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    Instill humility in children.*Instill humility in children

    The Standard EditorBy The Standard EditorSeptember 27, 2022 Opinion No Comments4 Mins Read
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    By Dickson Tumuramye

    We all have children that can grow into hyper-characters or attitudes. They think they should be above everything and everyone at whatever cost. Such a mindset is even found in adults. They don’t regard others as worthy of their value.

    It becomes worse when such people are well off. They are a standard that is above and outrageous. Most of them care less about others. If they happen to get through with what they need, others don’t matter. Eventually, pride and arrogance are the products of such behavior.

    We can teach our children to be genuinely humble. It is one of the character traits that one needs every time, every where.

    One scholar wrote that humility means being willing to learn. To be humble is to be curious about others. Humble people listen because they know they don’t know everything. To be humble is to always remember that God is bigger, smarter, and more powerful.

    Humility can be teachable to our children. They can also learn from what we model as parents or from other people. Situations and the environment can also teach us to be humble. And when we learn to be humble, we learn to handle life with ease. Even the hard circumstances don’t shake us a lot because we are people of all seasons.

    Humility teaches us to be servants, and this inculcates the spirit of servant leadership in children. They recognize the value of serving others beyond themselves. Children need to know that there is a point when you need to put other people first. Don’t do anything from selfish ambition or from a cheap desire to boast, but be humble toward one another, always considering others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests but also to the interests of others “(Philippians 2:3–4).

    Humility will help your children overcome the attitudes of envy and jealousy, wishing bad for others or desiring what others have that is not in them or in your family. Instead, it grooms them to develop a heart of love, compassion, and kindness.

    Let your children learn how to honor others as Romans 12:10 teaches us, “Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.” They get to understand that we are all human beings and, therefore, they treat everyone with high regard, courtesy, and respect regardless of age and status.

    Humility helps children to value themselves and others in reverence to God, paying attention to details and listening to the ideas and perspectives of other people. They are able to understand that others can build them. Therefore, they need people; family, friends, and the community. They can not live in isolation.

    Avoiding bragging and showing off that doesn’t yield to anything is important. The downfall of any man is in his pride, but a humble spirit elevates you to another level (James 4:6). And this discourages the attitude of entitlement.

    Let them know that they shouldn’t do things to impress others, as this will make them disappointed when they fail to achieve what they expected from them. Let them be willing to shine and see that it does not cause any harm to go unnoticed where necessary.

    Self-control is part of humility. This comes at a point where one needs to restrain oneself from a rushing spirit. There is a saying that you rush and crush. Life is so interesting that we all like to do things in haste. But humility confines you to even the way we talk and use our tongues. Self-control leads to patience and maturity.

    Inspire children to admit mistakes and failures. If they fall short of what they were intending to achieve, it is not the end of the world. If they do the wrong things, let them learn to accept them because this makes them accountable. The ability to admit mistakes or any wrongdoing is a key component of integrity. They appreciate knowing that we know that errors are human and we welcome criticism positively.

    It encourages personal and intellectual growth because humble people are teachable and always yearn to learn from others. They know that they don’t own it all and, therefore, they need to acquire more knowledge and skills from others.

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