Hello guys,
To day i will be talking about how to st a goal for the future upcoming youth.
HOW TO PREPARE YOUR CHILDREN FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE*
BE PRESENT IN THEIR LIFE
Don't delegate your presence to your househelp or relativesSHIELD THEM FROM TRAUMA AT HOME
Nothing holds back progress in development like trauma. Trauma makes children hate being at home when they watch mom and dad fight or the parent treating them badly. Some adults are using so much effort and time undoing the damage of their childhood trauma instead of building their future. Don't let that be your childBE EASY TO TALK TO
Be approachable. Don't make your children scared of you that they end up not sharing their questions and struggles. This is what makes future adults find it difficult to be themselves
MODEL BY EXAMPLE
Don't expect your children to behave well, talk well if you do not. They are watchingBE SPECIFIC ABOUT THE VALUES YOU WANT TO INCULCATE IN THEM
Identify at least four values you want to teach your children. Is it hardwork, honesty, respect... if you are not specific, you can't be effective, you can't measure itSPEAK LIFE INTO THEM
Pray for them, speak blessings over them; especially in their presence. Call out their greatness. "You will do great things my child"
SHARE YOUR WINS AND FAILURES
Tell them your stories, lessons you have learnt. Your biography as the parent is powerful. Be real and vulnerableGIVE THEM ROOM TO MAKE MISTAKES
Don't shield your children too much, allow them to try their own path, to take risks, to experiment and talk with them about lessons learntTEACH THEM HOW TO MAKE DECISIONS
Don't spoon feed them yes or no answers. Teach them how to arrive at a yes or a no. You will not always be in their life to choose for themIDENTIFY THEIR PURPOSE AND TALENT YOUNG
Keep your children from wasting time. Find out what they are great at and passionate in and support it early. This will give them a head start and help them in forming an identity
TEACH THEM HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS
Your children should learn how to interact, how to discern people, how to make friends and keep friends. A bright future will require networking, not isolationPROVIDE FOR THEM A SUPPORT SYSTEM
Link your children to mentors, uncles, aunts, public figures who can add value to them. Let your child grow up in a community of people pro-growthTEACH THEM TO BE SEXUALLY RESPONSIBLE
Sexual abuse or misuse ruins destinies. Teach your children how to control their sexual urgesTEACH THEM HOW TO HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH MONEY
You expect your children to be wealthy, then start early in teaching them financial management. Expose your children to big money and big ideas at a young age so that they won't find prosperity foreign or a preserve for othersBE THEIR BIGGEST CHEERLEADER
Don't criticize your children to the point they feel like a failure. Instead, celebrate their wins and progress, no matter how small
DISCOURAGE SIBLING RIVALRY
Don't show favouritism. Don't make any child perceive you have favourites. Encourage them to accept each other's uniqueness and be unitedGIVE THEM FOND MEMORIES
Good childhood memories makes adults more confident about the futureGIVE THEM THE BEST EDUCATION
As much as you can, invest in a good education for them. It compliments your parentingTEACH THEM HOW TO BE INQUISITIVE
Let your children love knowledge and be thirsty to understand the world outside the classroom. Teach them that studying is not just to pass exams and that there are valuable lessons to learn outside of formal educationTEACH THEM HOW TO HANDLE REJECTION
Rejection is part of life. Teach your children how to accept closed doors, how to moderate their expectations, how to pick oneself upTEACH THEM DISCIPLINE AND PATIENCE
Teach your children that not everything comes easy. Through tasks and games, teach them to stay the course no matter how by difficult. Teach them to finish what they start.
ABOVE ALL
Introduce them to God early, let them know that God is our main source and we can do nothing without him in our lives.
Thank you