Developing Responsibility in Our Children
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This document discusses developing responsibility in children and the important role of parents. It emphasizes that parents must make time for their children through prioritizing nurturing them. Specific recommendations are given for how to develop responsibility, such as setting clear rules, giving children tasks and choices, teaching by example, and providing feedback. The document also compares the amount of personalized time boarding school and day school children receive from parents/guardians and staff annually, finding day school children receive more nurturing time from parents at home. It stresses that time and commitment from parents are key to developing responsible children.
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- 1. Developing Responsibility in our Children courtesy trchristian.ac.ke for whoever much is given much is expected.
- 2. Developing Responsibility Develop Step by step process Responsibility Being accountable for ones actions
- 3. Developing Responsible Children Whose role? courtesy trchristian.ac.ke Whose role?
- 5. Deuteronomy 6:6-7 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
- 6. Developing Responsible Children How? courtesy trchristian.ac.ke
- 7. Set clear rules and consequences Give tasks Build relationships be a friend first then a parent second Allow them to make some decisions and choices Teach by example role model Give feedback Involve them in finding solutions to challenges Required! Time, time and more time
- 8. What determines time available? Priorities Careers Friends Social life Church Relatives Personal development Household choresetc School, etc
- 10. Personalized Nurturing Boarding School Hours in a day 24 Sleeping time 8 Lessons time 8 Time available for personalized nurturing(assuming 12 hrs working day) 4 Average staff/students ratio 1:20 No of hours a year 4 hrs X 7 days X 14 weeks X 3 terms = 1176 Average no of hours available annually per child = 1176/20 = 58.8 hours Others (preps, play, etc) 4
- 11. Personalized Nurturing Day School Hours in a day 24 Sleeping time 8 Lessons time 8 Time available for personalized nurturing by parents/guardians 2 Average no. of children per home 3 No of hours a year 2 hrs X 5 days X 14 weeks X 3 terms = 420 No of hours a year 4 hrs X 2 days X 14 weeks X 3 terms = 336 Others (homework, traffic jams, play, etc) 6 Weekdays Weekends(assuming 4 hours a day) Total number of hours available in a year 420+336 = 756 Average no of hours available annually per child = 756/3 = 252
- 12. An Opportunity ahead for Personalized nurturing by parents Perceptions Prestige Peer influence courtesy trchristian.ac.ke
- 13. In developing responsible children time and commitment are key If we can plan for our finances we can plan for our children and subsequently for the family. It is a worthwhile course.
- 14. Your legacy will be largely defined by others. those that you coached, mentored, taught, helped rather than yourself.Brendon Cassidy
Editor's Notes
- #12: We all want our children to grow up being God fearing