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E PLUS The Storyteller
TAKE TIME OUT....A Piece By E PLUS The Storyteller.
~4.1 mins read
TIME OUT!
Winnie and her friends were playing during break time when one of them exclaimed:
"Wow! You have a new shoe. It's beautiful." Susan said to Mandy. Winnie looked at the shoes and admired it. She was quite sober.
"Winnie, are you okay?" Mandy asked. Winnie looked at her friends.
"Hmmm.. nothing." She replied. Her friends were not convinced.
"Winnie, you don't look happy. What's the problem?" Susan asked further. Then Winnie opened up.
"Well, it's my parents." She said.
"Are they ill?" Mandy interrogated.
"No." Winnie answered.
"So, what's the problem?" Susan continued to ask. "They do not have time for me. They are always at work and, I don't get to see them quite often, except the next morning when they are on thier way to work, again." Winnie lamented.
"Wow! My parents are even worse. They always take me to grandma's house and quite often, forget to check on me. Grandma, is the only one I get to see." Susan said.
"That's so sad. If our parents can only have time for us, it would be great." Mandy said.
"Daddy actually bought me these shoes on my birthday, few days ago. He said he would get me more gifts, on my next birthday and, that's all he does. I don't even get to see him quite often because, according to him, he has so many projects at hand." Mandy continued. Then, the three friends held hands and prayed: "Oh God, please help our parents to make time out for us. Help our parents to know that we love them and would love to have them around, more often. God, help our parents to know that everything is not always about Work! Work! Work! Let them know that we are still here.
Please touch thier hearts so that they would understand that it is not easy to feel negated." Winnie prayed. "Amen!" The girls chorused.
So, it's weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. What's your plan for you and your family, especially for the children? In fact let me be more precise, Where do you intend to spend your weekend? At the park, Cinema, Game square or even at Home. Whatever be the case, be sure of one thing, there is nothing like taking time out with your family. It creates a bond and builds it further. You never know until you, all get together and shed off some weight or burden(be it physical or emotional). When was the last time you heard your wife tell you about those funny and interesting tales?
Those little little chitchats; or When last did your children really sit down to interact heart to heart with you. Probably because you are so busy through out the week, you hardly have time! Let's put it this way, there are so many things demanding for our time and attention and even if you had the entire twenty four hours and even more, chances are, we are most likely to fall behind schedule. Time is never sufficient! We need to be deliberate about our priorities and choices. Would you rather loose the trust, your children have vested in you? What are the legacies you are willing to leave for them? More than ever, the demands of the times have increased greatly owing to trends, you don't want your child to be lost in it. Children are gifts from God, they have a place in our lives and thier roles cannot be undermined. Children strive more, when they are appreciated. How often do you look at those little efforts they make. When your child discovers his or her potentials, are you there to pat them on the back and, encourage them? When they have thier doubts and need clarification, are you there to give it? Are we exchanging values for material things? Are we so ambitious that we have thrown caution to the wind at the expense of our children's future? Doesn't the happiness of our children mean anything to us? When your children get emotionally crushed due your negligence, it speaks volumes. Just like Winnie, most children are in a place where they have started to feel left behind. They tend to hold in so much that it takes time for them to speak out. If they ever share thier thoughts or feelings, it's because they can't hold it down any longer. Parents must be observant. You don't want your children, straying away or getting entangled with the wrong crowd. Children could be vulnerable and parents must ensure that this vulnerability is not exploited. Whenever a child is negated, he or she, becomes very needy and that's a place no child should be. There are other signs that implies that a child is fast loosing his/her confidence. That child is withdrawn and might feel less worthy and inadequate. As parents, our roles must be taken seriously, in the life of these children. What plans are we making to bridge the gap? Have you really looked at your child lately? Do you recognise him? Do you recognise him? If every child gets an average attention of one hour in a week, alot of difference will be made. Do not become that 'once in a while stranger." Your child shouldn't have an erroneous impression about your intentions. Your actions should speak volumes of how responsible you are, more than just verbalising it. It's not the number of hours but the quality of time spent. There is a popular song which says: Parents, listen to your children..." When was the last time, you noticed any change in your child? Do you know what kind of conversation they have been into, lately? When your children are not talking to you, do you ever wonder, who they confiding in. It's never too late to make amends. Start a new journey that will begin a new chapter. Now it's weekend, make it count! A little Time out won't hurt. Leave that office mood behind and get the Family together👠Be deliberate and take a chance.
Winnie and her friends were playing during break time when one of them exclaimed:
"Wow! You have a new shoe. It's beautiful." Susan said to Mandy. Winnie looked at the shoes and admired it. She was quite sober.
"Winnie, are you okay?" Mandy asked. Winnie looked at her friends.
"Hmmm.. nothing." She replied. Her friends were not convinced.
"Winnie, you don't look happy. What's the problem?" Susan asked further. Then Winnie opened up.
"Well, it's my parents." She said.
"Are they ill?" Mandy interrogated.
"No." Winnie answered.
"So, what's the problem?" Susan continued to ask. "They do not have time for me. They are always at work and, I don't get to see them quite often, except the next morning when they are on thier way to work, again." Winnie lamented.
