May 27th is a distinct day set aside globally to celebrate our own future leaders; the children. Coincidentally, it is just two days apart from our national democracy day. Yet, the rate at which good parenting is degenerating makes me wonder if children are indeed the leaders of tomorrow. How …
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Growing up to be a ‘normal’ child can be challenging. In fact, this generation has a lot to wrestle with Is it the type of cartoons they watch that we want to talk about Or the kind of technology they are exposed to at a very tender age Media, both …
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Nowadays, the social media, bloggers and media generally are not helping our children to truly discover and define who they are especially with the ways in which celebrities are hyped. Now, we see teenagers or young adults trying to dress like an entertainment icon, trying to behave like them and …
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If family planning worked for you, trust me, you are not a pro and it does not make you a dullard if didn’t work. Planned and unplanned, babies are miracles and not mistakes Yes I may sound spiritual but can you tell me where babies come from? Excuse me sir, …
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I heard this joke from a friend and I think it’s worth sharing. It happened one day that a 5 year old daughter of a posh, polished and well educated working class mum surprised her on a rare Saturday morning (one of those days she was home by chance because …
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When was the last time a child (age 2 and above) asked you for your phone or tablet…? I am sure some minutes ago, because they are now on vacation. And guess what they do with it as soon as they get it? GAME! Is it that I am too …
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I really don’t know why my husband is insisting our first daughter ‘Sefunmi who has just finished her year 5 exams in flying colours should not proceed to secondary school next session. She is brilliant and will be 10 years old in December. She has attempted common entrance examinations into …
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Hardly can my children do anything on their own, the reason is that their dad is of the opinion that he had experienced enough humiliation and challenges for at least 3 generations when he was growing up. He stayed with people that ‘abused’ him with house chores because he lost …
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Debola and Olaposi our seven year-old daughter and five year-old son always get the beating of their lives anytime they make a mistake (small or big) whenever their father is home. I am not saying I ‘spare the rod’ on such occasion but most of the time, I reason with …
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‘I really don’t know why this happens every time I correct or discipline our daughter’ said Tade to himself many times over, while pacing the floor of the room. He left the sitting room angrily because his wife Temi objected to his telling Tayo off (their three year-old daughter) when …
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Mum 4 Real Celebrating Parenthood
