Parents, you can not prepare the future for your children. You can only prepare them for the future. In our previous articles, we have written so well on parenting styles, the risks, the consequences, and the devastating effects of raising irresponsible children. Over indulgence is the most effective way of raising ill mannered children. It […]
Before I started writing this article, I first thought about how inherently gendered we are as human beings. I thought about some families, especially very influential ones who have only girls or only boys as children. I thought about how they must have felt, not having to achieve the illusive “perfect” gender combination. I realized […]
Two brothers who were raised by same parents, in same environment and under same circumstance, grew up to be two different personalities. One was very hardworking, resourceful and a successful man. The other was the opposite, a reckless and wretched fellow. Both were asked what inspired them to be who they are and they both […]
Children have to be educated, but they also have to be left to educate themselves.” – Ernest Dimnet. In the process of educating children, the best way to teach them to educate themselves is to empower their mind. Teach them that the mind is a wonder place where thoughts and ideas are created for the […]
Let me share a personal experience that relates to this topic. My last girl child is very good at gymnastics. From a very tender age, she started exhibiting some skills which I was totally against and was always cautioning her to stop. It was too risky and dangerous for my sight. After several warnings, I […]
Many parents get frustrated and ‘lose their cool’ during the adolescent stages in their children’s life. This period in the life of every child is very critical because it is a transitional stage that comes with lots of physical, mental, emotional and psychological changes. Understanding and making the necessary adjustments during these stages is important […]
I read somewhere about the story of Davido (David Adeleke), the popular Nigerian musician and it inspired my choice of this topic. It was written that Davido dropped out of school in the United States and came back to Nigeria to pursue his music career. Seeing his passion in music, his father collaborated with Babcock […]