There is a verse in the Holy Bible which talks about training up a child in the way he should grow, so that even when he grows old, he will not depart from it. These nice words can be found in Proverbs chapter 22 vr 6.
In training up a child, the parents or the guardian must know that, compared to adults, children learn much faster. I have always been of the mindset that, kids are fast at learning. Children relate and turn to learn first about things they see or hear around them. Every child, whether brainy or not can remember a thing from TV and radio commercials.
This is why it is very important that, parents become meticulous with what they talk about when their children are around. Their utterances should be checked. Children are known to be quick at picking insults hailed on people by people around them. They also have the tendency to ask questions when they look lost.
If a child is quick at remembering basic things said in their presence, what then becomes of a child whose dad constantly smokes in his presence? What of a child whose mum hails insults at least provocation when the child is around? Such a child will be a spoilt-brat before he even grows up.
Most boys tend to follow the patterns of their fathers. Whiles girls tend to do same with their mothers. This is why expressions like this; like father like son or like mother like daughter is constantly on the lips of many to associate the child with his or her parents based on similarities in conduct.
A friend has seen the sense in being independent. After helping him with another friend of ours to buy stuff to decorate his room, we retired in the nearby Banku and Tilapia joint. We were so famished as the result of walking in Ghana’s scorching sun.
The sun blazes too much in Ghana. When one is walking in this sun, it burns as if the person is being punished. I won’t doubt it if the burns from the sun is responsible for the nut-heads in Ghana called politicians. This burn from the sun is so severe and so annoying. It makes people feel very uncomfortable.