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the responsibility to see to, and even fight and for who they are, and channelled into their 2008 (Source: Statistics South Africa 2014).
advocate for this right. When a learning envi- giftedness, prosper. “Children whose parents More recently Mduduzi Manana (South
ronment or authority figure cannot celebrate blessed their children tend to prosper in their African Deputy Minister of Higher Education)
the child, it is merely tolerating them and this adult lives, and children whose parents never commented, “There are 600 000 unemployed
will have a remarkable effect on the child’s blessed them tend to languish (suffer)” graduates in this country and if the number
sense of belonging, worthiness and compe- (Craig Hill – familyfoundations.com). increase, it will cause chaos” (news24.com/
tence. In turn this will affect the outcome and news24/SouthAfrica/News/beware-varsi-
performance of this child as an adult. Bessel Relevant Education ty-degrees-that-will-leave-you-unemploy-
Van Der Kolk, in his article The Body keeps the able-manana-20160202). It is very clear that
Score: Brain, mind and Body in the Healing of Is the education my child is receiving relevant parents need to make a huge mental shift in
Trauma writes, “Children’s brains are literally for the times we are living in? Will my child ensuring that their children are better equipped
shaped by traumatic experiences, which can have an opportunity for further studies and for life.
lead to problems with anger, addiction, and have a job to provide an income? These ques-
even criminal activity in adulthood. Negative tions are key, especially when parents, who It is my opinion that children up to the age of
childhood experiences can set out brains to have done all the right things labouring for 14 should keep themselves 80% occupied with
constantly feel danger and fear” (sideeffects- twelve years of schooling, are faced with the what they are good at and do much less tra-
publicmedia.org). painful reality that there exist no opportunities ditional learning. I also have proof that where
for their children after school, even with a young people have done this they have proven
degree in the hand. The unemployment figures to be better equipped for life in general.
for 2014 stand at 5,5 million, the most since
IT IS MY OPINION THAT CHILDREN UP TO THE
AGE OF 14 SHOULD KEEP THEMSELVES 80%
OCCUPIED WITH WHAT THEY ARE GOOD AT AND
DO MUCH LESS TRADITIONAL LEARNING.
Parents need to ensure their children are nur- MARCH 2016 | 17
tured into the destiny that God has for them
even if it costs them their comfort. Interesting-
ly, children who are recognised and celebrated
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