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What children need from us as parents, guardians, caregivers
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!
-1 cup dried soya beans
-4–5 cups for water (for blending)
-Extra water for soaking
-Sugar, honey or dates (optional, for sweetness)
-Vanilla extract (optional)
Preparation
-Pick through the beans to remove stones or damaged seeds and rinse thoroughly
-Place them in a large bowl and cover with plenty of water. Soak for at least eight hours or overnight to soften it to blend easier
– After soaking, rub the beans with your hands as the skin begins to remove
– Removing the skins helps reduce the ‘beany’ taste and improves texture
– Put the soaked beans into a blender with 4–5 cups of clean water
-Blend until smooth and milky. (You may need to do this in batches depending on your blender size).
– Using a clean muslin cloth or fine sieve, strain the blended mixture into a pot. (Squeeze well to extract as much liquid as possible).
-The leftover pulp is called okara. Don’t throw it away — it can be used in baking, porridge, or even added to stews.
– Place the strained milk on medium heat and make it boil. Stir continuously to prevent burning or overflowing.
– Allow it to boil for at least 20–25 minutes. Proper boiling removes the raw taste and neutralises natural compounds that can upset the stomach.
-Once boiled a little sugar or honey. Pulse.gh
Health benefits of Soya beans
The Stewardship Director of the South East Ghana Union Mission (SEGUM) of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Ps. Richard Kwabena Daves, has urged believers to apply wisdom in taking major decisions concerning their lives to avoid costly mistakes.
According to him, wisdom enables individuals to discern right from wrong and manage resource effectively.
“Many challenges people face is as a result from poor decision-making and a failure for guidance before action,” he explained.
Speaking at the climax of a Stewardship Revival Week at the New Life Seventh-day Adventist (S.D.A) Church last Saturday, Pastor Daves, who was also the former President of the Oti Ghana Mission, Jasikan in the Oti region advised the congregation to embrace hard work and approach God boldly for every need in their lives.
“When you give to God financially, and to the poor and needy, God opens a new door for you. You will be blessed and able to pay your taxes and other obligations to your country,” he added.
Pastor Daves encouraged members to plan their expenses wisely and adopt a business mind-set, start small, seek mentors, and spend wisely.
“Your product shouldn’t be more expensive, look out for moderate prices to attract more customers,” he advised.
He added that God gives instructions during financial crises and can reveal where financial provision is located, adding that “God rewards productivity with more increase,”, he said.
The New Life District Pastor, Asante Amaniampong Danso, commended members for their commitment and urged them to put the message into practice.
Picture: Pastor Richard Kwabena Daves
By Linda Abrefi Wadie
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