“Mum where do babies come from” “Dad why doesn’t Grandpa have hair? “When dogs die do they go to doggie heaven? “Why don’t we have a flying car?” There are just some of the questions that I have been asked. Children are like sponges and are soaking up everything in their world. The older they […]
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WIFE NOT COOK. WHO ARE YOU? Wife not cook, who are you? At different times, social media has been on fire (the fire has not quite been put out yet). Opinions relevant to the discussion and otherwise are being thrown out. Some blame it on feminism, some blame it on civilization, some blame it
From a mother, feeling lost. Standing by the window, she saw her husband drive out of the house angrily, as usual, all they seem to do these days is fight. On her part, she is not even angry she is more frustrated than anything else. She has no more energy for anger, to be honest
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Coming out of the bathroom, drying her hair, Tundun wasn’t expecting to see anyone waiting for her by the door, her husband was out of the country. But Lo, and behold, her two adorable “Rugrats”, were standing by the door waiting for her early in the morning. . Well, well…to what do I owe this
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As we continue in our A to Z parenting tips – in this post we are focusing on how to raise children who love hardwork. As parents we should always make sure we ensure that our children are optimizing their God given abilities, we as custodians have a major role to play in making sure they are setup to become
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“Mum Google is not good” thats the statement my daughter announced to me the other day. I had mixed feelings when I heard this from my child. The mixed feelings were a combination of one I wondered what she had innocently seen and Two I knew instinctively that this represented a moment of what I term #TeachableMoments.
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Good day everyone and it is indeed an awesome privilege to be on this platform to share with you as well as learn from you on issues that border on parenting particularly parenting in the 21st century. I will be talking to you based majorly on my personal experiences and that of others and I
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What do you see? You can only build according to the pattern you see. Because sometimes we don’t have a picture in mind, we build haphazardly. You must have a picture in your mind of what you want that child to be. It’s that picture in your mind that guides your decisions, your actions and
Raising children is a universal matter, however there are some characteristics particular to the Nigerian child which most parents cannot avoid or control. You might not have noticed but we did and had a good laugh compiling these. How and where children pick these “habits” from is another discussion, until then, find out if you
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Diary of A Lagos Dad – Socks ‘n’ Me My daughter always insisted that I put her socks on for her when she got ready for school. No matter how late we were running, if daddy didn’t put her socks on for her she would not let any other person do it. The day I
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