>Parents should serve as good examples to
their children
– Some children do not just behave the way
they do without a reason
– Bad habits in children stem from their
parents most times
Poverty should not be used as an excuse for
neglecting children by the parents. Parents
should try to give their children the best in
terms of sound and quality formal and informal
education. Informal education here means
proper home training.
A Muslim father with his children
Allah mentioned in chapter 17 verse 31 of the
Glorious Qur’an that parents should not kill
their children for fear of poverty. Allah says he
provides for the children through the parents
and the parents themselves. Allah said killing
of children is the greatest injustice.
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Prophet Muhammad also added his voice to
caring for children. He said anyone who does
not care for children is not part of the Muslim
community
1. He disrespects you
A child could become disrespectful if his
parents do not respect each other. For
instance, if a man abuses his wife, and the
wife does the same in return, their child is
surely going to become a ward with bad
character.In little or no time, he will show this
bad behaviour towards both parents by
frequently disobeying them when they ask him
to do a chore or send him on errand.
2. Take things personal by over reacting
Parents are mirror to their children. A father
who over-reacts at the slightest provocation
either inside the house or outside, with his
children seeing him is setting a bad
precedence in this regard. He should not be
surprised if his child reply him in harsh tone,
especially when the child gets to adolescence.
Therefore, all fathers should ensure they serve
as good role models in the month of Ramadan
and beyond
3. Abusing other people bad mouthing
A few years ago on a TV interview programme
for kids in Lagos, a child was ask to say what
his father and mother’s are. The little boy said
his father’s name was ‘the stupid man,’ while
his mother’s name is ‘the foolish one.’ When
he was asked why their names are stupid and
foolish. He replied by saying this is what he
always hear both parents call each other.
A good number of children learn the trade of
abusing, bad mouthing and cursing people from
their parents at home.
4. Taking your child’s side
Some parents will always support their children
at any time, even if their children conspicuously
does something wrong. They are ready to
defend their children, against anybody the
children wrong. This is a bad sign. It will in
turn make the children do evil things which
parents will not like, but will not be able to
correct their children again.
5. Never notice any bad behaviour
Blaming a child for something he did wrong
and telling him the right way of doing it is very
good. It shows the parent cares for his child.
However, if a parent overlooks all what his
child does wrong, there will be a time the child
will hurt the parent by doing something very
bad and will never listen to correction from his
parents.
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