#AmISayingTheTruth?

Not eveyone especially mothers (in previous generations and now) will agree with me when I say parents should be their children’s friends anytime, anyday, anywhere. Of course I can say this a million and one times because I have seen and know that this works irrespective of how you try …

I am sure 99.9% of mothers will love to be a full time mum attending to daily child/children’s care 24/7/365 without any interference or interruption: I don’t need a research/questionnaire to deduce this Especially if you are living in my part of the world: Lagos-Nigeria,You won’t mind being a stay …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

“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 …

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?) …

Whenever a child is born, you hear the child announcing his/her arrival: shouting and screaming and crying –  before you can determine the gender, complexion, colour of eyes and hair, shape of nose and mouth, who the child looks like and co. In some cases, you have the privilege of …