One of the reasons why I have so much sympathy for children is the fact that they are innocent, helpless souls. Imagine the fact that a newborn baby is a tabula rasa. Tabula rasa is a theory that postulates that the human mind at birth is a blank slate. Thereafter, ideas are imprinted on it…
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In most parts of the world, children start school formally at about the age of five. In some other countries, especially in Africa, they start one form of schooling or the other right from about the age of two. The average student, therefore, starts attending school from about the age of two to seventeen, when…
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Positive, clear, and undistorted communication is the key to a healthy relationship between individuals. The exciting and easy-flowing conversation is the bedrock of building intimacy and establishing connections between people. Communicating effectively with children is the secret to transmitting positive values and developing good character in children. When communication breaks down between parents and their…
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Whether children maximize their potential as they journey through life is determined largely by the environment in which they grow up. This environment is created substantially by parents through the parenting style adopted in bringing up each child. In other words, your parenting style goes a long way in shaping the personalities of your children….
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We all face disappointment and loss in life. Children do too. While adults might have a more developed mental capacity to understand the crisis they are going through, the same is not true for children. Your major goal as a parent should be to enhance the emotional growth and maturity of your children. One of…
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When it comes to the education of your children, one thing you don’t want to do is leave things to chance. This is because if the pendulum swings negatively, you are going to be involved in an intense struggle to help them find their feet. In the event of that unpleasant occurrence, your time, financial…
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Many parents desire a close connection with their children. They want to understand their children, and they want their children to understand them. In short, they naturally desire intimacy with their offspring but do not know how to go about it. It is, therefore, not uncommon to find problems and strains developing between children and…
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When something is described as insidious, it means it is a thing that does harm in a secret, stealthy, and gradual manner. This is exactly how bad parenting affects children. It is always a mistake when parents look out only for external signs of distress or negative changes in the behavior of their children to…
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It’s quite unfortunate that during such perilous times in which we live, many fathers and mothers are still parenting by default. To parent by default is to use only common sense knowledge in achieving your parenting goals rather than embracing the science of parenting, specifically known as parenting education. It is no longer in dispute…
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