Some mornings are like that! Waking up to children getting set for school and at the same time quarreling over shoelaces. Whose shoelace is the old one and whose is the newer one? To think that the struggle was for the old lace was not just dazzling but alarming. You know, children can spring up […]
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As a Parent, one of the times we don’t look forward to is “Teeth Brushing”. It’s either we have them spend unplanned hours in the bathroom, or we just have the house heated up with screams in the bathroom. There’s always something new to push away ‘Brushing time’. This particular morning I heard my daughter
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First, there’s the need to tackle what “Friendship” means in this context. Though every Friendship is different, for most parent-child relationships, the general qualities expected are; mutual loyalty, respect, trust, honesty, open communication, active listening, and pure love. Imagine walking into a restaurant and the waiter receives your order with a very hostile attitude or
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For me, Emotional abuse also means Psychological abuse and refers to the behaviours, speech, and actions of parents, caregivers, or other significant individuals in a child’s life that have a negative mental impact on the child. A Parent’s Story Things went well until I noticed a decline in my child’s academics. He’ll come back from
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I sat in a circle of educators some weeks back and we tried to raise salient points on the decline of our education system here in Nigeria. One thing that struck us all was the fact that while the most recent years show a rapid increase in scores at the Basic Education Certification Examinations (BECE),
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“My mother said I should not join the class”. It wasn’t the first time I was told that by a learner who did not want to attend an extramural class. “You won’t allow me to count to five”, my reply and the child disappears with the blink of an eye (I’m a Nigeria Teacher!). Lies!!!
Getting a private home tutor can be said to be a way of giving a child an opportunity to learn outside the walls of a classroom and school. This avails the child ample time to receive the individual attention which may not be given as much as needed in the classroom. The aim is to
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To discipline means to teach or correct. Correcting a child means to give a child the needed tools he can use to learn better behaviour. It helps children understand that their choices, actions and behaviour have consequences and the choices made determine the consequences gotten. To discipline means to train. It has to do with
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Most times, two people who get married and decide to have children, rarely talk about specifics as to how to raise children. Most people – me too, have the attitude that says, “My parents raised me x, y or z way and I turned out just fine and I’ll raise my kids that …
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…The question always seems to be “How do I know a good school?” A good school aims to help the children learn by addressing the developmental needs of the whole child. Such a school recognizes that efficient learning can only occur when the child is taught a wide range of skills needed to navigate the
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