Train up a child. “Train up a child in the way he should go [teaching him to seek God’s wisdom and will for his abilities and talents], Even when he is old he will not depart from it.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭22:6‬ ‭AMP‬‬ A father represents identity, leadership, endorsement to the upbringing of the children, unconditional love Early childhood development has a bearing on our adult lives. We are what we were moulded to be as a young children. A child is a clean slate, you can write whatever you want to see them becoming. children are a vacuum. TRAIN… Train, Raise, Affirm, Influence , initiate and Nature and negotiate with the child. Teach… be their teacher Raise and do it repeatedly Affirm… encourage them positive Influence… continue influencing positively Initiate…be the first to teach them on their first..