The Corpus Christi Catholic Church at New-Tafo, a suburb of Kumasi, has launched a Homecoming programme, which would set up an Educational and Vocational Fund.
The proposed Fund is aimed at supporting the youth in the church, especially brilliant but needy students among the youth.
The President of Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Mr. Job Senkyere, has urged all parishners in the church, both home and abroad, to intensify the membership drive and contribute to the success of the programme, which climaxes on December 25, this year.
The theme for the event was: “Coming back to your first love, rejuvenating the Family Networking for progress.”
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Professor (Sr) Frances Emily Owusu-Ansah, Head of Department of Behavioral Sciences (SMD) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), advised parents to be gentle in providing constructive feedback to their wards to become who they were destined to be in society.
According to her, parents must be consistent for proper attachment formation, friendship, empowerment and trust building between them and their wards.
The Professor in Behaviourial Sciences, speaking on “The contemporary youth,” as part of activities of the Homecoming programme, revealed that, every stage had opportunities and challenges for the youth, including social media, with varied options for alternative ways of life.
She noted that, the youth were desiring, yet resisting guidance, and would fight you when you intend to guide them to go for the right way.
Professor Owusu-Ansah disclosed that some of the ways parents could have a companionship with their wards were socialisation, depending on how they socialised during the formative years, as certain things were internalised like values, needs, and desires, while others were repressed, complying with parents’ desires or pressure from peers.
She indicated that, the youth, in their formation years, may repress their own desires towards self actualisation in the process of identity formation and constantly pleasing others without explanation and awareness.
She noted that, the holistic health of the child was important, hence, their spiritual, social/ emotional and psychological health of the children which comes with consistent good or quality life and practice must be prioritize.
She was optimistic that, friendship, mentorship (seeking for good counsel) reducing stress (keeping physically active) that leads to inner peace.
She reiterated that, being holistic healthy would enhance one’s state of being mentally, emotionally, spiritually balanced or integrated, says holistic healthy leads to being peace that concerns self understanding and acceptance as a path to inner peace.
