Parents have been urged to critically think before offering or introducing their children to any skills during the ongoing lockdown that has seen schools shut for close to 2 years now.
Patricia Osman the Executive Director High Sound for Children, a civil society organization that advocates for the rights of Children ,noted that skilling the children is a good move as this keeps them busy however consultations should be made before adding that if not the children may lose interest of school once the institutions of learning reopen and rather opt to continue with what they have been doing.
Osman also cautioned parents on the types of skills they introduce to their children as some of these may do more harm than good.
Children can easily get exposed to unfit behavior such as bad language, sexual violence, physical abuse and many other types and kinds of challenges which can be avoided if a lot more attention is given before a final decision is made” she adds.
Over skilling children and involving them in domestic financial activities is directly child abuse so parents should provide skills to children that fit their age.
