Train your Child

April 2nd, 2022.

Train up a child in the way he should go, so that he will not depart from it. A child you don't train will end up being a burden to you in the future.

According to real facts, the average age to start walking is 12 months, but it varies from child to child.

Most babies grow slowly in the beginning and then pick up speed between 9 and 18 months. Length, height, weight, and head circumference all track together during growth, but each of them develops at a different pace.

As your child grows, remember that all children are different in their own way, and it’s normal for there to be some variation in the pace of your child’s growth compared to others.

Training a child is one of the most difficult and gratifying challenges you will ever face. Whether you are a single parent, or have a team of people supporting you, it is important to understand that you are training them from the womb to be successful.

In order for your child to be successful, you need to instill into their lives a sense of discipline and respect for authority.

Discipline your kids even if they're natural born leaders. You must know that once they leave your house, the world will not care about them as much as you do.

I believe that children who are disciplined are less likely to succumb to peer pressure, especially during their teenage years.

"They're not going to listen to some peer telling them how to do something wrong when they've been taught that what they're doing is right.

God commands parents to “train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

We’re all aware of the struggles that adults face as they attempt to stay on the right path. So why make things harder for your child?

In life, you can easily send positive messages to your child while simultaneously curbing some of the behaviours that cause most parent-child conflicts.

Some of the tools to help your child grow are his faith, social life, health, and most importantly education.

As a parent you can manage the fruits of your labour by providing getting relevant news and information which is customized for your child’s age and stage of growth.

You get to see and know how your child’s progress is going through interactive challenges and challenges with friends.

There is also opportunity for parents to get help for themselves by connecting them with professional counselors when needed.

Our society has changed. Children are growing up at an alarming rate. It’s not a matter of if your child is exposed to things that you never intended for them to see, but when.

I so much believe that it’s the responsibility of each parent to train their child in the way they should go. By exposing children to a wide variety of outdoors and physical activities and encouraging them to develop an interest in sports and play, they can gain an essential awareness of their body, it's potential and ability to move.

Parents should be able to identify when their child need help and which expert is best suited to their child’s needs based on their child’s current level of development and what help is needed for them to reach the next stage.

How you raise your child will determine the kind of adult they become. Whether you're a parent, future parent or grandparent - here are some tips you should know as you train up your child.

• Be there for every milestone - I had a colleague whose parents missed her graduation, her being awarded a scholarship and various other important milestones. When she was in high school, she told me that she had no desire to raise children because she didn't want them to feel unloved and unwanted. She didn't want her kids to feel like the only time her parents show up is when they want something from their children.

• Teach them what they need to know - my fiancee's parents taught him how to make change, how to cook and how to drive a manual transmission car. Those skills aren't necessary for everyone, but it showed my future father-in-law that he did in fact have value. He taught his children what they needed to know, not just what was popular or only what he wanted to teach them.