Kenyan fathers should start teaching their sons how to show respect to women. As they delay or even totally fail to do so, they are partially taking part of the problem and making more daughters, women, and wives prone to violence and as well as abuse. Apart from the fact that believers state the Biblical verse in Genesis which says "...both men and women were created in God's image..."; it is also everyone's responsibility to respect and protect women against all forms of abuse that rob them their dignity and self-esteem.
Research shows that young men who don't take teaching from their fathers to respect ladies are more likely to mishandle young ladies and women to an extent of sexually misusing and even raping them.
The increase of deadbeat dads is directly proportional to the increase of single mothers in the society and this does not make it this problem easy at all since the person who was supposed to teach his son, chose to run away.
The absence of a dad is negatively filled by the impact of films, music, companions, and explicit entertainment such as pornography. In case you're a father who passed up on that chance, begin presently, regardless of whether your child is a grown-up. It might require additional exertion, yet in the event that you don't do it, who will? Here are the best places to begin:
1. It begins with you! Show respect to your son’s mother so that he learns by example
The words you use when she has a problem, the encouragements, the way you handle tension, all these will contribute in the future in the manner he will treat ladies.
2. Direct him to show respect and LOVE to his mother
Tell your son that he should never raise his voice on her mom regardless of the situation. The words he uses and the affection he has for his mom matter a lot. Teach your son to love his mother since where love exists, every negative feeling disappears.
3. You should also teach him to show respect to his sisters
Whether they are younger or older, there should be no exception in regard to respecting a sister. If your son cannot respect his blood sisters, how will he respect a stranger?
4. Teach him to stay away from all form of entertainment that disrespects ladies
You should shield your son from entertainment that has little or no respect for women such as explicit music content, videos, magazine, posters and negative internet content.
5. Your son should really know the VALUE of respect and he should learn it from you, not someone else!
A nine to ten-year-old kid can start having conscious of actions done. This is the best time to start engaging in these kinds of conversations with him. Teach him the importance of respect not only to women but to everyone in the society as well.