GEN Z PARENTING
Children are special gifts given to mankind by God showcasing the beauty of nature and children are supposed to be taken care of by their parents and trained in the way that is the right before God and man.
Parenting is never an easy job whatever you do as a parent rubs off on your children either in a good way or in a bad way so as a parent you, need to be very careful about what you do and how you speak around them and how you carry yourself before your children.
In the olden days I strongly believe that parents took it as a very serious task to make sure that their children come out well in life. They would go to any extent to discipline you to inculcate the knowledge of God the morals of good and bad to help you to be a better person in the future both for the male and female.
Despite the fact that back then according to history it is said that a male child is always accorded more value than the female child, male children are supposed to go to school study and become important. while the females are subjected to staying at home with their parents and put under the ideology that every woman must end in the kitchen. But regardless our parents then train their children equally I believe that the method of child up bringing then was more intense than what it is now, parents of these days are more carefree . The wealthy parents these days don't really pay attention to their children they are more passionate about their career and in this case this children are neglected or left in the hands of nanny, tutors who take care of the children however they want, and the parents don't care to know how they take care of their children and how well they take care of their children .
But you see our parents back then you dare not misbehave the fear of your dad holding belt and your mother putting pepper in your bum bum 🤣will make you comport yourself and be a good person. Our parents then were strict I wouldn't say too much but yes we can all testify that it helped most of us here be the best of what we can now because they encouraged us despite the discipline the encouraged us. They stood by us we were able to create this communication with them we could tell them about what bothers us and they don't judge us in a bad way they come down and talk to us and make us understand and lead us in the right way.
I wouldn't really say that parenting of this modern age is so bad but parents need to do more parents need to expose their children to more positive aspects of life than the negative aspects of life that is why you see most children these days the gen z as they are called have really really gone out of hand because of bad parenting.
Comparing the method of parenting in the 80s and now I would strongly say that the method of parenting in the 80s is way better than what we have going on now and I will encourage our parents to do better and do right by their kids and not just let their life revolve around them. I mean why would you have kids when you know you're not ready to give them the attention that they need to grow up right , That dose not speak good of you as a parent.
I'm a living testimony my mom and my dad they never let any of my siblings misbehave , I have three siblings my two brothers ,my sister and i our parents our parents trained us well and I appreciate them everyday for that because it made my siblings to be the best role models to look up to and it has made me to be the woman that I have become today and I am proud of myself and I stand to say that I would train my kids the way my mom and dad trained me because they give me their attention, I could talk to them I could open up and tell them what's going on in my life they were eager to know they wanted to know ,they didn't just neglect me and go about their work and all what matters together. And that is the best gift you can give to your children good parenting because when they grow up and they become successful and people sing their praises tell them how good they are they would always look back and say my mom and my dad they trained me well I wouldn't have been here if not for them so please let us try our best to do better by our kids.
And to our intending parents please pray that you marry right and marry well. A man who would put hands together with you to give your children the best in life emotionally ,physically ,psychologically, financially and bring them up in the fear and love of God just like our parents did for us.
To wrap it all up by I still stand and say that parenting in the 80s is much better than what we have now please let us all go back and seat evaluate and do better in our parenting techniques, do not neglect your child they won't just bring shame upon themselves and to you as a parent .A child who is well trained is the pride of every mother and father.
Thank you for having me.
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I agree with you that the education of the 70's and 80's was much better, but now many of us who are parents have raised glass children, who are those born from 2000 (Z and Alpha generations) onwards. I got my spankings, and slaps when I asked for them, I was punished, and also loved, supported and encouraged, and being that my mother did the right thing.....
I think that no one is prepared to be a parent, the issue is to assume the responsibility of being a parent and understand that those who love their children correct them, I in fact did not want to have children, today I am thankful that I have one, and like my mother I raised my son alone, I am a single mother and my mother divorced and my father saw us occasionally. Those who want to raise their children well, look for the way and teach them what is necessary, but many times parents who consider that they were too hard with them softened with their children and there are the consequences.
One of the obvious reason for the great changes between then and now is the way technology has become more common now than back then. It has contributed greatly to how carefree parents are to discipline their kids and how stubborn kids can be.
I got my own fairs of slaps and beating but now I guess parents have reduced their methods of parenting because I don't see it in my younger siblings. They became relent on handling them.
We Africans have adapted to the western lifestyle, now the rate of disrespect and ungodly attitude is rampant. We will continue advising as many we can. Thanks for sharing