the importance of ethics and moral values. Both ethics and moral values form the basis of Sikhism. In the family, ethics and morality play important roles in preserving unity and strengthening family ties. Sikhs are brought up to follow proper personal ethics such as being honest, gentle speech, respecting elders and having tolerance for one another. In today's society however, proper ethics among youth has been deteriorating at an alarming rate. Dishonesty, stealing and juvenile related problems have been mainly caused by lack of communication within families and lack of moral education among youth. Therefore, in Sikh families, parents are encouraged to teach Sikhism and its important values to their children so that they will be able to form proper ethics from the teachings of the religion. Besides that, Sikhs are supposed to earn an honest living and willingly give help to the poor and the needy sincerely. Within the holy scriptures of the Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh Holy Scripture), Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first guru mentioned and emphasized an important statement regarding morality, "Greater than the Truth is Truthful living". This phrase clearly states the importance of good ethics and moral values, which happens to be an important part of human life and the upbringing of a family (Mansukhani Introduction).
             In the past couple of decades, alcoholism and drug abuse has become a major social problem especially among youth. Besides such problems, alcoholism and drug addiction has been the main cause of domestic violence around the world. This has become a serious problem and a major issue worldwide. In the teachings of Sikhism, these substances are strictly forbidden for consumption (Brar Reht). Sikh parents are encouraged to teach their children about the disadvantages of c
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