Dear Parents & Guardians, I write this with a very heavy heart. Prior to the email I got from my daughter recently (excerpt is below), I had been dealing with a few issues which had culminated into great heartfelt dismay… She wrote: “Good evening parents, l am not sure whether or not the awful news […]
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It’s World Oral Health Day. The theme this year is “Say aah, Think Mouth, Think Health. Your mouth is a mirror to your body and reflects your general health and well-being. Avoid risk factors, adopt good oral hygiene habits and have regular dental check-ups to help protect your mouth and body. A healthy mouth and
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“As a mother of 3 kids, usually alone at home with the kids due to my husband’s busy schedule, I eagerly searched for a nanny. A young girl was brought to me by one of my friends. My friend spoke highly of her, gullible me, I took the recommendations hook, line and sinker. The girl
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Teacher-student relationship: How close is too close? There’s a common adage that goes – No mum should sleep with her two eyes closed! But with the stories going around these days, I sometimes wonder if mothers should even sleep at all. I’ll just go straight to the point; mums, when it comes to your children’s
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Dyslexia: The reason why your kid might be struggling with learning. It is the dream of every parent to raise the perfect kid. Maybe not “perfectly perfect” but to have at least certain attributes that should make you proud; smart, agile, humble, bubbly, outspoken, obedient and sweet and so you toil ceaselessly and pray endlessly
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Chimamanda Adichie; in Dear Ijeawele, Or A Feminist Manifesto In Fifteen Suggestions a book borne out of a letter she had written to a friend who, after having her own baby girl, asked for advice on how to raise her to be feminist, touched on this. Feminism has been misconstrued to mean one too many things that undermine the real
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We say it all the time, “Breakfast it the most important meal of the day.” Now imagine just how serious this statement becomes when your growing kids are involved. Children need the right nutrients to not only survive their growing years, but also to excel at school. We’ll let you in on a little secret…
To mark the celebration of the International World Book Day, Olubunmi Aboderin Talabi, publisher and founder of literature book publication company Clever Clogs, has announced the launch of a sequence of Nigerian-themed children picture books. The picture books which includes; The Tobi Series, Kob the Antelope and Diary of a Toddler focus on themes that help
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Why Do Teens Engage In Drug Abuse? This has become a prevalent question in the minds of most Nigerian parents in recent times, however, the society at large continues to live in self denial about this particular issue. Drug abuse is the new trend among teens in the Nigerian society and it is fast
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Do you know your child’s learning style? All students are created equally and differently. As children have different personality types, they also have different styles of learning and receiving information. It is important that both parents and teachers identify every child’s learning style; there are 7 different learning styles of children. As an educator, it
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