"Wow! My parents are even worse. They always take me to grandma's house and quite often, forget to check on me. Grandma, is the only one I get to see." Susan said.
"That's so sad. If our parents can only have time for us, it would be great." Mandy said.
"Daddy actually bought me these shoes on my birthday, few days ago. He said he would get me more gifts, on my next birthday and, that's all he does. I don't even get to see him quite often because, according to him, he has so many projects at hand." Mandy continued. Then, the three friends held hands and prayed: "Oh God, please help our parents to make time out for us. Help our parents to know that we love them and would love to have them around, more often. God, help our parents to know that everything is not always about Work! Work! Work! Let them know that we are still here.
Please touch thier hearts so that they would understand that it is not easy to feel negated." Winnie prayed. "Amen!" The girls chorused.
So, it's weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. What's your plan for you and your family, especially for the children? In fact let me be more precise, Where do you intend to spend your weekend? At the park, Cinema, Game square or even at Home. Whatever be the case, be sure of one thing, there is nothing like taking time out with your family. It creates a bond and builds it further. You never know until you, all get together and shed off some weight or burden(be it physical or emotional). When was the last time you heard your wife tell you about those funny and interesting tales?
Those little little chitchats; or When last did your children really sit down to interact heart to heart with you. Probably because you are so busy through out the week, you hardly have time! Let's put it this way, there are so many things demanding for our time and attention and even if you had the entire twenty four hours and even more, chances are, we are most likely to fall behind schedule. Time is never sufficient! We need to be deliberate about our priorities and choices. Would you rather loose the trust, your children have vested in you? What are the legacies you are willing to leave for them? More than ever, the demands of the times have increased greatly owing to trends, you don't want your child to be lost in it. Children are gifts from God, they have a place in our lives and thier roles cannot be undermined. Children strive more, when they are appreciated. How often do you look at those little efforts they make. When your child discovers his or her potentials, are you there to pat them on the back and, encourage them? When they have thier doubts and need clarification, are you there to give it? Are we exchanging values for material things? Are we so ambitious that we have thrown caution to the wind at the expense of our children's future? Doesn't the happiness of our children mean anything to us? When your children get emotionally crushed due your negligence, it speaks volumes. Just like Winnie, most children are in a place where they have started to feel left behind. They tend to hold in so much that it takes time for them to speak out. If they ever share thier thoughts or feelings, it's because they can't hold it down any longer. Parents must be observant. You don't want your children, straying away or getting entangled with the wrong crowd. Children could be vulnerable and parents must ensure that this vulnerability is not exploited. Whenever a child is negated, he or she, becomes very needy and that's a place no child should be. There are other signs that implies that a child is fast loosing his/her confidence. That child is withdrawn and might feel less worthy and inadequate. As parents, our roles must be taken seriously, in the life of these children. What plans are we making to bridge the gap? Have you really looked at your child lately? Do you recognise him? Do you recognise him? If every child gets an average attention of one hour in a week, alot of difference will be made. Do not become that 'once in a while stranger." Your child shouldn't have an erroneous impression about your intentions. Your actions should speak volumes of how responsible you are, more than just verbalising it. It's not the number of hours but the quality of time spent. There is a popular song which says: Parents, listen to your children..." When was the last time, you noticed any change in your child? Do you know what kind of conversation they have been into, lately? When your children are not talking to you, do you ever wonder, who they confiding in. It's never too late to make amends. Start a new journey that will begin a new chapter. Now it's weekend, make it count! A little Time out won't hurt. Leave that office mood behind and get the Family together👠Be deliberate and take a chance.
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E PLUS The Storyteller
CHILDHOOD AND RISKY BEHAVIOUR..Written By E PLUS The Storyteller
~3.2 mins read
Dear Parents/Guardians
Wherever you are, these are times that call for caution and being more deliberate about raising our children/wards. More than ever before, the materials and information at the disposal of these children have taken a different turn and what these children eventually do with these information could make or mar them!
Within a week, I received these three troubling video clips of children exhibiting various 'risky behaviors' which have equally gone viral and so much is being said. When asked about my opinion, especially as a Creative Content Writing Coach for both adults and Children, I had taken time to think through and this is my thought.
No child is born with an opinion, a child is born into a system and grows through the process- Give or take, by omission or commission, a child would adapt to what he or she is exposed to, so what the child manifest eventually is a holistic interplay of these factors. Hence you cannot isolate a child's behavior from the upbringing. At some point when a child begins to exhibit certain 'risky behavior' it's already a red flag that should be taken seriously, otherwise it gets worse from there! Pampering is not validation, don't treat it as one, call a spade a spade.
One of the highlights of this discourse is anchored on exposure and control at every stage of the child's life.
As parents, what do you condone and what do you frown at, at every stage of the child's development?
Are you exemplary enough for the child to emulate?
Do you play double standards?(Not keeping to your words?)
Are you opened to people calling out your attention when they notice something wrong about your child's behavior?
Are you overtly protective of your child, regardless of how wrong he or she is?
The answers to these questions are necessary in raising these children and ensuring that there is a balance on both sides: Words and actions coupled with taking responsibility when the need arises.
Hopefully, as we reflect on these narratives, the children will become better for it.
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#children
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