Folake my 2 year old daughter is fond of calling me a thousand and one times a day for tangible and intangible reasons. Sometimes, I feel like flying out the window or taking cover somewhere at least for few hours to have my ‘me’ time. Many a times, mothers are …
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Intentional Parenting 103
Being an intentional parent is not a day’s job but a daily, hourly and per second task. Every morning, when our eyes are pried open by little fingers or the sound of a baby cooing in bed, we place our feet onto a battlefield to either win in our parenting …
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Our present age is beset with so many things that divide or even take away our attention – by default. Each day is clouded with different activities which make parents sometimes ‘forget’ their core responsibilities as fathers or mothers. Every parent is an employer or employee, a daughter/daughter-in-law or son/son-in-law, …
Read More »Intentional Parenting 102: The A-Z of Intentional Parenting
A- Intentional Parents will not focus on the AWARDS gotten by the child but on their ACHIEVEMENT as parents B- Intentional Parents are not the BEST mums or dads in the world but are committed to be BETTER on a daily basis as regards their parenting role C- Intentional Parents …
Read More »Happy 50th Birthday Pastor Nike Adeyemi…You are a REAL mum
Motherhood is not defined by the number of biological children you have but the number of lives you have impacted Motherhood is not only as a result of nature but how well you can nurture Yes, all mothers are women but yet not all women are mothers Not because they …
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Have you seen anyone who is deliberate, conscious and happy to fail as a parent? Even when/if you call and tag them ‘terrible’ mum or an ‘annoying’ dad? Their ‘REAL’ goal was/is not to be a failure in their parenting assignment If you allow them to share their stories and …
Read More »What’s your child’s name?
I have so many names I would love to give to my child and all my children – lovely, posh, beautiful to pronounce and sweet to hear…and of course, the names have to be in my native language because their interpretations are sweet, special and peculiar. I am not against …
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Financial Management won’t be taught in school until the child is in the university studying something related to this. Even for basics in financials, subjects like Business Studies, Economics and Accounting etc. won’t be taught until the secondary educational level. However all these courses and subjects are all theoretical. Does …
Read More »Do you have the Promise Box?
As a child, I remembered every promise made to me by uncles, aunties and relatives especially during festive period and I kept reminding them regularly until fulfillment. I think every child does that, isn’t it? Days when you have your ‘promise book’ and different strategies to ‘collect your right’ from …
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She is beautiful With ‘swaggerlicious’ features at necessary corners She is unique With distinct characters She is breathtaking… In short, she is the queen of someone’s heart She is intelligent Though she may not have the right answers to your questions but her instincts never fail her She is brilliant …
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