Breeding tomorrow’s front-liners.

Our children are the future of our tomorrow and they are also our pride. Children are gifts from above as no one could beat their chest and say I am the one who owns this child. There are a lot of people out there seeking just one child, and there are some out there who keep giving birth multiple times. It's not really by power but just by the grace of God.

The moment we start praying to have a child, we should also include in our prayers the type of child we want to have. Parenting is not something so easy and training a child is never by being a nice or brutal parent to them.

I have seen many cases where good parents gave birth to good children who are well-trained and well-mannered. Also, there are cases where good parents give birth to bad children who refuse to learn and they are not mannered.

There are instances when a good and well-behaved child would come from a bad background despite that won't be affected by that. So it’s just a matter of giving our best as parents and then remaining hopeful and prayerful.

The bitter truth is that a child who is well disciplined and well trained has a higher chance of becoming a good child than a child who is not trained or disciplined in any way. Even if a child is stubborn and strong-headed, with some act of discipline, caution, and guidance, from the parents there is a possibility of the child becoming better as they grow.

At some point in the life of a child, we can only try our best, and not force things on them anymore. When a child is still young, they can easily be bent in any direction and in any way we want. They are looking up to us for guidance, knowledge, wisdom, understanding, and experience. So this is the stage where we can enforce things on them.

As soon as they mature and begin to understand life better, they will reflect on their past and compare it to their present life experience. At this point, they have the right to make their own decisions.

So as an adult, they might feel wronged and misguided as a child and decide to take their different path which they think is best for them or they remain on the path they were brought up with.

At this stage, my children should start making decisions of their own and make choices of their own. There is nothing much I can do about it. If they are choosing right, then I will be so supportive of them, guide and encourage them to do better.

And if it happens otherwise, if they decide to go against the way they were brought up, if they feel they got another path better for them than one of their parents, I will also remain supportive as a parent, carry out my responsibilities on them, but try counseling them as much as I can if possible they might have a change in choice.

As I have said above, life is all about stages, and it's best to do what's right at the right time. I remember sometimes in the past when our parents would always beat us for almost every act of misconduct we made. Back then it was like they hated us a lot. But they loved us and were just trying to put us on the right path.

Today, when we remember all of those disciplines and strictness they had on us, we would smile and joyously pray for them. They can’t beat us again like they did back then, but the actions and reactions they had on us have impacted our way of life to date and we still pondered about them and did what's right.

In conclusion

As parents, it's our responsibility to give our children the best of love, care, and attention, but all of these should not hinder us from disciplining them when they do something wrong. It's our responsibility to let them know right from wrong. Parents who fail to do this at the right time are liable to regret their actions in the future.

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This is my response to the hive learners community weekly featured content on Hive for the week 113 edition 2 and the topic to be discussed is A CHANGED CHILD

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