RAISE THE CHILDREN RIGHT

Raise the children right, in Christ,

Then everything will be all right.

Raise the children right,
With love, kindness and care,

Then they will flourish and bloom,

Like lovely flowers God created so fair.

If you teach your children kindness, consideration and honesty,

Then they'll become kind-hearted, generous adults with integrity.

Teach your children right, teach them the laws of God and humanity

Then a better world you'll help create with equinamity.

Treat the children right,
All the children everywhere,

Especially those not of your blood,
 But that are in your care!!!

Treat them as you would like your children,
Treated by the strangers they'll meet.

Else your children learn wrong from you,
 And become a danger in the street.

Treat all children right,
 With love, care and kindness I say.

And teach all children to treat ALL others the same way.
Teach them to treat each other kindly,

Regardless of age, race, colour, tribe, status, religion or gender.

Then we'll raise adults who judge others only,
Based on the content of their character.

Then they'll grow up without prejudice and treat all others fairly.

Then we'll truly re-create the world as it was meant to be so clearly.

"It takes a village to raise a child"
Is what we say back home.
So we must then all get involved I add
Mums, Aunts, Uncles and also Dad.
Grandparents, Family friends, Teachers and Mentors too.
Godparents and neighbours also have a role to play that's true.

If we raise the children right,
They'll turn out so very bright.
It is a solemn and sacred duty,
Which we should carry out with care.
And if we perform our duties well,
The rewards will be beyond compare.

Towards a great and brighter future,

And towards a better world we'll dare.

By Christie Nonye Akumabor© 28/06/13

My niece Wendu's 2nd birthday August 1991

A mother reading to her son.

With my beautiful neice Nicole