Early childhood socialization is particularly important in the formation of personality. Usually, through
socialization, children learn to make important future choices in all spheres of life. This can be in terms
of political, social, economic, and physical decision making. Recently, children have been reported to
use inappropriate language on adults and their mates; fighting teachers, parents, and adults; burning
schools; abusing drugs; engaging in premarital sex; even trafficking drugs; among other social vices.
Moreover, children have been seen to value ethnic and religious pessimism. The pessimism has led to
the retention of negative ethnicity leading to prejudice and stereotyping. Studies have pointed out poor
parenting as the main cause for this disturbing trend. The study was guided by the social learning theory
and cognitive development theory. The study adopted a simple analytical framework—the search, appraisal, synthesis, and analysis (SALSA)—to examine the main review types. Data were analyzed using
discourse and content analysis.