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6 Ways to be an Intentional Parent (Part 2)

The word PARENT is my acronym for how we can be an Intentional Parent. Parenting is an action word because it involves some doings therefore to be Intentional about your Parenting assignment, you have to be ready to do these six (6) things: 1. Purposeful: for every project, there is …

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6 Ways to be an Intentional Parent.

  The phrase ‘Intentional parenting’ seems to be the only way to describe the best parents nowadays. In fact, if you don’t hear it from Parenting Coaches or at Parenting Conferences or read it in Parenting books then there is a problem. To some, it is more like a cliche. …

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Violence and the Word

Ada is the only child, this is why her parents allow her to get away with some unacceptable behaviours Bayo is the last child, so he needs some extra petting says his mother Cynthia is daddy’s girl, so even when mummy corrects her, her daddy is always in support of …

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Disobedience and the Word

Day 1: Disobedient Have you given your child instructions (in the past or now) in the language you think he or she understands and it seems as if you were speaking foreign language. He is either looking at you like ‘what is this woman/man saying?’or she just continues with what …

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Enjoy them while they last!

Her phone rang and as she picked, the usual conversation started in her native dialect. Caller: My husband, it shall be well with you. Everything you lay your hands upon will prosper. You will not enter into the pit of the enemy. I will not cry over you. You will …

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What will you like to be in future?

Do you remember how you chose your career? Some of us settled for what JAMB  gave us. While some actually followed their passion. Some were confused and just saw that their friend’s choice was interesting. For some, their parents ‘commanded’ and made the choice for them. Medicine, Law, Engineering, Banking …

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What your Joker? Arodan too?

I had deadline and he had completed his homework No electricity so he couldn’t watch his educational programmes If I ask him to read, he will finish in no time And I will be caught in between pronouncing some new words for him He can’t stay idle…never Children are not …

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