Children, Parents and the Society: The Making of Tomorrow's Leaders
Children are the leaders of tomorrow! So goes the common saying, and undoubtedly true it is. The child you see today will become eventually the leader of tomorrow's world. The leaders we see today, some even in their octogenarian stage are proof of the statement that children are tomorrow's leaders. No leader was born into it. Yes, some were born into royalty, making them automatic successors of the throne, but then, the child doesn't ascend the throne until ‘tomorrow’ when they've become men or women.
A child becoming tomorrow's leader is a process, a journey, a transformative one that suggests that he or she has to and needs to grow to reach that level of true capability. The growth process concerns physical growth and transformational growth; which equips and strengthens the child in knowledge, reasoning and maturity.
The conversation gets deep when it's understood that a child's parents and the society they come from have necessary obligations to bring out in that child the leader of tomorrow. And when they don't, they've equally trained and nurtured such children into tomorrow's nightmare, constantly ravaging and destroying the community, the society and the nation at large. Surely, you could say there was a bridge in that by what is seen of leaders today.
Parents have their roles to play, as well as proceeding efforts from the community, directly or indirectly. I'd like to point out some of such roles that I consider both parties should play to ensure the child is well nurtured to be the leader of tomorrow. Some could be distinct to one party alone, while some could mutually inclusive.
One of the roles parents have is to ensure that the child receives proper informal education. An informal education provides the child with knowledge and information outside the classroom walls. This could be a form of skill, a shared knowledge, a proper approach to life's issues and so on. Sadly, many parents don't have time to interact with their children and talk more impacting this knowledge.
Then comes the formal education as well. The parents have the sole responsibility to ensure the child is empowered with a formal form of education. It's important today, as ascending to a certain political position requires that one acquire this form of education. If the child will become that leader, then this should be provided to him or her, considering also that this will impact the child and save them from illiteracy.
The impact of positive values and proper discipline shouldn't be neglected. The child should be well impacted with the values of honesty, truth, decorum, decency, respect, integrity and a whole lot more. This will set them on the pedestal towards good leadership while remaining disciplined. A lack will mean the other way around.
The society has its roles to play as well. One of such includes correcting the child in a way of love even in the absence of the parents to see them come out as wonderful individuals. The raising of a child should be the duty of everyone in the society, not just the parents. Where I have an issue is when the child is maltreated in the name of correction, that shouldn't be taken.
The development and enhancement of leadership and skills acquisition programs by society and more can help boost the children's morale to become useful and resourceful to themselves and the community at large, giving back to it, hence, impacting a sense of leadership in them. The development of clubs and societies where the children come together, learn and get shaped could help actualise this.
When the child isn't captured and set on the pedestal to be resourceful and valuable, they end up a menace, rather strengthening a corrupt system than pulling the corruption down. When the roles of the parents and society are well articulated and addressed, the child becomes the version that represents true leadership tomorrow.
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You're very right sir, most children are not born into it, but rather they work hard, went through process and learning to be that leader they're today.
Yeah, that's it sir. No leader was just made so they became it. So every child needs to be nurtured in that respect.
Thank you.
Very interesting write up @daverick children are the tomorrow's future indeed
Yes, they are.
Thank you @chizzy100.
So lovely 🌹🌹
Thank you very much 🙂.
Thank God
Thank you very much for sharing, you really made since in your write up, actually no matter how certain we are that children are the leaders of tomorrow,we must keep it in our minds that they must first grow into man or woman, thank for sharing
Yes, that's what I consider. And that means they have to grow physically and otherwise to be that.
Thank you for reading.
When you nurture a child, you're securing a generation.
Well done, sir.
That's really true sir. I guess the saying very much truth in it.
Thank you sir for reading.