adminRAISING kids is a very special task.
The innocent souls depend on us and always learn from their elders and parents/guardians.
Their discipline is determined by the way we raise them.
Our behaviour has a huge influence on our children’s future.
A toxic environment will not help shape the life of the kids.
Gender-based violence has serious psychological impact on kids.
Nowadays, kids tend to bottle up their feelings as a result of the abuse they are subjected to.
Physical, emotional and economic abuse are some of the challenges our kids face and deal with quietly.
The major challenge is that kids end up misbehaving, as a result of the environment in which they are raised.
Some of the kids are now indulging in all sorts of vices because they also believed this was very normal when they were seeing their parents, and guardians, do exactly that.
The sad thing is that most kids are no longer afraid of death, with a number of them now taking their lives, owing to pressure.
In Monday’s issue, we carried two sad stories about teens who committed suicide.
One of the teens committed suicide after she was caught red-handed with her boyfriend, by her brother.
The 15-year-old was afraid of her father, who is believed to be a disciplinarian.
The same article revealed that her friend also committed suicide.
This alone shows that our kids are fragile and in need of special care.
In another case, we ran another spine-chilling story, involving a St Faith’s High School student, who committed suicide after being mocked by fellow students.
The student was believed to be a prayer warrior but his friends mocked him accusing the late boy of being a Satanist.
From the two deaths, serious lessons can be drawn.
One of the lessons learnt is that we need to be particular about the way we raise our kids as parents.
In cases where they are caught offside, we also need to find better ways of whipping them into line.
As parents, we need to monitor our kids’ behavioural changes, all the time.
Failure to do so has led to some of the kids indulging in all sorts of vices.
Instilling fear in children should never be allowed to happen, since it has the potential to drive our children to engage in tragic activities, including killing themselves.
Good parents should be always there for their children and help them to lift themselves up whenever they are down.
Nowadays, kids are also exposed to technology, which has also affected their behaviour.
As parents and guardians we should also monitor what our kids watch on the internet since it affects their upbringing.
We should also educate them on the sanctity of life and show them that suicide is never an option.
We need to always monitor our children’s behaviour, since they are fragile, and need that wise voice to help them find their path back into the light.
Mathew Masinge
Online Reporter