Parent Leadership Month

Halito,

Being a parent is an important role. It requires leadership and influence not only in one’s home but in the communities in which we live.

February is Parent Leadership Month, a time to recognize the important role parents have on raising healthy families in their homes and communities.

It’s important for us parents to continue to grow and gain the knowledge and skills to navigate the world that our kids grow up in these days. I would have never guessed that I would need to know Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat just to be able to communicate with my kids and grandkids and to know some of the issues our kids grow up facing this day and age.

Often times, we parents tend to struggle with our personal values and those values that society projects upon us.

But we must be steadfast and trust our parental instincts and teach our children the basic common courtesies of love and respect for others.

Parental leadership is a process, having to juggle the lessons learned of the past, understanding the hard realities of the present, and focusing on the vision of the future yet while being able to keep a balance of keeping the values of our ancestors while adapting to a new modern way.

I pray for each of our parents and grandparents as we go through these difficult times in life and that God gives us discernment on how to lead our children and the future of our Tribe.

Yakoke and God bless!