Bad Parenting African Proverbs
Bad Parenting
Bad parenting describes people who are not educating in a way that will help a child become a productive adult. African proverbs on bad parenting teach everyone has their own parenting style but not all styles are effective.
Bad Parenting African Proverbs
Explore and Understand Africa Through Her Food and Culture
10-15-2015
Parenting is the hardest job in the world and bad parenting habits hinder children's emotional development, sometimes for life.
African Proverbs lessons from across the African continent on bad parenting
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| Not all parenting styles are effective |
If the chicken failed to cluck, how would she train her young.
Anything the hawk gives birth to will not fail to carry off chickens.
It is hard to cure the madness that originates in the family.
One does not learn how to use the left hand in old age.
The thief does not steal in an unfamiliar place.
When a woman goes on a secret trip, she gathers firewood and returns home.
If the child learns the trail of the snake, he will also learn the wanderings of the snake.
When the stomach is fat, you cannot cover it with the hands.
When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him.
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| Bad Parenting African Proverbs |
Did you know?
Bad parenting can be handed on from one generation to the next.
Bad parenting can be handed on from one generation to the next.
