Just like in a relay race, Parents are the first to start off the first leg of the ‘life race’ in their children’s lives and then, they pass the baton (of influence/impact) from one group to the other: the teachers, the media, support system, peers etc. The difference between the …
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Your Role as a Parent is simply ‘Obedience to God’.
We all blame Eve for the present state we are now. We could have all been enjoying in the Garden of Eden, cruising and “chopping the life of our heads” just as God intention in the beginning. She ate the forbidden fruit and by doing so, she disobeyed God and …
Read More »My Children are Distinct
The children that are being raised intentionally are the preserved generation that haven’t compromised. Watch out! 1 kings 19:18 (IPC Version) When you think about this generation, you may conclude that the children in this generation are unlucky because of the ‘ORISIRISI’ going on in the society. Let me burst …
Read More »Be the kind of example you will love your children to manifest
Many a times, we love what we see in other people’s children. We wish our children could be that friendly, that brilliant, that Godly, that honest, that…and the lists go on. Parenting isn’t wishful thinking, parenting is an act of service. If you want your children to showcase a particular …
Read More »Parents, Please Read Before you MIGRATE!
As I was helping my son with his home work, we got to a topic in his Heritage Study called Migration – that is, movement of people from one place to another. In recent times, the most popular word now is ‘relocation’ and the street translation in my home country …
Read More »How can I do the right thing when my child is wrong?
I understand that children can twist our braids and it will automatically become dread locks 😃 😀 😄 😁 You shout, You scream, Yet, they don’t hear. You talk slowly, And explain loudly, Yet, they ask for more details. Verbal communication and non-verbal rarely speak their language- the ones they …
Read More »5 Lessons I learnt from a TRAIN regarding Parenting.
Almost every one can quote the scripture that says, “Train up a child in the way he should go…” especially when one *notices* a wayward child around…but do you know that the first step in training a child is to be trained. If a parent isn’t well trained, then the …
Read More »What is the implication of getting all the awards?
2020/2021 session is over. Different awards here and there. From best student in individual subject to overall best student. Parents are wishing their children were called, students were wishing their names were mentioned on the microphone. I was privileged to be invited to the Award Day Ceremony of a school …
Read More »The purpose driven child
I know you have read a lot about ‘purpose driven’. In fact, when the topic came up as I was about to write, I shoved it aside. Purpose driven again?! That was my exact reaction. However, I had a deep thought and continued. Children are like raw materials. Their end …
Read More »Leave to Lead
One of the things we do as intentional parents is to intentionally guide our children to be the best. We are always ready to correct Always present to spoon-feed At the available call to provide solutions Can we LEAVE them alone? Can we leave and watch them fall so they …
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