ABAZALI
8: Ukuba Isibonelo
KUSHO UKUTHINI?
Abazali abayisibonelo bayakwenza lokho abakufundisa izingane zabo. Ngokwesibonelo, awukwazi ukulindela ukuba ingane yakho ikhulume iqiniso uma ikuzwa uthi, “Mtshele ukuthi angikho,” uma ungafuni ukukhuluma nothile.
“Abantu bavame ukuthi, ‘Yenza lokho engikutshela kona, hhayi lokho engikwenzayo.’ Lokho akusebenzi ezinganeni. Zifana neziponji ezimunca konke esikushoyo nesikwenzayo, sibona ngazo uma lokho esikwenzayo kungahambisani nalokho esizifundisa kona.”—UDavid.
OKUSHIWO IBHAYIBHELI: “Wena, oshumayela uthi “Ungebi,” ingabe uyeba?”—Roma 2:21.
KUNGANI KUBALULEKILE?
Izingane nentsha bathonywa kakhulu abazali kunabanye abantu. Lokhu kusho ukuthi umzali usesimweni esingcono sokuqondisa izingane zakhe, uma ekwenza lokho azifundisa kona.
“Singase sisho into eyodwa kaningi sicabanga ukuthi izingane azizwa, kodwa uma sike sangakwenza lokho esizifundisa kona, ziyashesha ukusitshela. Izingane zinaka yonke into esiyenzayo, ngisho nezinto esicabanga ukuthi azizinakile.”—UNicole.
OKUSHIWO IBHAYIBHELI: “Ukuhlakanipha kwaphezulu . . . akuzenzisi.”—Jakobe 3:17.
ONGAKWENZA
Hlola lokho okwenzayo. Yini wena othanda ukuyibuka kuyi-TV? Umphatha kanjani oshade naye nezingane zakho? Banjani abangane bakho? Uyabacabangela yini abanye? Ngamafuphi, ingabe uyakwenza lokho ofuna izingane zakho zikwenze?
“Mina nomyeni wami asilindele ukuba izingane zethu zenze izinto thina esihlulekayo ukuzenza.”—UChristine.
Xolisa. Izingane zakho ziyazi ukuthi uyawenza amaphutha. Lapho uxolisa koshade naye nasezinganeni zakho, nazo zifunda ukuba neqiniso nokuthobeka.
“Izingane zethu kufanele zibone ukuthi siyaxolisa futhi siyawavuma amaphutha ethu. Uma singaxolisi, ngeke zifunde ukuvuma amaphutha azo.”—URobin.
“Njengabazali, sinethonya elikhulu ezinganeni zethu ngoba zikubona ngaso sonke isikhathi lokho esikwenzayo futhi isibonelo sethu siyithuluzi elihle lokuzifundisa. Usuku nosuku zifunda okuthile endleleni esenza ngayo izinto.”—UWendell.