Curiosity may be defined as a strong desire to know or learn something. You can see the word “strong” there as an attribute of this desire, so trying to stifle the curiosity of children is like trying to quench a strong desire. We know it doesn’t always go well. It Read more…
Sixteen-year old Segun was arguing with his immediate younger brother, Niyi, over the arrest and trial of a Nigeria musician. The news had been everywhere, and given social media influence on children, Segun and his brother had already read the story. “Naira Marley is not the only person doing Yahoo Read more…
H We live in an extremely economically demanding world which has pushed everyone into serious scamper for money. Consequently, nobody has any time anymore for things our parents had times for in the past, especially trying to create stronger bonds with children. One major consequence of this is that we Read more…
To be exuberant is to be very lively, be full of energy and enthusiasm and so on. These are feelings very common among teenagers, and these feelings are responsible for a lot of excesses exhibited by teenagers. We call these excesses teenage exuberance, and they include: arrogance, stubbornness, indecent dressing, Read more…
This is not something that is often or openly talked about –the fact that a lot of people carry a lot of trauma and emotional wounds from having a toxic parent. Sadly, if a victim does not properly heal and unlearn all the toxicity which they subconsciously absorbed by growing Read more…
Stress is defined as “a state of mental tension and worry caused by problems in your life, work, etc” (Merriam Webster). Stress can be caused by a number of things including pressure, disappointment, fear, and so on. Parents can minimize stress, and these are how: CHILD SPACING AND CONTROL: Economically, Read more…
Dealing with children’s embarrassment is one of the herculean tasks of parenting which most parents dread to face. I recall the experience of my friend, Amaka. Amaka was travelling with her five-year old nephew in a public bus. As was common with women, Amaka had two big bags with her, Read more…
To talk about ways to raise versatile children, let us remember this quote by Thomas Henry Huxley: “Try to know something about everything and everything about something.” The import of the quote above is that while one may be an expert in a certain field, one must strive to have Read more…
Very often, when the issue of sexual awareness comes up, parents feel very uneasy –how can I discuss sex-related matters with my children—or even dismissive –surely, my child is too young to know anything about sex. There was a story of an eight-year old primary four boy who followed a Read more…
When talking about parents who encourage examination malpractice, a woman, Matilda, comes to mind. Matilda had three children one of them, Steve, in senior secondary school, the rest –Rose and Dave—were in junior secondary school. Steve was preparing to travel to Edo State for SSCE, and I didn’t understand why. Read more…