Why Parenting Is Implicit Mentoring?
The home is also a classroom
Parents are the ultimate role models for children. Every word, movement and action has an effect. No other person or outside force has a greater influence on a child than the parent. Bob Kesshan
Parents are informal and unpaid mentors. They signed up for the mentorship of their children when they became parents. It’s a responsibility they cannot evade if they want their kids to have happy and secure lives in the future because the quality of childhood experiences shapes adult lives disproportionately.
Children are constantly watching the behaviour of their parents and will imbibe appropriate lessons in their subconscious minds.
Parents cannot say one thing and do the opposite. Integrity speaks through actions.
When parents are glued to their phone screens, how can they teach responsible screen use for their children?
When parents eat junk food, how can they ask their kids to eat healthy food?
When parents don’t read books, how can they expect their children to become book lovers?
When parents spend spare time watching TV and neglect to engage in free and friendly conversations with their children, how can they build trust in relationships? Quality family time together is the best guarantee of strong relationships.
When parents fail to take a keen interest in the academic and extracurricular activities of their children, they cannot equip the latter with the skills and confidence to face life’s challenges.
When parents behave dishonestly in the face of challenges, they can hardly teach integrity to their children.
Parents have a tough time raising families. That doesn’t mean they can abdicate the responsibility of mentoring their children. They need to lead by example by practicing what they preach to their children.
“There is a transcendent power in the example. We reform others unconsciously when we walk uprightly.” Anne Sophie Swetchine
The home is a permanent classroom, a microcosm of society, where parents act as informal teachers and unpaid mentors.
Responsible mentoring is a rewarding experience and creates a win-win situation for both parents and children.
When parents extend love and teach discipline, children grow into responsible citizens.
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