Question

How should parents raise their children, according to the speaker? 

OR 

How should parents take care of their children, according to the speaker in ‘On Children’?

Answer 1

Almustafa tells parents that they can only act as ‘stewards’ and their role is one of ‘stewardship’; parents should not treat their children as their puppets but shower their love as much as they can and take good care of them as we do to someone who is given to our charge. Parents should take care of their needs only and should not impose their thoughts and ideas on them. They should not do so because our children belong to the future whereas we belong to the past generation.