A parent's role in their child's growth is, without a doubt, a great one as they encourage their children through love, guidance, and support. However, not every child has a positive childhood experience. Whether positive or negative, parenting significantly impacts a child's personality, abilities, and future.
However, a child's growth is often depicted as a solitary adventure. From the moment they take their first steps to their first day at school, the child can be seen as the sole protagonist of their story, bravely navigating a strange world.
This begs the question: Is a parent's hand really invisible in their child's growth?
The Most Pivotal Role
Setting the foundation, parents play a crucial role in their children's lives by providing them with emotional security. Remember when you used to have nightmares and how your parents always comforted you? This emotional support, from the gentle soothing of a skinned knee to the comfort after a fall, laid the foundation for all other aspects of our development as children.
As children, being the keen observers that we were, we were constantly learning from our environment. The way our parents handled stress and fulfilled their responsibilities provided us with possible solutions that we absorbed into our subconscious.
Most parents also encourage their child's interests with their quiet support. Simple acts of encouragement on their part, such as driving them to soccer practices or helping them read, went hand-in-hand with nurturing their passions and talents.
A Lack of Guidance
Past generations didn't face the same issues modern parenting presents. Why is that? It seems that there is a problem with parenting today.
Bolanle Ambonisye highlights this problem in her book, "Tapping Our Parental Power (In a Nutshell)," where she explores the pervasive challenges in modern parenting. One of the central issues she addresses is the persistent conflict between parents and their children in today's society.
It seems that modern children lack proper guidance, leaving them adrift without a clear direction. Meanwhile, parents are often bewildered by their children's aimlessness, disrespect, and indifference to the consequences of their actions on others and themselves. They also avoid taking responsibility, thereby escaping accountability.
Tapping Our Parental Power
A parent's role in a child's growth is brought to life by books such as "Tapping Our Parental Power (In a Nutshell)" by Bolanle Ambonisye. These books teach our children to obey our instructions by ensuring that they do exactly what we tell them to do when we tell them to do it.
This approach suggests that we completely stop accepting disobedience. By not giving them repeated chances, parents can demand obedience from their children. The book also encourages a collective approach to parenting, emphasizing teachers and administration as integral partners in our children's success.
It is an undisputed fact that parents play a crucial role in their child's growth. But modern parenting brings new challenges with it. These challenges can be tackled with the right knowledge and tools, which Ambonisye offers in her "Tapping Our Parental Power (In a Nutshell)."
Read "Tapping Our Parental Power (In a Nutshell)" and finally tap into your parental power.
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