Raising Children and How to Make Them a Good Role Model

Raising Children: The Foundation of Society and the Most Important Investment in Life

Raising children is one of the most difficult and important tasks that falls on parents. It is not just about providing food, clothing, and education.
It is about building a balanced, self-confident person capable of facing life's challenges and shouldering their responsibilities.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 What does raising children mean?

Raising is the process of guiding and developing a child's personality in all aspects: religious, moral, social, physical, and psychological. It is instilling values and principles that guide their future behavior.

💡 The Foundations of Proper Parenting, which are divided as follows:

1️⃣ Setting a Good Role Model:

Children learn more from actions than words. Be a role model of honesty, trustworthiness, and treating others well.

How can I teach my child to be a good role model through examples or stories?

A very good question 👏 and I applaud you for it—because teaching a child how to be a good role model begins with practical example, then examples and stories that reinforce the meaning in their mind. Here, I'll give you practical steps + examples + a suitable short story:

✅ How do you teach your child to be a good role model?

🔹 1️⃣ Be the role model first.

A child learns more from your actions than your words. If you want him to be honest, be honest with him and with others. If you want him to respect others,

respect him in front of his siblings and in front of other people.

🔹 2️⃣ Praise good behavior in front of him.

When you see good behavior from a family member or friend, comment positively on it:

"Did you see how your brother politely returned the greeting? That's a nice gesture. People respect polite people."

🔹 3️⃣ Tell him stories with clear role models.

Choose stories featuring a hero who behaves with good morals, and relate the story to his daily life.

✨ Short Story Example: Honesty

📖 The Story:

One day, a flock of sheep went missing from a farm being tended by a young boy. The boy was afraid that the farm owner would punish him,
But he remembered that his father had instructed him to always tell the truth. He went to the farm owner and said:
"Uncle, I lost some sheep, and I'm sorry. I tried to look for them, but I couldn't find them."
The farm owner was delighted and said:
"I'm glad you told me the truth and didn't lie to me. We can find sheep, but honesty is priceless. You are an honest boy, and I trust you."
The man and the boy went out and searched for the sheep until they found them. After that, the boy became an even more trustworthy shepherd than before.
🗝️ The point:
Tell your child that honesty makes people trust and respect them, while lying makes them lose others' trust.

🏅 Practical daily examples of modeling

✅ Let your child see that you're punctual, so they learn to respect time.

✅ Have them help you with a charitable act or donation.

✅ Teach them to say "thank you," "please," and "excuse me."

✅ If you make a mistake in front of them, apologize. They'll see that apologizing isn't a sign of weakness, but rather of respect.

🌱 Conclusion

The more you connect parenting with living role models and meaningful stories, the greater the chance your child will become an influential and positive person.