Train up a child in the way he should go and when he's old he will not depart from it Proverbs 22:6
The subject of parenting is a very delicate one and children are very inquisitive to know things these days, especially the children born these days.
After going through this second edition topic of the hive learners week 185 writing topic, I decided to look up something about the open doors policy of parenting, and I also found that one has to be knowledgeable even when it comes to this sensitive topic.
As a child whenever I did something wrong, my parents would scold me, and I would still repeat the same thing until I was told what to do instead and the reason for doing it.
With children these days parents have to pay close attention to their behavior, mood, habits, and so many other things because in the world we live in today if you don't teach a child, the Internet or their peers will teach them.
That's when you hear parents say stuff like, "Where did you learn this from?" so you have to instruct kids the way you want to see them grow.
The open-door policy of parenting has a mix of friendship, coaching, and discipline by creating a channel where by the parent is able to have deep conversations with their kids, which helps to build trust.
So that when they have issues, the first point of call is their parents, and this system takes time and has to be started from a very tender age because they have learned to trust you as toddlers so they can trust you as adolescents and teenagers.
I once listened to a parent who said the way he disciplines his kids is that they will not study at night. That parent has two kids; one is 10 and the other is 5. According to him, every single night he and his wife have only missed reading to those kids about 3 times.
And that has allowed them to build a deep connection with those kids that they literally want to discuss with their parents before doing anything.
And I also remember back in the day when I got scolded for doing wrong, my dad would always call me and tell me the reason I had to be disciplined, but it got to an extent that he called me and sat me down; his exact words were, "Don't allow me to lose the trust I have in you." Those words sank so deep that sometimes I try to think of them before taking certain action.
And going by my personal experience, children should be closely monitored and raised during the first 15 years of their lives; then you can allow them to handle their business, occasionally checking up on them.
The implementation is when they have challenges, they will always come back to you because you have given them that platform where they can confide in you.
As a parent, you are an instructor, a coach, a mentor, a disciplinarian, a friend, and much more, and the challenges of parenting during the time of our parents are changing with the rapid changes in the world today.
Different individuals with different techniques and different situations—in the end, knowledge is key for parenting to be done right.
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