Parents are sometimes guilty of controlling their adult children without knowing how to stop. The tendency to want to control the outcome of adult children’s lives can be damaging to all concerned. “I should have spent more time with him; I should have motivated him more, been a better role model and should have been…
Parenting
Are your Children ready for the World of Work?
The long holidays have started and some teens and adult children are idle, only watching TV, eating and surfing the internet. After all the happenings in the last year, and the fact that international borders are gradually being open, travel and family time is important. Children also need to rest, catch their breaths and unwind…
Why Digital Intelligence Is Important and 5 Ways Parents Can Help
Why is digital intelligence important? Do you know it is dangerous not to have digital intelligence? Do you know how you score when it comes to your digital quotient and digital intelligence? Digital is the the language of today. Everyone is digital in some way or the other and it has the potential to make…
Developing Our Gifts and Talents
We are all born with different gifts and talents, and how we live our lives will tell on how we diminish or develop our potential. Developing ourselves in our day-to-day actions brings about a sure fulfillment of our God-given gifts and talents. Therefore, it is important that our lifestyle involves characteristics of good virtues to…
How Parents Can Win at Being their Child’s Role Model
A parent would desire to be a role model for their sons or daughters. It is probably every parents’ dream to be their child’s role model. I personally believe that parents can be the most influential influencers in a child’s life. Before you talk about peer pressure, social media, etc, parents still hold the number…
Parents Can Help Their Children Acquire The Right Skills Now
Parents can help their children and youth acquire the right skills to excel. The Sustainable Development Goals have less than 10 years to achieve the 2030 Agenda. Ensuring our youth have the right skills, through education and training is a critical part of achieving the SDG goals. Africa is the world’s youngest region with…
Why Experts Are Worried About “Toxic Childhood”
A group of leading authors, and child-development experts have written a letter sharing their concern on “toxic childhood”. Their letter is calling on the UK government to introduce national guidelines on the use of screens. This is amid concern about the impact on children’s physical and mental health. Their letter is recommending a few…
How to Navigate Social Media With Your Child
Parents here are some tips on how to navigate social media with your child.
How Parents can Hack Bad Digital Parenting
Some common questions about digital parenting include wondering what makes parenting so different today? There are several ways parents can hack bad digital parenting. Parents today are raising digital citizens and there are certainly some unique skills required. Digital Age and Parenting The first element to note is the digital age we live in and…
Effective Parenting in an E-Village: What you Need to Know
Does it still take a village to raise a child? When it comes to effective parenting in an e-village there are certainly new rules to be aware of. Even before the prevalence of the digital age, people have been discussing how the dynamics of parenting has changed. This change has been from it morphing from…