004: Communication in the African Home – My Family (Part 2)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we continue our conversations from part one of “Communication in the African Home.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As we continue discussing our lives living and growing up in an African household, we dive into our experiences and talk about the lessons and values that our parents instilled in us.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Be sure to check out part one of this series.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>[00:01 – 20:21] Prepare Your Children for the Future</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Training the kids to become well-rounded individuals and preparing them for whatever challenge life throws at them</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Teach them life skills that would be necessary where ever they are</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Values that you should instill in your children</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">We talk about the lessons we learned from our parents that prepared us for the outside world</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>[20:22 – 28:09] Be There for Your Children </strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Always be there for your children – we share why.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">We talk about how our parents were always there to support us through any situation.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Annoying things that our parents do. Did your parents do the same?</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>[28:10 – 35:29] Closing Segment</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">We play the “who’s most likely to?” game.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" ar