“A judge, when sentencing a man for robbery, asked if he had anything to say. The man replied, “Yes, your honor. Please sentence my parents to jail also.” The judge asked, “Why?” The prisoner answered, “When I was a little boy, I stole a pencil from school. My parents knew about it but never said a word. Then I stole a pen. They knowingly ignored it. I continued to steal many other things from the school and the neighborhood till it became an obsession. They knew about it, yet they never said a word. If anyone belongs in jail with me, they do.”
He is right. In not discharging their responsibilities, his parents are also to blame although it does not absolve him of his responsibility.
Giving choices to children is important, but choices without direction result in disaster.
Complete mental and physical preparation is the result of sacrifice and self discipline.
Parents spend an average of 15 minutes a week in “meaningful dialog” with their children–children who are left to glean whatever values they can from peers and TV”.1
Parents are meant to be excellent role models to their wards, they are meant to mentor their children through the path of success but that isn’t the case in this present world, rather parents have turned out to be a torn in the flesh to their kids. They curse their wards vehemently. They force their intentions on their kids. They don’t really care for them, they rarely communicate effectively as father/mother-child. This is what the kids have been living with as a writer enumerated;
If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn.
If a child lives with praise, he learns to appreciate.
If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight.
If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be patient.
If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to be shy.
If a child lives with encouragement, he learns confidence.
If a child lives with shame, he learns to feel guilty.
If a child lives with approval, he learns to like himself.
If a child lives with fairness, he learns justice.
If a child lives with security, he learns to have faith.
If a child lives with acceptance and friendship,
He learns to find love in the world.2
In short what you teach them translate them to what you want them to become in life.
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