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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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. How is it possible for your children to have a life different from yours? I mean,
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Diary Adventures of LagosMums: DALM | The case of the tooth fairy Where did the tooth fairy originate? Have you ever thought about it? We had a case of our first tooth loss and immediately after Tam asked when the tooth fairy will come by and put some money under her pillow. I suddenly realized that I
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I attended recently attended an event called “Parenting Outsourced”. The speaker went on to ask us how much of our parenting we are outsourcing? How much of our parenting responsibilities have we handed and transferred over to someone else?
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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. Hoping that it wouldn’t come too soon, I’m now experiencing that section of the rules book
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by Tosin Akingbulu I remember tagging along behind my mum as we went shopping every last Saturday of the month. I drew one heavy step after another because this was my least favourite chore – grocery shopping. The market was always messy and when we passed the butchers’, oh, that stench! Whew! And I always wondered
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One of the benefits of living in Nigeria is that labour is cheap. So for working Mums (and those who can) having a nanny is a great advantage. But can you find a good nanny? Welcome to the nanny trap. Abiola Okubanjo, Director of Tiger Lily Children’s Wear shares her views on finding that rare
Reposted from website romancemeetslife written by Yetty Williams Most people are aware of and have all read about the seasons of marriage and many times it is linked to the seasons of Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The different seasons have their different characteristics and it is helpful to know what season you are currently
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