And whether he made it there or not, no one could say. It was only when he was expected to return and he hadn’t, that words went out for his search. It took 48 hrs to find his lifeless and mutilated body… No witnesses to give any words…yet. There may be more or worse gory…
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“Good girl!” “You got 10/10! That’s my smart boy!” “I love your picture!’ “Good job” “You are awesome!” You’re the best! These comments sound positive but they’re simply external praise, external judgement. What ends up happening is the child being praised continues to perform the behaviour because it pleases the adult. I’m sure you’re quite…
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In today’s world, children are influenced by knowledge from various sources, as a result of this, parents are faced with the challenge on how to raise good children in today’s world. The following are actionable tips you can use to boost your parenting and surmount these challenges;
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Despite the negative statistics, some parents still feel the need to showcase the talent of their child to the world through social media. Here are a few tips to stay safe: Monitoring Some parents have failed to monitor what their child does on social media. They allow him freedom without any orientation or monitoring. By…
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Mila and her twin, Emma are 2-year-olds who have become popular on social media for their “natural acting” talent. King Nahh is an 11-year-old who gives motivational speeches. He actually started at the age of 7. Now he is a popular figure – courtesy of social media. Back in Nigeria, there was the case of…
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This is a throwback post on practical steps you can take to make your child tell you more. In today’s living, it has become unquestionably easy to spend time with your family and not talk at all. Many parents and kids are often attached to TVs, cell phones, iPads, iPods etc so much that, even…
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Several years back, precisely 2008, my friends and I were on a trip to the UK. We actually went for a workshop on “Every Child Matters” at the Thames Valley University, Reading. Over the weekend of the training, we decided to go see a common friend in Birmingham. We passed two nights at our friend’s…
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Ajoke applied into the University of Ibadan to study medicine. Her friend, Rose, applied into the same institution but for economics. Having finished from the same secondary school, they were both excited and looked forward to continuing their friendship at the university. As soon as the date of the Post-UTME exams was communicated, Mr Ben,…
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And whether he made it there or not, no one could say. It was only when he was expected to return and he hadn’t, that words went out for his search. It took 48 hrs to find his lifeless and mutilated body… No witnesses to give any words…yet. There may be more or worse gory…
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The release of the last Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) results brought happy faces to the average Nigerian parent. In most homes, their candidates’ performance was great- with the majority scoring over the average mark of two hundred points. This qualified them to write the post-UTME exams- at least in those institutions were such…
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