18/02/2026
This is a photo of Elon Musk's son at a meeting his father had the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Notice that this child of the richest man in the world carries no phone, no iPad, or any other electronic gadget that entertains, while stealing children's attention span. Instead, the then-eight-year-old boy was reading Secrets of Mental Math by Arthur T. Benjamin and Michael Shermer, while his brother held another book.
That is the distinction between the Rich Dad and the Poor Dad. The wealthiest man in the world is teaching his children mathematics and numbers, while your child has a phone, iPad and still plays video games on another device after watching Netflix.
Steve Jobs, the creator of the iPad and iPhone, did not let his own children use both devices. He instead gave them books and even paid them to read. Please fact-check me. Yet, you overload your children with digital devices.
Mark Zuckerberg is famous for not having a television in his house. Please fact-check me. Not even one. His reason is that it will distract his wife, his children, and him from reading.
Notice what all three of these tech billionaire founders had in common. Their children are readers.
If you don't teach your children to love learning, they will grow up to become adults who are not earning. Children who read grow to become adults who lead. The expansion of the mind in childhood results in an increase in your wealth in adulthood, if you can apply what your books supply.
And by the way, notice how simply the children are dressed. Not a single designer or expensive brand on them from head to toe! It just reminds me of how simply Alhaji Aliko Dangote's children were adorned when I met them last year after spending time with him.
Think about this and consider making a positive change in your child's life.
Reno Omokri
Gospeller. Deep Thinker. . #1 Bestselling author of Facts Versus Fiction: The True Story of the Jonathan Years. Hodophile. Hollywood Magazine Humanitarian of the Year, 2019. Business Insider Influencer of the Year 2022. 21st Most Talked About Person in Africa, 2024.
