Raising a child to be morally sound can be challenging especially with the rise in corruption and internet use, but as a parent, it is your responsibility to train your children and to achieve this, you should intentionally abstain from practice certain lifestyles especially in the presence of child or children.
Studies have shown that children learn faster by emulation so it is therefore advised that you should model what you want to market to them. Any behavior that you wouldn't want to see them Practice in public or secret, try as much as possible to avoid exhibiting them in their presence.
In this article, we shall discuss 5 wrong practices parents should abstain from doing in the presence of their children.
1. Using abusive words on your spouse or other people in their presence.
No matter the level of provocation received from either your spouse or other people, you should avoid using foul or abusive words on them this is because, children learn faster by emulation. If you use abusive words on your spouse or other people in their presence, it will encourage them to do same in public or their friends.
2. Drinking alcohol or smoking in the presence of your children.
As we all know that smoking and drinking alcohol has many known negative effects to health and as parents we should avoid this practice in their presence. Because, it will encourage them to do same and this can harm their physical and mental health.
3. Watching movies with adult content in their presence.
You can agree with me that what you see has a way of moulding what goes on in your mind. Watching movies with racy content will definitely affect the way the see the opposite sex and this may lead to premarital Sexual intercourse at a very tender age. So it is advised that you should be careful with what you watch in their presence and what they watch on their own.
4. Dressing up in front of them.
Never indulge to the practice of dressing or undressing in the presence of your children. This is bad and abusive especially with children of the opposite genders. This practice can corrupt their thinking and behavior towards their siblings and other people.
5. Being sexually intimate with your partner in the presence of your children.
Like I said earlier, this practice can harm their thinking and can prompt them to trying it with friends and even siblings. There is no wrong in being sexually intimate with your spouse but it is not advisable to do it in their presence.
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