With all the evil television programming, dark video games
and shocking things on the Internet, if there is anything that I hope my
children learn during their childhood is how to discern right from wrong.
Too often there are children growing up in environments
where the caretakers could care less what penetrates their minds. They rather the children, “Go play!” Little do they know, what the children could
be doing out of their site. It isn’t
until someone gets hurt that a parent or relative wants to “…go see what
happened…”
I learned far too young that fellow peers couldn’t be
trusted and many adults were liars. Once
I became a woman I found that some of the things that hurt me when I was young
affected some aspects of my life whether I was conscience of them or not. Therefore, I try real hard to protect my
children minds and bodies from outside forces.
One of the most important things I do is pray for them and the next is
encourage them to talk to me. There are
some other things I instill in them as well and might inspire you to add to
your list or try some new things.
One. Give them an
appreciation for faith in one who is far greater and superior than any man,
woman or child.
Two. Teach them to
respect self and others. Keeping in mind
to pay close attention to who is friend and who is foe.
Three. Always make
time to do something other than watch TV, surf the Internet and play with games
and toys.
Four. Pay close
attention to those who are your mentors and teachers, but also guard your
heart.
Five. Be
confident. Fight feelings of fear.
Six. Be honest.
Seven. Make the wise
choice to be loyal to one partner and love that person.
These tips have worked so far in more ways than
I can explain when it comes to them interacting with others. I can only hope that they will grow in their
learning.Nicholl McGuire
