Let Them Grow!!

It saddens me whenever I see parents that do not want their children to grow. A lot of you may not understand what I am saying so I'll explain. I have met a lot of parents who want their children to grow fast by making them face some real-life challenges and not making them enjoy their childhood. Do not get me wrong, everyone will face some real-life challenges. But I think we should let the children grow and when it's time to face real-life challenges we should teach them how to deal with them. Let them enjoy their childhood.

I'm a big fan of Michael Jackson. When I read about him, I realized that his childhood was no fun. It was full of fear. From what I read, Michael's father trains all of his children how to sing well. If they make a mistake, he's going to beat them. I believe some of us have experienced that, maybe from our parents or our guardian. He had no childhood fun that a normal child should have. I know their father wants the best for them but he didn't let them enjoy their childhood period.

We see a lot of parents that prepare their little children for marriage. This is very rampant in the northern part of Nigeria. You tend to see a child not up to his teenage, getting married. It's crazy. Why don't you let them grow first? Let these kids grow to a certain age so that it wouldn't feel awkward when you're talking to them about having their partners and similar topics.

Some parents don't want their kids to play. They're always wanting them to be very serious with life. It's cool to be a serious person but the truth is that children have nothing serious in their heads. They are filled with enough, laughter, play, and so on... Some parents beat their children when the child plays. It's not helpful. Beating your child will make the child dull and it won't make them outspoken.

Why don't we want the kids to grow? It's normal to prepare them for life challenges but I think we're prepping them too fast. Let a kid know that he's a kid. Have you ever noticed that when kids play together, they know nothing about race, tribe, color, religion and all but it's their parents that will begin to warn them of people from another tribe which is not supposed to be so?

Give them the chance to prove that child in them. Let them sit and look back someday and remember their childhood memories. Instead of warning your child against people from another tribe, let them know the primary things they should know. Let them know that it's good to pray to God, teach them that it's good to be obedient and respectful, and teach them that it's harmful to play with sharp objects. Teach them the necessary things they should know at their age. Don't take them too far. Do not prep them for what they don't need at that stage in their life. You'll still be the one to train them but you should calm down. Just chill and take it to step by step.

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