Show p r ml uth fly UV Dr Ur Wa Wayne ne Reid Superintendent The power of parental influence There is a staggering evidence that the power of oC the home Is more influential than the school This finding places much of the responsibility of how a youngster matures into adulthood upon the parents Most of the childs child's basic Intelligence intelligence intelligence in In- according to the research has been formed by bythe bythe bythe the time he reaches school age Parents should keep this in mind so that the early months when the mind is most impressionable impressionable im im- im are used to maximum advantage Parents need to remember that once these opportune days weeks and months have passed they cannot relive them with the child They should remember that research tells us that a child gains the greatest portion of his intelligence intelligence intelligence in in- during those first five years of his life BECAUSE OF the love felt by a young child for his parents and because of his dependence on them is akin to hero worship Mother and Father are the supreme authority possessing all power and all knowledge and doing no wrong In such a relationship the young childs child's mind is open and receptive not only to information from them but also receptive to their own attitudes altitudes and values Knowingly or unknowingly for good or bad a parent is constantly teaching the child During the same time the creative and constructive or destructive characteristics dev develop lop Love or hate integrity integrity integrity in in- or dishonesty and confidence or lack of self worth are quickly developed The child is also receptive to feelings of f fear ar anger and deceit which can become destructive forces in his life Those values which a achild achild child hild perceives to be most important to his parents may maywell maywell well become the values by which his own life will be guided guidd So long as ns a child is still in their care and under their influence parents are arc teaching the child hild those attitudes altitudes and values alucs which will shape his character and guide his course through life hie No wonder it is that I bemoan the offspring in some families which the schools are arc called upon to work their miracles with and change their attitudes altitudes from bad to good from dishonesty to honesty and from attaching all that is and g good od to support of authorities and sanctities of our society In emphasizing the importance importance importance im im- im- im of parents will you bear with me in honoring two special own Sadly we buried my beloved mother just last week She was the true inspiration in my life along with my father Research did not have to point out to me w what hat hatI I already knew It was my mother who helped me understand understand understand un un- the trueness of honesty chastity benevolence virtuousness and in good to all allmen allmen men It was from her admonitions admonitions ad ad- monitions that I learned to believe in God to support those in authority to endure many things which otherwise may have been impossible to do It was she who instilled in myself to seek after any thing which was virtuous lovely of good report or praiseworthy My parents supported in whatever I did that was wholesome yet chastisement was a certainty when things were wrong or unhealthy of spirit or body in my young years My l mother always paid her share of her churchs church's dues and always put away a little money fora rainy day thereby teaching me the lesson of thrift more meaningfully than any textbook By lily y thus learning thrift as well as good management she always seemed to have sufficient money for things that were important By y following my parents parent's example at home doors opened for me in education qualifying as a professional teacher and finally administrator Slit SIu m Im encourage love and loyalty in our home ome which bound together made us as have the strength of oC a hundred We understood a type of justice which no one could argue and developed a worthy conscience In addition and perhaps the greatest of tributes was the teaching to love other people and help them if they had made madea a mistake Never was an unkind word spoken that I can remember about others othus rs she loved people and they her Compassion and sharing became part of our lives Problems arose naturally but we were taught to face them head one She would say All Allright Allright Allright right which is greater you or orthe orthe orthe the problem The answer was obvious Troubles were but ripples in lifes life's struggle placed there to help us grow My mother scrubbed our souls as she scrubbed our bodies She taught us the real lessons of oC life well Ill I'll to work honorably each day so the following might always be what she's say This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased |