If you are a parent today, the question of how to win the internet struggle with your child is real. We cannot avoid it, we cannot ignore it, what we must do is create balance for our children and for ourselves. This is why I love this letter a mum shared with her child as…
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Understanding Your Child’s Developmental Milestones From Age 0-24 Months
Developmental milestones are things most children can do by a certain age. How a child plays, learns, speaks, acts, and moves offer important clues about your child’s development. There are certain developmental stages that a child is expected to go through as he/she grows. These stages are important to mark various milestones a child is…
Important Things Parents Need to Know About Digital Boundaries for Children
When it comes to raising a digital citizen, parents need to know about digital boundaries. The term “digital citizen” has become a buzzword in recent years. Part of being a digital citizen includes knowing what digital boundaries. And parents must help their children to grow up to be well-rounded, thoughtful humans who are comfortable with…
Top Things Parents Need to Know About Autism
April 2nd was World Autism Awareness Day, a day to raise awareness about autism; what it means for those on the spectrum and more importantly how we can all support them in their daily lives. Parents need support when it comes to raising children on the spectrum; and they need to know that help is…
What can we Learn from the Harry and Meghan situation?
This situation with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan has been an ongoing one; but it became much more revealing when the couple shared on an interview with talk show host Oprah Winfrey. This interview entailed what they experienced in Buckingham Palace with the royal family; and it bordered around things like racism,…
Puberty and your Child: How Parents can help the Right Way
The goal of the International Adolescent Health Week, is for all parents, teachers, advocates, and caregivers focus on the health and well-being of our adolescents. The theme this year is “Adolescent Resilience in the face of a Pandemic”. An IGLive discussion was held on Monday, March 22nd, 2021, themed; Preparing Children for Puberty: what parents…
What are the things to know about Parenting in the Digital Age
Parenting our children in this digital age is not about sheltering them from the harshness of the world. It’s about preparing them to thrive in a complex and challenging reality; whether you are new to parenting or have raised children for years. LagosMums hosted a parenting upgrade masterclass, themed “Parenting 3.0”; where we had amazing…
Raising Children who Challenge the Status Quo
For generations, our society’s status quo has been maintained; but we as parents need to start raising children who will challenge this for the better. The status quo differs for most of us, for instance, International Women’s Day held earlier this week; with the theme, “Choose to Challenge”, encouraging women to call out gender bias and inequality…
YouTube Launches Parental Control for Tweens and Teens
YouTube to launch parental control features for families with tweens and teens YouTube announced that it will soon introduce a new experience designed for teens and tweens who are now too old for the school-age-focused YouTube Kids app. The company says it’s preparing to launch a beta test of new features. These will give parents the ability to grant…
What are the Benefits of STEM? For Children not Interested in Science and Math
STEM learning is important in preparing children for their place in society, but how does this benefit children that are not interested in STEM? The industrial revolution has evolved over the years, from people using water and steam to power systems; to systems now being automatically driven digitally through code and various automated machine programing.…