How greetings, chores and gratitude quietly shape your child’s character [Courtesy/iStock]
In the rush of modern parenting, it is easy to overlook the small rituals: greetings, gratitude, patience that quietly shape a child’s character.
On a quiet village path in Kambakia, Meru, a boy walks past his grandmother without greeting her, while in a different setting, a girl rolls her eyes when asked to share. In a Nairobi estate, a teenager eats before others have sat down, while in Kilgoris, Brian Mogaka shrugs when asked to help carry shopping bags from the car.
“That’s the house help’s job,” he retorts.
These are not dramatic acts of rebellion, but tiny fractures in the fabric of family life.
