ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION TO YOUR CHILDREN AND READING THEIR ENVIRONMENT?

Today I’m going to continue from where we stop last week (check my previous post for updates) 

So What does that  world look like and what should a parent pay attention to?

❗️You begin by learning to read and recognise your Child’s world- the who, what, when, where and how of it.

❗️ Recognise that your child’s world is like your own,  is in constant motion and is constantly being bombarded by various influences in and outside of his or her control. ( this one opened my eyes to a lot of the things my son was going through. I usually think, why he is always tired and moody most of the time after school. 

Then, when I started paying attention to him, and we started having conversations about his days, I realised he has a busy life like me. 

Yes it may be strange for parents to wrap their heads around this, yes, your children also have all the issues you have as an adult, the only difference is that they don’t pay bills yet)

🚫If you don’t believe me, then do this exercise if you want to find out if I’m right or wrong 👇

🚫WHAT TO DO

Get blank paper and write all your daily struggles and maybe ask your kids to do the same and then cross reference it. You will see that kids have their own struggles too 😀

❗️Pay attention to those external influences that  lead children to make choices that are not in their best interest. – You know your child, are they acting out of character? If yes, start to pay more attention to them and be aware of the friends they are keeping. 

❗️ Help your child steer through the risk of influences he or she is exposed to, identify which are dangerous which are opportunities for growth. 

One example of bad influence is social media!

A lot of children  have gotten into a major trouble because of what they call sex texting. (I’m sure you know what this means) 

Dear parents, make sure you educate your kids, especially kids from 10 upwards about how to be safe and how to use social media. 

What young people often don’t realise is that posting or sending sexual photographs or videos can impact them and have a long range of consequences for years after a message is posted. 

You need to pay attention to what’s going on in your child’s world. 

You also need to pay a close attention to any adults looking after your children ( e.g; nanny, house helps, drivers, cook, uncles and aunties, childminders, nursery and schools etc)

Be intentional!

Please let me know your thought and question in thd comment. 👇😊😊🥰😊

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