It is always a good idea to plan ahead for the long summer holiday and what and how you will occupy your children. Yes they should rest but too much idleness is probably not ideal. Some of the things to consider while planning for summer in Lagos are – Staying home You can create a […]
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Children will play with toys, they always have and they always will (even in the world of ipads). Children tend to play with a new toy for a little while when it is still new once the toy is considered old, or a newer toy comes into the collection it falls by the side. Some
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by Tracy Nneka Osokolo Tracy Nneka Osokolo is the author of “Red Pepper and English Tea” – ANBUKRAFT Award Winner for Best New Fiction. She was a Resident Writer at the London 2012 Olympics Festival at the Southbank Centre. Okay Mums, help me out here…but how do you ever do “it” with the kids in
Being a strict parent is good for children – as long as it is done with a little love and affection. A study of teenagers found the painful effects of harsh discipline – such as verbal threats or spanking – are offset by the child’s feeling of being loved. The researchers said being punished is
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I watched a video by this guy on Youtube that is titled “Beyonce Exposed| Prosthetic Breast| Fake butt| bleached skin| fake pregnancy | without makeup” The presentation was full of various pictures of Beyonce at different times to show that all the different parts of her body have been enhanced in some form. Including supposed
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I read this very helpful post from Super Working Mum on how to create and use a To Do List and wanted to share. Read on Using a to do list is a simple yet powerful way of staying organized, productive and stress free at work and even at home. When all you do is
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Autism awareness helps a mom cope Mom cried for six months when her son was first diagnosed It’s a battle that’s made her stronger. Nicole Hitchcock says her autistic son enriches her as a mother – and as a person. “I feel like I’m a much better human being because this was put in my
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It’s hard to stand back and watch our kids struggle in frustration, to make mistakes and to suffer setbacks. But stand back we must, because in today’s world of helicopter parents, there’s a very real threat that we will raise this generation of kids to feel helpless yet simultaneously entitled to near-constant applause for expending
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After watching this documentary my reaction to human hair went from “it is better to invest in quality human hair” to “I might be putting hair that someone in India sacrificed to her god?!”
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