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What children need from us as parents, guardians, caregivers
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Children need and thrive well in a home environment where there is love, warmth and security.
How comfortable is your child at home? Is he/she a happy child? Does he/she love his home environment and enjoys being at home often if he/she has no school engagements or other social events outside that demands his/her attendance.
Is she extremely proud inviting his/her peers/friends home? If the responses to these few questions are in the affirmative then it is encouraging.
It also implies that you are also doing something right to make them comfortable. It is better for them to have their peers come over whiles you still keep a vigilant watch over them under your very nose than for them to always spend time outside.
How do children define love? / What are children’s understanding of love?
Even though we are much more experienced and fully grown adults, one thing we should never lose sight of is that our dear little ones observe us a lot and see through us. They know parents who genuinely care for them and their welfare by various measures.
To majority of them, love means providing them with their basic needs such as food and by this, it should be a delicious and of course a nutritious one! Children can simply tell how discriminatory you are by the disparity in the kind of meal you serve them or just by the mere size of the protein you serve them as compared to the other sibling (who might be your own biological or a favourite one), especially when that one has been a torn in your flesh.
However, as difficult as it is, he/ she is rather the one you should serve the largest piece! For all you know that simple act might be what will turn him/her around.
Also, how promptly you attend to their health care needs, providing and following up on their education, providing them clothes, allowing them time to play, being involved in their lives despite your busy schedule by attending their events and taking them out occasionally, protecting them from danger, harm or hurt, so in effect ensuring that they are secured, and above all correcting them in love among others show them how much you love them.
As parents and guardians we have a crucial role to play in our young ones’ lives with regard to their growth, development and conduct.
It is evident that in cases where parents have been actively involved in their children’s lives and education to a core, the children have been regular at school, made progress in their school work, and are inspired and confident.
Indeed what will it profit a man to acquire all the wealth, busy his/her whole life time and lose the very valuable person you cherish the most and toiled for? So let us strive to give our young ones our very best! Watch out for the subsequent publications on the continuation of our young one’s perspective on what love means to them as stated about!
Businessman Mr. Ibrahim Mahama has denied reports linking him to a takeover bid for the Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO).
His reaction follows a demonstration by members of the VALCO Labour Union today, during which some protesters alleged that Mr. Mahama was interested in acquiring the state-owned aluminium company.
In a statement issued by his Special Aide, Rafik Mahama, the businessman said he has “no such interest” and has not made any offer to acquire VALCO.
“The allegation is the latest in several vile attempts to impute the integrity of Mr. Ibrahim Mahama and subject him to needless public engagements,” the statement said.
The statement added that Mr. Mahama’s business track record speaks for itself, describing his companies as “some of the best-run operations across the African continent.”
It further noted that all of Mr. Mahama’s business interests were “legally commenced or acquired” and operate within the law a fact it said explains why his businesses have endured across seven election cycles.
“Mr. Mahama remains committed to contributing his quota to the development of Ghana by investing in business opportunities in Ghana and beyond,” the statement added.
The statement also disclosed that Mr. Mahama has instructed his lawyers to take the necessary legal action over the publication and allegations.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The leadership of Kristo Asafo has dismissed reports circulating on social media and in some media outlets that the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka will be buried on July 30, 2026, describing the claim as false.
The current head of the Kantanka family and leader of Kristo Asafo, Kwadwo Safo Akofena Kantanka, addressed the issue during a press conference in Accra today.
He said no burial date has been set and urged members of the church and the general public to disregard any unofficial announcements.
“I urge the members of Kristo Asafo and the nation to disregard any burial date out there,” Akofena said.
He further stressed that neither the leadership of the church nor the Kantanka family has made any such announcement regarding the funeral.
According to him, all official funeral arrangements will be communicated only through a formal statement from the Kantanka family when the time is due.
Akofena Safo Kantanka said the family remains united in ensuring that the final funeral rites are conducted in a manner that befits the legacy of the late Apostle.
He called on Ghanaians to remain calm and wait for the official communication from the family, warning against the spread of misinformation.
Background
Apostle Dr. Ing. Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, founder and spiritual leader of Kristo Asafo Mission of Ghana, passed away recently, plunging the church and the nation into mourning.
The late Apostle was widely known not only as a religious leader but also as an industrialist, inventor, and founder of the Kantanka Group of Companies, which manufactures vehicles and other machinery in Ghana.
Since his passing, there has been heightened public interest in his funeral arrangements.
It would be recalled that a faction of the siblings and family led by former MP Adwoa Safo had earlier announced a proposed burial date and arrangements.
That announcement, however, has been rejected by the current leadership of both the church and the family.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
