We all talk about raising confidence girls, but the question sometimes is how do you do his? While watching the recent Oscars award show, one recipient stood out for me. It was Lupita Nyong’o (just Google her name). She is to me, a true inspiration and embodiment of a girl with dreams. It is true […]
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Diary Adventures of LagosMums: DALM | Quality Time when Nanny-Less If you live in Lagos, the Christmas period comes with it the annual journey of most domestics going to their hometowns to spend time with their families. Nannies travelling home cause the most palpitations. This is usually because they are going away during this very
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An increasing number of people are abusing the use of mobile devices and are using the devices inappropriately, incorrectly and sometimes dangerously. How many times have you seen someone who is using their device walking, climbing the stairs or driving. I feel like the people I see always glued to these devices are getting younger
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Reposting from RomanceMeetsLife, written by Yetty Williams There are very few times in life when someone will say to another person “Ah… ah, you didn’t tell me!” with a real look of semi-betrayal and wonder at the fact that they were left to figure this out themselves. You see, when studying for a big exam you
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Diary Adventures of LagosMums: DALM | Why is Lagos so dirty? So the other day I was in the car with the kids as we were on the way to the dentist when the older one asked me why Lagos is so dirty? She mentioned a few other places in her opinion that were not
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This is a post about changes in parenting from a mums viewpoint 1. When I held a child, I looked into his face or at what I was doing with him. Had the iPhone been invented and if technology had allowed me to, I would have certainly checked emails and texted friends, often ignoring the
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Sarah Ockwell-Smith, a parenting expert discusses the concept of gentle parenting. Her definition of gentle parenting can be summed up with three words: understanding empathy respect See the table below for a table summarising the differences between gentle and mainstream parenting – which are you? is there a difference? source: sarahockwellsmith
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Diary Adventures of LagosMums: DALM | Needy Mum Needy Children I was watching Supernanny today and the famous tough all knowing nanny was spending time with a family trying to equip the parents with tips and techniques to be more effective parents. The part I caught showed the nanny teaching the mother how to ensure that
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Diary Adventures of LagosMums: DALM | Summer on a Budget This was the first summer I decided to put summer and on a budget in the same sentence. I decided how much I was going to spend on the children (actually DH set the maximum we should spend on each child). While setting up
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By LISA DAMOUR While teaching at a Midwestern university about 15 years ago, I came across a clear case of plagiarism in a student paper. I invited the young woman who had turned in the paper to meet with me to discuss the university’s policies on plagiarism and my concerns about her work. The meeting was
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