Good Parenting an Antidote to Social Menace

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The root causes of various social activities threatening  human existence and disrupting the social order need to be squarely addressed through
the resuscitation of all the agents of socialization of which the home plays a primary role through the serial natural challenges of gestation and ante-natal management, child custody and pediatric role, puberty, and adolescent stages of our children in child-rearing and the necessary management through nature nurturing counseling guide.
The eventual parental empowerment of children education into careership level married with the assurance of a happy home formation that would be sustainable. If all these are followed to the letter, the society will have the hope of having through future leaders that would serve society better in return and with passion. For the above to be achieved, therefore, sustainable marriage without threats of divorce or separation must become a culture that must be guided naturally. In this situation, the parental religious inclination will naturally become a matter of scripture compliance which must equally be guided as a bequeathable legacy to children.
A marriage or home that allows the religious curriculum to guide the affairs of their system and the environment will never go astray.
For example, the Holy Prophet Mohammad left behind as a legacy that is bequeathable for mankind, in his collection of Hadith, ''Two things I am leaving for mankind which if you follow to the letter you will never go astray. The Holy Quran which is the voice of God and my Sunnat which are my been scripture compliant in all my dees, thoughts, acts. The HOLY Quran also in 48: 43 describes the voice  and act of God  as eternal(that is without change) and best for mankind to follow, for enhanced socio-spiritual goal attainment,'' such as been the practice of Allah already  in the past: No change wilt thou find in the practice of Allah.''
Parents, therefore, must role model the best characters to instill and enhance the best fo behavior in their children. The Holy Bible expects the parent to have all the authority to rear his or her children in the righteous ways of God.
Prov. 23: 12-21,'' Listen to your teacher and learn all you can. Always punish(discipline) a child if it needs it. It would not hurt him to spank him. If you spank him you may save his life. My son you should become wise, then I would be very happy. I will be happy in my heart if I hear you say things that are right. Don't be jealous of evil people. But always tey as hard as you can to respect the  Lord. There is always hope. And that hope will never be gone. So, listen, my son, and be wise. Always be careful to live the right way. 
Don't be friends with people who drink too much wine and eat too much food. People who drink too much and eat too much become poor. All they do is eat, drink, sleep and so they have nothing.''
In the same manner, the Holy Quran, 31: 12-14 emphasize the need for parents to be responsible for providing for the needs of their children and be responsive to their conditions by giving them attention and that wise counsel starting from instilling fear of God in them to the need to respect one's parents with particular attention to their mother,' We bestowed in the past wisdom on Lukman: ''Show thy gratitude to Allah. Any, who is so grateful does so to the profit of his own soul: but if any is ungrateful, verily Allah is free of all wants, worthy of all praise. Behold Lukman said to his son admonishing him, 'Oh! Join not in worship others with Allah: For false worship is indeed the highest wrongdoing. And we have enjoined on man to be good to his parents: In travail upon travail did his mother bear him.  Years twain was his weaning, so hear that command of your parents, Show gratitude to Me and thy parents. To Me is thy final goal.''
The emphasis from the above assertions is on good parenting that would go beyond biological responsibility but extend to be socially responsible as a parent who must be able to commit the rearing of the children onto the good care of God, the almighty Allah. 

Prof. Sabitu Olagoke

Founder, Spiritual Head and Grand Imam Shafaudeen-in-Islam Worldwide,Wakajaiye, Ibadan, Nigeria

 

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