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definition of 'instrumental'
–adjective
1.serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
2.performed on or written for a musical instrument or instruments: instrumental music.
3.of or pertaining to an instrument or tool.
4.Grammar.
a.(in certain inflected languages, as Old English and Russian) noting or pertaining to a case having as its distinctive function the indication of means or agency, as Old English beseah blīthe andweitan “looked with a happy countenance.”
b.noting the affix or other element characteristic of this case, or a word containing such an element.
c.similar to such a case form in function or meaning, as the Latin instrumental ablative, gladiō, “by means of a sword.”
d.(in case grammar) pertaining to the semantic role of a noun phrase that indicates the inanimate, nonvolitional, immediate cause of the action expressed by a verb, as the rock in The rock broke the window or in I broke the window with the rock.
–noun
5.Grammar.
a.the instrumental case.
b.a word in the instrumental case.
c.a construction of similar meaning.
6.a musical composition played by an instrument or a group of instruments.

definition of 'juvenile delinquency'
–noun
behavior of a child or youth that is so marked by violation of law, persistent mischievousness, antisocial behavior, disobedience, or intractability as to thwart correction by parents and to constitute a matter for action by the juvenile courts.

I agree that 'The family is instrumental in shaping one's attitude and behaviour.'. In the past years, the rate of juvenile deliquency have been increasing. Shoplifting and simple theft account for most of the juvenile offences. Mr Wong Kan Seng, Minister for Home Affairs and Deputy Chairman had once said that one of the reason for juvenile deliquency is the lack of parental supervision and discipline. Broken families, absent fathers and family squabbles lead to tension between the teenager and his family and a lack of belonging and identity; this leads to teenagers turning away from their families, and identifying more with street corner gangs and bad company.

The environment of the family also affects the children. The child often turn bad due to the family environment they grew up in. In a family with parents as a bad example, the children will normally turn to corner gangs when they are outside. The family is an important place where children learn. When the children are young, they learn things fast. If the parents do not teach the children the correct attitude and behaviour, the children will just learn anything they see. In chinese, there is a proverb saying that the future of the child is set when they are 3 years old. This means that what the child learn when he/she is 3 years old would determine the future of the child.

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