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...

When you are blessed with a child, God entrusts you with his precious being, with a mandate to help them seek and live the purpose for which they were created.  "You know me inside and out, you know every bone in my body; You kno...

My daughter asks me 'why' for almost every instruction I give her. She would look at me after I have let out the instruction and then ask the question, " why mummy?"  I have learnt to come down to her eye level and explain the 'why' n...

"Mummy can I join one more club this term please...?"Our 6 year old daughter asked me at the beginning of the term, and just because I was curious I threw a question back at her without answering hers just yet.Me : So what club would you l...

.After working on my vision board at the end of 2020, our son looked at it where it was hanging directly facing my bed and asked what I meant by "handing everyone their rose" Oh, I plan on celebrating and appreciating my family, friends, loved...

 Last Saturday was a marathon for my 12 years old son and I - chores errands, cooking and then work. Yeah we do all these together at the weekend for two reasons; 1. So we can model doing house hold chores and other activities to the...