Being a Parent

You may wonder why I am writing about being a parent. I will tell you why, recently I say a news article showing a woman with several children, and she made the statement " someone has to be responsible for these children". Of course as a mother , I thought " they are YOUR children,therefore
YOUR responsibility". I am not hard hearted, the woman obviously needed help, BUT she needed HELP, NOT for someone else to be responsible for her children.

Being a parent is the single most important responsibility a person can have.

Think about it, a new baby has the most incredible "computer" inside it's little head ready to be programmed.

What we put into that little "computer" or brain will determine to a large extent what that baby will grow up to be as an adult. Big responsibility huh?!!

As I have said before I don't think a baby is ever "too young" to start learning. The first thing they should learn is love. They learn that by the way we talk to them ( the tone of voice we use), how hold them, feed them, bath them and take care of them.

I always say think of how you want to be treated if you were basically helpless and had to depend on someone to take care of you, because that's what a new born is.

Children have an inborn need to learn. They need guidelines, direction, and boundries. And they learn these things by being taught by word and example.

We advance our teaching as they grow, first we teach them the basics of how to feed themselves, how to talk, walk etc. As they grow we teach them manners, morals and resoponsibilities.

If you are a young person and think you would like to have a baby. before you let yourself get pregnant really think about the responsibility a baby is, because as the parent it is YOUR responsibility and a long term commitment.

If you are really young, say a teen, take the time to enjoy your time as a teen and young adult and when you feel you are ready to "sacrifice" things you want to do in exchange for the full time job  and joy of being a parent. Only when you are ready to make a long term commitment should you think about having a baby.

Being a parent is one of the most rewarding but sometimes difficult endeavors you will ever under take.

Because it is such an impportant responsibility, be sure you are ready to be a parent and commit to that vocation.