Remember, your children are a reflection of who you are, so who are you as a parent?
The joy of having children is how they are raised. How well do you raise your child/children?
Will like to serve you the tips today to honour a special day for children, which is the "Children's day."
Parents you need to be goofy with your child/children. Be friend your child/children and become there best friend.
Learn about your child/children interests, for example favorite music, activities and show interest in them.
Notice when that child is mostly likely to talk to you, for example at bed times, before dinner, in the car and please make sure you are available to listen.
Have intimate conversation with your child/children by sharing what you have been thinking about, rather than beginning a conversation with a question. This can make a child shy away or avoid answering the question.
Express interest in what they are saying without being intrusive.
Listen to their point of view, even if it’s difficult to hear. Let them complete their statement.
Talk to your child/children, don’t lecture, criticize, shout on them, threaten or say hurtful things to them. It can contribute in damaging their self-esteem.
Enlighten them on sex education, when they are aware of their body parts.
Find time each week for a one on one activity with your child/children and avoid scheduling other activities during that time. It helps in making them have a sense of belonging.
Be open to your child/children, don’t just tell them the good stuffs about you only, share some of the bad ones too and let them know the lessons you learnt there.
Don't leave your child/children alone with house helps. If you have to do it make sure your presence is there.
Don't always leave your child/children alone with your relatives or friends. You only know your heart, you don’t know others.
Always look out for traces of withdrawal signs from your child/children and address it on time before it’s too late.
Do pay a visit to your child/children school. And get to know who your child/children mixes with and that also includes the teacher(s) as well.
Monitor their activities, especially on the internet. Your child/children can get access to pedophiles on the internet. And that can be detrimental.
Express your opinion without putting down theirs, acknowledge is okay to disagree. But you must make sure the issue at hand is tackled.
Allow them to complete their point before you respond, in other to get words out of their mouth. Repeat what you heard them say to ensure that you understand them correctly. That way they will devote more attention to you.
Don't allow anyone else bathe your child, not even your house helps, make sure you do it yourself. The house helps are the major actors and actresses of sexual abuse/molestation and assault, you will be surprise what goes on in your absent when they are left alone with your child/children.
Be spiritually connected to your children, pray for them and decree on them. Mold their lives with your prayer. Cultivate the habit of calling out their names out in prayers.
Help build confidence and self-esteem in your child/children. You can achieve this by decorating their lives with positive affirmation.
Engage the guardian angel of your child/children (or do you not know they have one?) Engage their activities, so that they can help guide and watch over your child/children. They can do the work of a bodyguard to your child/children.
Do you know that if you don’t relate with your child/children inside, people will help you relate with them outside.
I hope you enjoy and will put all this tips have shared into practice?
Let your child/children be grateful to have you as a parent.
And we use this children's day as a point of contact to the freedom of our Chibok girls to be brought back alive to us hale, sound and hearty.#BringBackOurGirls
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