, they will ask a male child if we can help them realize this, that not everybody will be rich at the same time, instead of telling them, if one of them is not your son, whatever you do, bring money. They submitted that the rights and roles of both genders must be adequately protected. Rights and roles of the boy child are neglected, they barely survive. It is paramount to know that today's sons are tomorrow's dads. They are tomorrow's leaders, the role models of tomorrow and the change agents we will have eventually. So neglecting them today has grave consequences on the future of any society. Our Nigerian women, they create the monster that the boy child is. For a way to curb this, we must domesticate the male child as we domesticate the female child. That way, there's no way he's going to see himself as superior to anybody. Mrs. Hanatu Ewe Madu is the founder and initiator of Mother's Love Initiative. She has a message for parents and the Nigerian government. Imagine our government to please adopt this day. It's actually celebrated on the 4th of March every year. Our government needs to encourage our parents, our schools and all of that to make this day where we can have time and discuss with our sons. It's something that we really need to do. For the future of this country, for the future of our nation, for the future of Africa and for our peace of mind. It is believed that with advocacies such as this, the boy child will soon occupy his rightful place and society will be better for it. From Legas, Love Ikuku Uyedukum. Plus, TV News. Updates.