"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them." - Desmond Tutu
It is true that good governance has a very pivotal role in developing a nation, but the keys to nurturing a peaceful, stable, morally upright, and attractive society; that even provide the platform for economic development lies with a special pair within the family referred to as PARENTS. Even though there is an attempt to redefine who parents are, the original intent, God’s idea refers to a MAN and a WOMAN that are married. Parenting is no mean business, it is the foundation of great societies, and no one said it was going to be easy.
Prevention is better than cure, suggests an English study of criminal behaviour, and the key may be simply parenting. The Cambridge Study of Delinquent Development tracked 411 London males from ages 8 to 32. It found that a man was most likely to be convicted of criminal behaviour if he'd experienced the following between the ages of 8 and 11;
1. A broken home,
2. Low family income,
3. Poor housing,
4. Ántisocial parents and siblings,
5. Poor parental supervision,
6. Harsh, erratic child-rearing behaviour,
7. Delinquent friends,
8. Problems in school.
The study suggests that better training for the parents of young boys, as well as improved preschools, might go a long way toward reducing future crime rates.
Dear parents, the family is arguably the greatest gift God gives a society, it is up to you to live up to the responsibility. It's no stroll in the park, but God’s grace is guaranteed in the journey of parenting if you give him the chance.
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