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Parenting is as simple as A, B, C if we know how to cross our T’s and dot our I’s. Even the most difficult set of children (the teenagers) as we mostly refer to them often respect our opinion when we have sown the right seeds to them early in life. Ask me how I know this; it is because I was once a teenager.
No child is stubborn, they are just expressing their will power and as parents, our role is to help them to manage it.
No child is lazy, they are not just used to proper time management and as parents, we should be there to help them understand it.
No child is a dullard, of course they may not be good with numbers or letters, arithmetic or grammar, writing or presentation, practical or theory yet as parents, we should discover what they are good at and help them to develop it.
No child is weak, yes they may not have as much energy as their siblings, friends and class mates yet with our push (motivation) they can climb the highest mountain within a wink of an eye
No child is foolish, they are not just challenged enough mentally. As parents, try to create time to enhance their mental mind-set, then you will realise that you have a genius.
No child is ignorant, our influence as parents is very important.
Our roles majorly as the title of this article is to relate with our children in mum4real’s A-Z format no matter how young or how old our children are.
A – Applaud/Appreciate your child loudly
B – Believe in your child whole heartedly
C – Do not condemn or compare your child with anyone or anything
D – Develop the genius in them
E – Embrace them even when they make mistakes
F – Feed them with the right word every time
G – Give them a listening ear
H – Honour them; their person and their opinion. Don’t tell them off in the presence of everyone
I – Give them the right information; don’t mince words
J – Judge not. Let them know when the are wrong but don’t judge/critize
K – Know them individually
L – Make it obvious that you Love them
M – Motivate them from time to time
N – Never give up on them/ Neglect them not
0 – Open them to opportunities. Let them acquire knowledge and skills
P – Prepare them for every next level
Q – Be quiet deliberately; it might be difficult to do as parents, but it is necessary
R – Reward them; not just with gifts but with kind words
S – Surround them with useful resources
T – Trust them even when you think otherwise because it might be dangerous if you don’t
U – Unveil them; that is, help the to discover and develop the skills/talents/natural ability
V – Validate their strengths and let their weaknesses vanish
W – Worriless about their achievement; commit them into the Creator’s hands and relax
X – Be an eXample
Y – Do not Yell at them
Z – Encourage their Zeal
Let your child know that you are proud of him/her then you will see the super hero/heroine emerging in them.
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