IMPORTANCE OF PARENTAL GUARDIANSHIP
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It is quite appalling that our generation is this way, I mean all-around social media now the trending thing is centered on negativity amongst families. Ranging from domestic violence, molestation, rape, and children involved in sexual activities.
I know that sometimes this is not our fault, because some of these people have been properly trained, but then some were not. People want to get married and give birth to kids to feel among, my mates are married why shouldn’t I be? It shouldn’t be this way at all, if this has ever crossed your mind then kill that thought.
Before you consider giving birth to a child, you should have prepared your mind to be a parent or guardian, and not just someone that gave birth or has a child. Most people in Nigeria know nothing about parental guardianship, they just keep giving birth and moving as life goes, which is terrible and wrong.
As legal guardians of a child whether adopted or by birth, you must cater to them properly, know what they are doing every single time, and where they are. Each time I see a poster of a missing kid, I wonder where their parents were when they got missing. I mean why are you letting a 7-year-old kid leave the house alone without a guardian? It is important to ensure they are in safe hands because it saves you a lot, ranging from the trauma of having a missing child to the child probably falling into the hands of kidnappers or organ harvesters.
Should kids have access to the internet? Hell no! This is why there is always a parental guidance option in most places. If your kid wants a device, you get them educational ones and use parental guidance on the television shows they watch. This is not difficult, and it’ll save you from telling stories in the future. They should only be at liberty to watch what they like when they are at least eighteen (18).
Then, peers, this is the most influential and dangerous when it comes to parental guidance. You should know your child’s friends in and out. What they are capable of doing and what they are not. This is where most parents have failed, your child has a best friend and you don’t care to know anything about them. Suddenly when your child starts misbehaving, you are quick to blame your village people for shortcomings, have you forgotten the adage that says “Show me your friends and I’ll tell you who they are”? Imagine the Chris land school saga, the child’s parents were probably very nonchalant raising her, and at such a young age she is been called out for something adults are most likely not to speak of in our society. If they knew who she hung out with when she was younger, the movies she watched, and what part of the internet she was on, I’m sure this cup would have passed them by.
Please as legal guardians or those planning on applying for guardianship, we need to be up and doing, because a child as an adult is what you give them as toddlers and adolescents. These things won’t take much and even if it does, it’s your responsibility as the one who decided to birth them. Let’s do our duties and avoid raising children who would become a nuisance to our communities.