Tips on dealing with holiday makers
Jan 08, 2010
l Discourage holiday makers’ events as many of them have nude dancers and drugs and alcohol are easily accessible.
l Discourage holiday makers’ events as many of them have nude dancers and drugs and alcohol are easily accessible.
They may also expose them to homosexuality.
l Parents should regulate their drinking habits to act as role models for their children.
l Encourage children to go for prayers in order to build their spiritual lives. Parents are encouraged to pray for their children to protect them from any evil acts.
l Parents should take their children for medical check ups, especially those from boarding school. Children open up freely to doctors rather than their parents.
l This time should be taken seriously for instilling values in children. Teach them how to greet elders, peeling food, washing plates, clean the house and also discipline.
However, parents should also remember to love their children so that they do not go out to look for love from strngers.
When a child feels neglected, he/she looks out for someone who will love them better and in this case they turn to peer groups, which sometimes dangerous.
l Children should also be encouraged to go to their villages to know where they come from and discover cultural norms and traditions.
This way, they will engage in the domestic farming and also appreciate that good things do not come on a silver plate. It also prevents them from loitering on the streets in urban centres.
l Parents are also advised to encourage their children bring friends home so that they can know who they relate with.
Television should be put in a central place such that parents know what children watch.
Joseph Lubega of Nsambya Kirombe: “I’m considering taking my children to the village to visit their grandparents and the aunts.
Renting a one roomed house, I feel uncomfortable having them in the house during our midnight talks with the mother. However, I will monitor them to see how they progress with the village life.â€
Wasswa Kibuuka, resident of Nalukolongo: I have a big area for my children to cultivate and also slash.
I want them to get involved in the digging after which I will give them some allowances for encouragement.
This money they keep it for pocket money. It pays for small things like cutting their hair.
Drake Lwasampijja, a mechanic in a Katwe garage: “My big boys are already on board at the garage. We move together in the morning to my place of work and they do little things like cleaning cars which they are paid for, colour spraying and also helping to carry some machines.
And for the girls, housework keeps them busy.
Stella Nabukalu, Nsambya Kevina: I have already bought palm leaves. All my children are to get involved in making mats this holiday.
I never buy handicrafts at home, so I teach them and if they make more than what we need, we sell them off.
Regina Ndagire of Kansanga Nabutiti: I will walk my children around the city. Many times teachers ask for a lot of money for trips.
I want to schedule this holiday properly such that my children see all these things.
They may also expose them to homosexuality.
l Parents should regulate their drinking habits to act as role models for their children.
l Encourage children to go for prayers in order to build their spiritual lives. Parents are encouraged to pray for their children to protect them from any evil acts.
l Parents should take their children for medical check ups, especially those from boarding school. Children open up freely to doctors rather than their parents.
l This time should be taken seriously for instilling values in children. Teach them how to greet elders, peeling food, washing plates, clean the house and also discipline.
However, parents should also remember to love their children so that they do not go out to look for love from strngers.
When a child feels neglected, he/she looks out for someone who will love them better and in this case they turn to peer groups, which sometimes dangerous.
l Children should also be encouraged to go to their villages to know where they come from and discover cultural norms and traditions.
This way, they will engage in the domestic farming and also appreciate that good things do not come on a silver plate. It also prevents them from loitering on the streets in urban centres.
l Parents are also advised to encourage their children bring friends home so that they can know who they relate with.
Television should be put in a central place such that parents know what children watch.
Joseph Lubega of Nsambya Kirombe: “I’m considering taking my children to the village to visit their grandparents and the aunts.
Renting a one roomed house, I feel uncomfortable having them in the house during our midnight talks with the mother. However, I will monitor them to see how they progress with the village life.â€
Wasswa Kibuuka, resident of Nalukolongo: I have a big area for my children to cultivate and also slash.
I want them to get involved in the digging after which I will give them some allowances for encouragement.
This money they keep it for pocket money. It pays for small things like cutting their hair.
Drake Lwasampijja, a mechanic in a Katwe garage: “My big boys are already on board at the garage. We move together in the morning to my place of work and they do little things like cleaning cars which they are paid for, colour spraying and also helping to carry some machines.
And for the girls, housework keeps them busy.
Stella Nabukalu, Nsambya Kevina: I have already bought palm leaves. All my children are to get involved in making mats this holiday.
I never buy handicrafts at home, so I teach them and if they make more than what we need, we sell them off.
Regina Ndagire of Kansanga Nabutiti: I will walk my children around the city. Many times teachers ask for a lot of money for trips.
I want to schedule this holiday properly such that my children see all these things.