Raise Our Children Well

If we tell our children they're so bad
They'll grow up as we hope they never had
But, if we tell our children they're so good
They'll grow up exactly as we hope they would

If our expectations of them are low
In their performance, it'll show
But, if our expectations of them are high
They'll stretch and reach for the sky

If we don't openly show them affection
It could lead to a misconception
But, if we show them love through touch
They'll grow close to us

If, with them, we hardly talk
Then, at what we say, they'll baulk
But, if with them, we'll join and play
Then as a family, together we'll stay

by Virend Singh