Certainly the Easter holidays this year will be taking a very different tone with the ongoing social distancing. There are still ways to celebrate Easter during the pandemic as a family. With some creativity and planning, you can make sure that your family still has an enjoyable Easter break. Relax on Home Schooling During this…
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How to Hack Working from Home During the Lockdown
As a result of the recent coronavirus pandemic, working from home is the new normal for most people while cities are on lockdown. Perhaps this is the first time you are working from home with your children and spouse at home. It could certainly be a challenge at this time to find the right balance.…
How To Heal From A Strained Relationship With Your Mum
Mothers are very important and crucial players in their children’s development because they form the very foundation of the child’s emotional and psychological growth. So think about it; How was your relationship with your Mum? What was it like? How did it feel? Was it good or bad? As much as most mothers may have…
How To Know If You Are Guilty of Bad Parenting?
Do you know that what can be termed as “bad parenting” is simply a result of the lack of mindful parenting. The way your child turns out is really a reflection of how the child is raised, the values and characteristics that were developed and the examples learnt from home. Is it really that simple though? In reality…
How to Manage Stress, Anxiety and Fear at this Time
While this time is high with uncertainty, it is important to manage stress, anxiety and fear at this time. Decisions must be made based on facts from reputable sources; such as the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NDCD) or WHO; and not on hearsay or unverified sources. Everywhere you turn today you hear or read…
Top Tools for Online Learning During The Coronavirus Shutdown
As more schools have asked that students stay home; parents and educators alike are scrambling to ensure that online learning continues during the coronavirus shutdown. According to a statement by the United Nations, school closures are “disrupting the education of 290.5 million students globally”. Schools across the globe including Nigeria have shut down to reduce…
How Important are Extracurricular Activities for your Child?
Extracurricular activities have become a very important part of a child’s educational process. Although they may not be an integral part of the school curriculum; they are important in developing and discovering a child’s skillset and passion. Extracurricular activities are activities that fall outside of the normal school curriculum. They can range from sports to…
How Social Media can Encourage Beauty Sickness
We have always been fascinated by the beauty and desire to be beautiful is a basic instinct. So what is so different today and how can social media encourage beauty sickness? The difference is the immense pressure to change how you look to fit in. At the core, it is the interactivity and connectedness of…
How To Raise Girls To Become Strong Women
We live in a society where ‘females’ are generally portrayed as weak and undeserving of certain things simply because of their gender. Right from childhood young girls have been exposed to movies where princesses helplessly wait for a prince or warrior to come and save her. This alone can leave with such a girl child…
10 Secrets To Building Your Child’s Self-Esteem
It is no secret that a healthy self-esteem is an essential tool for navigating life. However, figuring out how to instil confidence in a child is not always easy. These ten secrets to building your child’s self-esteem are surprisingly simple and can make a world of difference in the way he or she sees herself…