Mother knows best

There are lots of principles that mothers can apply on a consistent basis that will make a difference in their children’s lives and prevent them from joining the criminal element. They must be the best mothers they can be .

We’re not perfect, but good parenting is selfless. It’s a balance of rewarding good behaviour, teaching the consequences of bad behaviour and being involved in your child’s life. Being overprotective, overly punishing, too permissive or absent can only increase the possibilities of a teen who is prone to addiction (because of a biochemical problem that may already exist) becoming addicted .

Most of the civilized and law-abiding citizens today were created by good mothers. Our moms decided to give birth to us and with that took on the responsibility to love and support us in good times and in bad. They would hold us any time of day or night when we needed them. When we were afraid and in a state of vulnerability, our mothers’ love made us feel secure. When we were vulnerable as a baby, our moms were our protectors and providers .

Our moms spent all of our baby years keeping us safe so we were able to grow through experiences and become the people we are today .

Most of us are successful today because our moms offered us as much security as possible .

Their only job in the first years was to ensure we had the basic necessities .

Good moms are selfless .

They put their children before themselves with everything and are dedicated to their children .

They love us even when we don’t love ourselves in the adolescent years. There are some tough years when we don’t even know who we are anymore but our moms teach us how valuable we are with their love for us .

They are the ones who know when something is wrong, no matter how many times we tell them, “Nothing.” They are the only ones who know our annoying habits and still love us in spite of them and look beyond our faults and weaknesses .

Our moms never fail to tell us they love us at least once a day .

They will go above and beyond, through the toughest of conditions, just to make sure we are happy. They stand beside us when everyone else has abandoned us .

Every child needs a strong, loving, relationship with their mom to feel safe and secure and to develop a sense of trust. Behaviour problems and delinquency are less likely to develop in children whose mothers play an active role and are directly involved in their lives, especially at an early age .

It’s not easy to show love to a child all the time, but it must be practised in order to ensure the future of TT is nothing like the present crime wave we are experiencing .

SIMON WRIGHT Chaguanas