Children get an opportunity to see how their parents work. PHOTO I ELIZABETH TUNGARAZA
What you need to know:
Parents are undeniably their children’s first role models. As children’s brains start to absorb and understand things, they see their parents as their role models. Indeed, as livestrong.com puts it, “parents become role models not only through direct interactions with their children but also through examples they set with their attitude and behaviour within the family and in the outside world”.