“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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A few days ago, amidst experts like Larry Lawal- with over 35years experience in treatment of mental disorders and emotional challenges in the public and private mental health institutions in the Houston area of Texas, and Dr. Afshana Haque- a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Supervisor (LMFT-S) with a specialization in Neurofeedback and an Assistant…
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Talent, Hardwork & the Holiday When I received this message a few weeks ago, I knew that the time would soon be ripe to share it in this column… and what better time than now that our children are in the holiday mode? Reflect, Retrack, Respond. I will tell you a story about Talent, Hardwork…
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I have been running series of interviews lately for a home support staff. With my accumulating work load and schedule and with children in a boarding school, I needed some sort of assistance. My agent finally called me last week Friday for a seemingly qualified candidate. As we chatted, I asked a few questions…
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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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