How do we manage The Impact of Society in Raising Our Children in a GODLY Manner?

The Bible says we are in the World but not of the World. This statement is a big struggle and difficult to navigate as an adult and more or less for our children.

As Parents, we keep scanning what is acceptable for our children to take part in as part of their growing up and development and What is not! We are also worried if our decision is right or wrong.

Most Parents worry if you are being strict, too strict or not strict at all. This is a real battle for many parents. Don’t beat yourself up, remember you have never been a parent before and even if you have, times and seasons are constantly changing.

The fact remains that: Society plays a crucial role in shaping the values, beliefs, and behaviours of your Child or Children.

From a young age, Children are exposed to societal norms and expectations that define masculinity and femininity and more and more definitions coming up. This can have a significant impact on our Children self-esteem and mental health.

Additionally, societal messages about gender roles and stereotypes can limit your child or children opportunities for personal growth and self-discovery.
Let your Children know that it is good to be all the good things the Society expects from people but greater to realise who they are, where their strengths are and showing forth the LOVE OF GOD with care, love and empathy. It is also important to ensure they are seeing the qualities you are teaching them on you.

WHAT CAN YOU DO AS A PARENT?

There is a real battle between the values you are impacting on your child or children and the expectation of the society at large.

Let us be clear, the first society is your home! You will start from home to build-in confidence in your children by telling them the truth in love and harnessing their strengths and weaknesses!
Every Child is in-built with so much capability, so much potential which we need to discover as parents.

Despite pressure, follow these steps to remove societal pressures in your parenting:

CONFIDENCE
You need to encourage and reaffirm your love constantly on your Child or Children. This builds confidence and makes them believe in themselves.
A well rounded Child comes up with confidence, but there are many that are introverted but still, there are certain things that can make them light up and come out of their shell. Have you discovered that area?

BELIEVE IN YOUR CHILD/CHILDREN:
You need to love and reaffirm your best believe in your Children. Many great men and Women have testified how their parents believe in them makes them BELIEVE anything is possible! And with GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE!

Bring your children, especially the teenagers to a state where they can open up to you. Teach them to tell all their anxieties to GOD and that GOD always come through.
Only speak positive affirmations and declarations over your Children! Your Child is endowed with so much knowledge, ability and talent that needs to be discovered.

Be the constant go to for your Child or Children, teach your Child or Children is okay to be vulnerable. There is a common belief among boys as they are growing up that crying is not for boys so therefore they are not being man enough or girls certain careers are not for them as not feminine enough.

Do not use the sexiest languages on your Children.
Talking them down or telling them off in some certain task they are interested in can be demoralising. Let them know that they can do all things through CHRIST who strengthens them! Whilst they need to be strong, please protect their emotional health.

Be the constant go to for the emotional Support your children, we will show you how in our forums. Please join the Newsletters for more updates. Your child is an individual with their own personality and there is a strategy that works for them.

You need to know and understand the current stage of your child in their development: get interested and get invested. If children especially in the tweens and teens thinks they know better and see their parents as a reference and not the main thing. Please do not become a reference in the life of your Children. otherwise you will This course will point you to those but please invest more in parenting courses and forums otherwise you will become a “reference” before getting to the stage that the Boys really see you as a reference.

Create avenues to discuss the new generation languages. Don’t be so archaic. Being archaic as a parent is no longer fashionable. Your children will respect you and try to behave better when they know you know what they know.

There will be more materials on modern languages - Look out for this out in our Newsletters.

Don’t be an uptight parent: it is good to be firm, in fact being firm is one of the criteria that build great characters in Children. But please strive to strike a balance. I want your children to be able to come to you for fun plays and jokes and also respect your boundaries. Let your Children know when you are firm and when you are playing. If you are too firm and not approachable, it will affect your relationship with your children in a negative way in the future.

In conclusion, the impact of society on raising GODLY Children cannot be underestimated.
It is essential for parents, educators, and society as a whole to critically examine the messages and expectations we impose on our Children.

By challenging societal believe on things that are not aligned with THE WORD OF GOD, as well as allowing our children to be themselves and correcting them in LOVE with Biblical principles, we can create an environment that allow our Children to develop into well-rounded individuals.
Understanding the influence of society is a crucial step in Raising our Children into High Performing individuals. When the home which is a child’s first Society impacts positively on a Child, that Child can withstand any societal pressure of the outside world!

Society and the internet has a significant impact in shaping the values, beliefs, and behaviours of children.

However, Creating your own Society, impact and influence in the life of your Child supersedes any challenge they can face.

To a successful Future!

GOD Bless

Grace Uche
​Blissful Course Publishing