FAMILY

Someone told me that 'FAMILY' = 'Father And Mother, I Love You'. I think it is way more than that. It isn't just about kids loving their parents and vice versa. Family is a very serious topic that involves all aspects of life. In fact, the fate of a country lies in each family. If every family played its role with utmost responsibility, the children from these families would be likely to lead the country to peace and prosperity.

Let's put country-leadership affairs aside for the moment. I would like to talk about what a family should mean to each child. I myself is the youngest of two children in my family. As a kid, I was very easily influenced by actions of my family members. This is it, role-model. Parents, especially, should be really careful when they move around the house with kids watching their every action.

These kids' 'CPU's are still brand new. It is up to the parents to store zetta-bytes of data in these CPUs. The amazing thing about these CPUs is that they store images, sounds and motion pictures, just like conventional CPUs. But then, the difference is that data in the CPUs of kids are harder to be erased. When they see something, they emulate it, put it into practice, and that 'something' becomes a habit. It will really take a long toil for parents to correct their kids if that 'something' is a negative stuff.

So, let's stick with the saying 'prevention is better than cure'. Start by exposing these kids to positive practices. For instance, reading books. If parents succeed in nurturing good habits in their first child, the following children will not be much of a headache, since they will also imitate what their older sibling does.

Besides, parents should also limit their children's freedom (some of you might disagree, it's OK, this is my opinion). Nowadays, the world wide web becomes so much easier to access. With so many potentially-harmful websites (fraud, porn, piracy, gambling), intervention of parents is necessary. You wouldn't want dirty images to be imprinted on these young kids' mind, would you?

The same goes to socialising. It is indeed important that kids get the chance to mingle with their friends. But parents should be aware of their rights to monitor their children and keep them in check so as to prevent their kids from befriending harmful elements.

Family plays an important role in making the world a better place. Isn't that what all of us wish for?