Parenting tips to learn....................

Never mind me on this Mullen family video but I like it, the kids really impressed me, so I made a list of tips for parenting I learnt from the video.

If you’ve not seen the video; click here for part 1 and here for part 2

The Mullen family comprises of the parents who are Irish and their children (adopted from 3 different countries). Luca, the brother who joined them in the 2^nd video is 3 years old and originally from Eastern Europe. He just started learning English about a month ago.

Here are my #4 parenting tips to learn from the video

1.   Foster a love for reading and learning from an early age. Kids can remember and memorise easily when they are read to frequently. Reading is also important for them to excel well in school. Spend a few minutes a day reading and telling stories together, it doesn’t have to be formal; perhaps when you are in the kitchen making a meal or before they go to bed or when NEPA, sorry PHCN has taken power and you want the generator to rest because It’s been working all day (that’s the case these days in Nigeria), read the messages on the bill boards as you drive on the road. Make it fun, talk about the pictures and the characters or you can even make up your own stories.

2.     Children can be multilingual, so which ever part of planet earth you live, your child will understand your language and other languages spoken around them. Even before they start to speak, baby and toddler brains are pre-wired to learn up to 3 languages before age 6. The ability kind of drop at about age 10-12 and ironically that is when they start to teach us French in school.

3.   Siblings love, unity and Siblings connection is very important to nurture in a family.

4.     The Love for God: Teach children how to pray from an early age and it will become a habit that will last a lifetime. Don’t discourage them on what they have to say to God even if they include twinkle, twinkle little star in praise worship.