EXPOSURE: PARENTS AND CHILDREN
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Children are called children for a reason, they generally need guidance because they don’t have the right basis yet for making decisions and so that’s where parents or guardians come in. As we know, children are copy cats, they always tend to replicate the things they see or are exposed to and the internet and devices are one of those easiest ways they do that. As parents, as long as our children are still under our supervision, we are to be sure to know what they are doing and possibly also guess what they are up to when they are not with us.
Being a parent is not a joke so it’s just funny when I see parents taking it lightly. As a parent, you are solely responsible for your child or children as the case maybe. I know some might want to say it’s not easy, yes it’s not and that’s why you should make sure you are ready to take up the responsibilities before you start. As a parent you have to be very careful with anything you do even right from the time your child was still in your womb because everything you say or do will be used against you sooner or later.
When it comes to the movies or cartoons and information generally your children are exposed to, the truth is nowadays adults see cartoons or animations too, so the industry has already started making some cartoons more appealing to both adults and children and that is causing some riffs in the things those young minds are being exposed to. So basically as a parent, you should be able to know what your children are watching on the TV or on their devices during their leisure time.
The truth is, naturally, everyone has a responsibility towards a child but then the role people really care about is the responsibility of a parent towards their own children. If the child becomes a better person tomorrow, it is the parents that will take the praises and if the child becomes wayward, the parents will also be blamed as well. So as a parent, don’t be quick to give your children tabs to watch cartoons or animations or do whatever they like because it is called an animation, take your time to be the first to watch the movie, read that information and understand it first because letting your children consume it.
The minds of children are very active even better than most adults so it is very easy for them to learn something especially the odd things out of anything. And for every movie that is not suitable for kids, whether animations or not, it is advised that parents should guide their children even in the movie and that is why we hear this movie is (rated 13,15 and so on) and it is even written on the screen too likewise some other information. But nowadays, parents are so carried away that they don’t mind their children watching these movies with them or even exposing them to some information. And overtime, they no longer see anything wrong with it.
As parents, if not all the time, we are the ones responsible for our children, it’s only by God’s grace that some children still learn the right things even when their parents were lenient with them. A child don’t just change overnight, it starts gradually and that happens due to some lazy and careless decisions parents make every now and then. So despite how strict you were as a parents most times, those little mistakes were just enough to distort the trainings to bring up an upright individual that knows what is indeed right and wrong and make better decisions.
Don’t be too busy as a parent to do anything for your child especially when it’s something that has to do with their morals because that little negligence might just be all they need to think it’s not necessary. Most of the information our children are exposed to are things we can possibly control if we pay attention but due to one thing or another, some parents can’t do that and end up saying it’s not easy, well let me tell you what won’t be easy for you whether you agree or not. What won’t be easy for you is that, when your child becomes wayward, especially as a mother, you will suffer it more and it will cost you even more than doing the right thing when you had the chance.
Once a child is all grown up, it is almost impossible to imbibe any morals in them, you can only advise and hope they listen, they already have a way they think is right and that is how they will tend to go. No wonder a wise man once said, train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he won’t depart from it. If you fail to train your children when they are young, that doesn’t mean they won’t learn anything, they will definitely learn and that is what they will not depart from, it can either be good or bad.
Dear parents, indeed parenthood is not easy, it is tasking and demanding but trust me, it is something you can do and enjoy later in life. Don’t wait for anyone to train your child for you, it is your responsibility first! Before others. Your children needs your guidance and God trusts you that you’d do a good job and that’s why he gave you those amazing children so do well to prove to your children that you want the best for them by always giving them attention to make sure they don’t make a wrong decision and don’t get corrected.
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