"Two of the greatest gifts you can give a child are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence."

Homework- A concept that has been heard of over the years. Referring to the schoolwork given to a learner to be completed at home. With the challenges facing parents today as regards time management, Homework assistance has become a debatable topic with some ‘for’ and others ‘against’. While the proponents advocate for homework to be…

Over the years, family life has evolved. There were the years of living in rural areas which saw family farming, each family producing its own food. Mothers cooked and cared for the home while fathers took charge of the farm and provided for the home. Then came the days of urban migration. Migrants would come…

The education circle is more triangular than circular in the sense that it has the child at the top, the parent to the left of the bottom, then the teacher to the right of the bottom of the triangle. Which invariably means that every party has a role to play in the academic performance of…

I said on my social media platforms, I suddenly laughed out loud because it clicked that at some point in my life, I had unconsciously slipped into the Compensation Mechanism mode. By Compensation Mechanism, I simply refer to a form of defense mechanism where one…

With the hustle and bustle of life, Parenting can be a difficult task to successfully accomplish without seemingly losing it. However, ending successfully isn’t an activity to be deliberated upon. As a Parent, a mother to be precise, there are things expected of me from the innocent children and then the…

Dear Twenty First Century Parent, You know, I understand it when it seems as if we need to flow with the tide. Doing what we see others do without pausing to ask if what we are busy putting our best emulating is worth it. Let’s take an example: The Holiday Program Prior…