Attention Parents and Guardians

 

Attention Parents and Guardians

Let’s talk before you send your child somewhere this holiday…

Your child just finished their final exams in high school and you are just thinking: “How can I keep them busy? They must not waste this long break!” August- mid September. 

I get it. It’s a long holiday, and you want them to learn something useful. Maybe tailoring, coding, baking, barbing, makeup—or even small business training.

But before you rush off and register them anywhere, pause and think: "Where am I sending my child to?"

Because not every place that teaches skills builds character. Some of these environments look okay on the surface, but deep down, they are damaging. And I’ve seen too many children come back from these "training places" with new habits, strange behaviours, and broken values.

So please, before you hand your child over to anyone for holiday learning, ask the hard questions. Because the wrong environment can do more damage than good. Some of this children who are exposed to wrong environment return to school with serious character deformation

Here are 6 things you must check about the environment before dropping your child off for any training or apprenticeship:

1. The Values of the Place

Does this place uphold discipline, honesty, and respect? Or do they cut corners, allow nonsense talk, and ignore character? A child can easily pick up the wrong values in a few weeks.

2. The Kind of People Around Them

Who are the other apprentices or learners? Are they decent, or rough and street-smart? Your child may be younger and easily influenced by older, uncontrolled peers.

3. The Attitude Toward Education

Are they encouraging your child to return to school, or mocking formal education? If your child is surrounded by people who believe “school is scam,” it may kill their academic motivation before school even starts.

4. Emotional and Psychological Safety

Is your child going to a place where they will be respected and guided—or a place where they’ll be shouted at, insulted, overworked, or even bullied? Some of these environments break children emotionally.

5. Reinforcement of the Right Habits

Will the environment support the morals and values you’ve raised them with? Or will it introduce them to adult talk, bad language, unseriousness, fraud, or other things they’re not mature enough to handle?

6. The Kind of Customers That Patronize the Place

Don’t just look at the skill—they are also watching the customers. Are they exposed to decent, respectful people—or to adults who flirt, say nasty things, or behave carelessly around children?

The kind of customers they meet daily can silently plant wrong ideas in their hearts.

Parent to parent—yes, let them learn, but don’t lose your child in the process.

A skill is useful, but not at the cost of their soul, safety, or future.

So please, check the place. Visit. Ask questions. Trust your instinct.

I feel obligated to let you know this because I’m always rooting for your family.

Let’s not just keep them busy—let’s keep them safe and grounded.