10 cogent qualities to instill in your little children.


1. Confidence:

You are on a shopping spree with your son in shoprite but you think you should protect him by speaking to the cashier for him? That’s very wrong by all standards. When he wants anything, tell him how to go by it:

Hello, may I get a bar of chocolate please?

Teach him, there is no age requirement to being able to standup for oneself. How long can you protect them? You don’t even know how soon you gonna leave them. No one is wishing another death here, be a realist for once!

2. Courtesy:

For every little act of help/kindness, let your child know ‘thank you’ doesn’t cost a thing. Your daughter just bought a bar of chocolate, it doesn’t matter if you spent your money to buy it, teach her to say a ‘thank you’, it is free to say, but will earn you invaluable respect from onlookers!

3. Sex education:

Are you still telling your boy that new borns are delivered via the anus? Continue, ok?

How about he learns the truth from a spoilt girl/aunty?

He is brave enough to ask you what condom means and you are yelling ‘shut up’ at him, don’t forget the internet is at his disposal. He will never trust you enough to discuss sensitive information with you, he’d rather turn to strangers outside. Result is you’ve lost your son, not literally though.

Still on the matter, if your daughter sees her first period and she gets scared crying, you are a special failure, not the ‘F’ type you see in the university though.

4. How to use the PC:

Your child tried using your PC, you caught him but to yell and rebuke him? Really? Which decade do you think you are, or you still think they carry slates and chalk to school?

‘Oh he is gonna spoil my laptop, things are expensive under buhari’

Oh my, you had let him get familiar with computer right from childhood. In Nigeria, the next few years may mean no lecturer will waste his time writing long pages on the board, it’s gonna be a central system of learning, students will have to download notes and assignments. Don’t be your child’s undoing. Let him use that PC or buy him one, just deal with parental control and you are good. Remember cafes still exist, the porn you fear in your home, the cafes are willing to dish!

5. Politics:

Can you recite state and capital? Do you still think akwaibomites are Igbo people? Probs you still think Nasarawa people are Hausa people? Some have never heard there is a region called middlebelt! If you don’t want your children in same shoe you are, you had better expose them now! Let them stand away from the crowd. There is nothing as impressive as when a boy/girl of ten years discusses educative politics outside.

6. How to properly bathe:

Listen, whatever you teach him/her on bathing is what he/she is gonna stick to for the rest of his/her life. If you teach him to be 60% clean, he/she may never pass that level of cleanliness as an adult.

Teach them as young as possible, don’t let any aunty, uncle or cousin bathe them when on vacation/holidays. It will save them, trust me!

7. Sharing:

Teach them to understand everything in life is privilege, and that nothing beats the happiness you feel in sharing. Selfless values are invaluable.

Trust me, the world hates selfish folks and akagums!

8. Pray

Teach them how to pray, tell them to lead family prayers in mornings and in the night.

9. Punctuality

Teach them the importance of this. It will save them as adults. Punctuality is a value that can be mastered over decades, help them by teaching them early!

10. Truth:

It breaks my heart to realize 90% of Nigerian parents will beat their wards for saying the truth. He broke the mirror, told you and the next thing is give him 3 dirty slaps; you are not helping the child neither are you your child.

Let them realize punishment is reduced for saying the truth, but extreme when hidden. It will help them as adults, even beyond the shores of Africa!

This is an addition, please whatever superstitious beliefs you grew up with, never share with your kids. Like seriously?

‘If they eat while standing up, the food will settle down on their legs’.

Children are inquisitive, one day she tries it and realizes you are a big fat liar!

BTW, such superstitions will only render them dull, imagine sharing such shyte in a biology class which already told them food moves through our intestines?





https://naijacomet.com/2018/08/05/10-cogent-qualities-to-instill-in-your-little-children/

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Op nice one, i will add one which is COMPASSION
Children should be taught to care, show mercy, and sympathy.
Parents should lead by example and also getting a pet for them will help in teaching them the act of compassion

My son, never trust anyone even me your father.

Well good point, I don’t really see the importance of number 8 though

Great

Many parents shy away from.sexual education which is bad...


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That 8 and 1 is the best

I wouldn't know I don't want to have kids... Not when I'm still in Nigeria... I see it as pure wickedness to give birth to a child who will come to the world to suffer, when you had the power to stop that from happening.

If you cannot give your child a good life USE A CONDOM

hakeem4:
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You're FTC thief and you need to be probed.

Indeed take note

Thanks for sharing!

Good points

Effective parenting is intentional.

daewoorazer:

8. Pray

Teach them how to pray, tell them to lead family prayers in mornings and in the night.

Teach them the truth on uselessness of prayer. there's been no single study that points to prayer being useful. Templeton Foundation (a religious group) ran a study and found out prayers are useless

Teach your child that he/she would have the same success praying to a milk jug as you do praying to god -- the milk jug sometimes answers your prayer the way you want to, sometimes not and sometimes the answer is delayed just like God. Teach them to take action, stand and fight for what they want rather than fall on their knees and cry to imaginary friends

Fantastic parenting pieces of advice!

Booked

Nice

Ok

Value of money, Hardwork and investments.

TissuePaper:
I wouldn't know I don't want to have kids... Not when I'm still in Nigeria... I see it as pure wickedness to give birth to a child who will come to the world to suffer, when you had the power to stop that from happening.

If you cannot give your child a good life USE A CONDOM

your parents should have drop you in a condom , your dad messed up big time

I agree with everything except prayer.
Nothing but a complete waste of time.

Dis came in handy

hopefulLandlord:


Teach them the truth on uselessness of prayer. there's been no single study that arpoints to prayer being useful. Templeton Foundation (a religious group) ran a study and found out prayers are useless

Teach your child that he/she would have the same success praying to a milk jug as you do praying to god -- the milk jug sometimes answers your prayer the way you want to, sometimes not and sometimes the answer is delayed just like God. Teach them to take action, stand and fight for what they want rather than fall on their knees and cry to imaginary friends

atheist spotted.omo ale jati jati

Love the advise.

koribobo:
atheist spotted.omo ale jati jati

Speak in a language I understand

Don't Educate your children to be rich, Educate them to be happy so they will know the value of things and not the price

O.p spoke sense

Daeylar:
I agree with everything except prayer.
Nothing but a complete waste of time.

You need jesus christ.
He cares for you