Every child has a dream. And every parent needs to find out very early what the dream is all about. Once this is known, it becomes the responsibility of the parents to offer advices and wise counsel to the kids on what they need to do to achieve their dreams. For instance, if a child wishes to become a lawyer, definitely he or she will have to prepare for college. From that tender stage of life, the parent must find time, every now and then, to discuss with the child about the chosen path. This regular “exercise” will keep the kid focused on the dream. But the moment the discussion stops, there is the tendency for such a kid to start listening to distracting opinions from the wrong set of people. Unlike parents with stakes in the lives of their kids, outsiders such as teachers, friends and even relations will easily gain an in-road into the lives of the kids and proceed to steer them in directions that are absolutely opposite their chosen paths.
6 comments:
Absolutely awesome!
You are really after my heart. I love this piece of advice.
I'm not a fan of Steve Harvey. But I love this story about his early life. The teacher was trying to play God and failed. For the first time, I'm happy for Steve Harvey. and thanks for the fine counselling about discussing dreams with kids. Kudos!
This is simply awesome! Please keep writing about parenting and stuff like this. Thanks.
This is truly good. Most times, parents get carried away so much by their struggles for survival and financial matters that they forget to perform their fundamental duties as parents. This is one of them. Good job sir.
Aren't we all, as parents, guilty of this "crime"? The moment I read this piece, I called my kids to start talking with them about their dreams. And we all (mother and kids) felt real great afterwards. Thanks for this wise counselling.
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