" Steemit Engagement Challenge S6/W3 - Effects of parents behavior on child's physical and mental health)".

Everyone came from a family and in most cases the actions we display points to the family we come from. Several times, I had heard people say of a child: you are just like your father or mother in actions. You behave just like them. It therefore follows that parents behavior can have a profound effects on child's physical and mental health. The kids health can be made or ruined by the actions of the parents.

I also come from a family and as such, I have been influenced by my parents behaviors. I will like to talk about these effects by responding to the contest tips. @mile16, @fredquantum and @goodybest, would you mind responding to these contest tips by making your entry? I will be waiting to read them.

How has your parent's behavior affected you? (Positively or negatively?)

I have been positively affected by my parents behaviors. Children like to absorb the behaviors of those closest to them and my parents were closest to me.

My father for instance was a very hard working man who became the traditional chief of staff, next only to the Village head. He was very dedicated to whatever he does that he became well Kwon all around my village and it's environs. I can say that this his dedicated nature really affected me and even overtook me and even now, I am overtaken by that.

Like him, no task is difficult unless I decide in my mind not to do it. I like being known for what I do and I like doing them as mine.

I could remember when my father will use his staff to wake us up very early in the morning to go chase birds away from the rice farm. I didn't like that early morning chase because then, I love to sleep at that early hours. But he can't let you sleep if not, birds will finish the rice in the farm. I grew up to be someone who now likes doing things very early in the morning due to my father's behavior. I have come to love early morning because at that time, everywhere is calm and you can think clearly.

My mother on the other hand influenced me greatly in the area of taking others as your own. My mother was then known as the mother of all in my village. She can not see you suffering without rendering assistance. The food at home is for all because I will always see her come in with someone to feed the person. This made her gain a good reputation in the village that even now, not minding that she is late, people still refer to her as their mother whenever I travel to my village and they love us so much because of her good behaviors.

I can not afford to treat whoever that is close to me differently from the way I treat my kids. That is why, even as my niece is with me, I treat her as my own child. This is unlike what is obtainable with most people in the city who are living with someone else's child. I cannot praise myself but you can read this article that is written by my niece herself. She is staying with me.

It is true that most kids absorb the bad behavior of their parents than the good but that is, if the bad overshadowed the good but in my case, the good behaviors of my parents overshadowed their bad aspects. I am happy to have learned from them.

Which of your parent's behavior do you like most?

I like their love, their hardworking nature, their impartial nature and their strong willed nature.

Among these ones above, I so much love their impartial nature. Experiences have shown that people who do not belong to a household are usually not treated as part of the family and this I can testify because I didn't spend all my youth life with my parents. I know how I was treated when I lived with my aunt's and uncles and I didn't like it. I always remember my home, my parents and their impartial nature but I still had to put up and survive due to strong will, ability to survive under any circumstances.

I do observe my parents treat others very kindly. In fact, they fathered a whole lot of children who were not theirs biologically and I admire it a lot. Today, I and my siblings are reaping the benefits of their good behaviors.

what's the best way parents can impart good Values to their kids?

Examples. Parents need not only say what they want their kids to do but they themselves need to practice those things before their children. Actions impact more on kids than words.

Parents will like their children to grow to be responsible, hence, they too need to be responsible.

They need to be godly if their children are to be same.

Write a short message to your parent

Dear parents, though you are late but the memories we shared when you were alive still live on. I can forget you both, your good behaviors, your impartial nature towards all and how firm you were for what is right. You gained good reputations due to your good behaviors.

As at when you were displaying these behaviors, I didn't fully understand them but now, they are very clear to me. I will like to imitate you both to the fuller measures. I believe it will go down well with me.

You both were well behaved that even till now, I still reap the benefits of your attitudes. If I have the ability to rewind the clock of life, I will like to go back to those days but as it stands, I will wait for the resurrection when I will see you both again.

	my late father, Chief Okoko Awo
	my late mother, Madam Lydia Okoko Awo

These are the only pictures I could lay my hands on. Movements have made me loose my pictures including my wedding pictures.

Thank you both for leaving good legacies behind.

Conclusion

Dear readers, I delayed writing this entry because I didn't want to spend my marriage anniversary with tears in my eyes. I always shade tears if I am writing about them or talking about them.

But, I am glad to have finally taken part and I can only weep and clean my tears.

At this point, I have done Justice to the contest tips. Thank you all for reading through.

My best regards!

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