Every child needs a mature-minded person around him/her. This is because the kind of surroundings they have shows who they will become in the future.
With this, for a child to be developed, his/her stakeholders should have the capacity to work on their minds.
The reason is that a fool can’t nurture a child to be wise. Parenting is a matter of the garbage in – garbage out principle.
What is the state of your mind? Are you mature enough to live a parental life? Have you considered the impact on your child with your state of mind?
Truthfully, some children are cowards not because of their traits only but due to the kind of minds they have in their environment. Again, some children have become adults who lack the tenacity to make decisions for themselves because of how they were nurtured.
That’s why your mental health is important as a parent. Because of this, work on your thoughts, control how you worry about issues, and personally demonstrate some bold steps toward issues of life.
Sometimes, you may think it is right to shout at your children.
You may think it is the best way to be in charge as a parent by always being bossy in the midst of your children.
You may also think your children don’t have any special say in your decisions. With this, treating them anyhow is your best style of parenting.
The sad thing is, doing any of these and the like shows how unhealthy you are in mind as a parent.
One place where mental illness is dominating is in the world of parenting. The stress, pain, imbalance, depression, agony, and others are contributing factors.
To solve this, that’s why parenting is not and can’t be done in isolation. Don’t be blinded and think that you can be the only stakeholder in your parental life.
Seek professional coaching. Read parental books. Be highly concerned about your mental health as a parent.
Do these because your child(ren) need(s) your maturity as one of his/her basic needs for development.
Written by Elder Tonnie Baffoe (Agona Swedru Area – Schools Outreach Coordinator)
