Peer pressure can be negative or positive, however, in this publication we will be focusing on negative peer pressure, something most children, teens and young adults feel at one point or the other. As a parent, educator and parent coach I...
I don't know who needs to hear this, but that child will come round eventually if only you can wait a little more. For a long time, I wondered when our son will come round to taking care of his affairs without direction.I wondered when he would...
It is here...the most special month of the year! We love family traditions at our home and birthdays are one of those. Guess what, we have not just one but two of them this month - Husboo's on the 16th and Mine 24th...Now you know why it's...
,It's all begins with connecting with your child, then knowing them - their temparaments, love language, how they learn best. Then, the next thing is creating the right environment , which goes beyond the physical space for them to thrive.Now t...
When I decided to be more frequent in the online space about 3 years ago, all I wanted to do was to catch up with old friends, engage with a few content and recoil into my little shell.While staying focused on this plan I found myself gradually gra...
A few days ago I was invited as a guest on the Family Circle Show on Kapital FM Abuja to speak about several issues including comparing the way our parents raised us in the 70s and 80s and how we are raising children today.In that session, I mention...
Let me tell you what happens to me when children do presentations on stage in schools and other events, I get emotional and begin to tear up, even when they aren't my children fa.I love to see children excel, I like to see them evolve into their per...
"Tell me and I will forgetShow me and I may remember Involve me and I learn."Benjamin Franklin.My encounter with this quote caused a mindset boost for me. It led to the beginning of a parenting journey that is inclusive, child-led, information-...
Our son turned 12years two months ago and it's been a whole new phase for us. This is the last year before he becomes a teenager and there are a couple of things/ skills on our list to check before he becomes a teenager.Some of which are:👉🏿 th...
We've lived without a stay in domestic staff for about 3 years now. I had made that decision for many reasons, but one of them was because I needed the children to learn to be self-reliant. Hmm...I'm not even going to pretend this was an easy d...