“I attended my cousin’s graduation and prize giving day last year and the person who took 85% of the awards in his class was a particular girl. She looked slim, small and fragile yet so strong academically, morally and financially. She was even celebrated as a young entrepreneur. As a …
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Do you remember your childhood days? Days when you acted movies without scripts Days when you cooked delicious meals with weeds, stones and milk containers (although you never tasted it…did you?) Days when you composed so many rhymes in your native dialect (do you still remember some of the songs?) …
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On getting home on Saturday evening after attending Damife’s 5th birthday party, her bosom friend and class mate, Oluwasemilore my only girl crawled on my bed and asked me this question, ‘Mum…do you love me?’ At first, I felt shocked…’why shouldn’t I love my own child?’ I asked myself. I …
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It seems children are left and locked out every 14th of February, Valentine’s day. Everything about that ‘special’ day is peculiar and exclusive to adults ONLY. Even when/if your child’s birthday happens to be on this date, your focus is more on your Bae or Boo and how to share …
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Its another season of ‘new year resolutions’ Hoping to live a new life in a new year To some, it stays written down, To others, it is acted on in just a few days thereafter, everything returns to “normal’ And then, the cycle continues For parents, aunties and uncles, …
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Every parent’s responsibility is to take good care of their child or children at every point in time From the point of introducing them to their Creator to provision of nutritional meals, sound education, good shelter, nice clothings, excellent moral upbringing, financial support…parents must be there for their children at …
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As we gradually approach the end of the year, one of the tasks we find ourselves doing is goal setting. To some people, it is by default while to others, it must be intentional else there will not be any direction in the new year. Goals should not be limited …
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Children are fully dependent In need of someone to lean on at all times Either young or old, Your full attention is constantly required A womb to nuture A shoulder to carry A finger to structure An eye to culture A life to sow To reap another life Engraved with …
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Inside every child is a seed of greatness that is needed to be discovered, developed, watered and nurtured. But often, parents leave the task of discovery to teachers, the role of watering is being delegated to helps, nannies and people around while the responsibility of nurturing is given to the …
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Don’t always conderm Affirm too Regardless of their age They understand your language Spoken in love and encouragment Spoken in disgust and fear Many a time we celebrate the end product but ignore the process …the process of defining an enviable child …the process of empowering a great destiny …the …
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Mum 4 Real Celebrating Parenthood
