TRAINING UP A CHILD
(copied from my coach, sponsor, teacher's tweets Dr. Oludayo)
We need to be heroes to our children. We need them to see their parents as exemplary leaders in life.
Training up a child demands showing him how to get things
done. Don’t live a crooked way before him.
Training up a child demands being true to all that is around
us. Never deceive your child by your conditions.
Training up a child demands sincerity. Never pat him on a
back for a little wrong that will eventually ruin him.
Training up a child demands discipline. Confront the tip of
the iceberg conduct of indiscipline early.
Training up a child demands follower-ship. Your children must
drink from your own cistern for values formation.
Training up a child demands motivation. Show them pictures
of a future that's greater than glories of the past.
Training up a child demands passion. Get involved in child's
development. It must never be passive but active.
Training up a child demands equipping. Guide your children
with a creed, let them know how to read and to lea.
Training up a child demands being intentional. You can’t
give to assumption requires deliberate action to excel.
Training up a child demands observation. You must pay
attention to what occurs in and around their lives.
Training up a child demands permission. You must never
coerce them to act in a way that is beneficial to them.
Training up a child demands partnership. You must
collaborate with them to achieve shared goals of the family.
Training up a child demands support. You must give them what
they lack to attain the noble heights they seek.
Training up a child demands administration. You must make
them take decisions based on rules using right tool.
Training up a child demands leadership. You must take them
from where they are to where they ought to be.
Training up a child demands empowerment. You must hold them
accountable for the outcomes of their actions.
Training up a child demands sacrifice. You must be willing
to give up something of value for a greater value.
Training up a child demands persistence. You must keep doing
what is required until you see what you desire.
Training up a child demands optimism. You must keep showing
faith even when the result you expect isn’t in view.
Training up a child demands confidence. You must ensure they
can speak on their feet and not be cowards.
Training up a child demands responsibility. Don’t promise
what you can’t provide, don’t spend what you can’t afford.
Training up a child demands strategy. Teach them to delay
gratification but gain mastery over procrastination.
May God help raise godly children who will bring us glory.
