Child Connect: The Tech Contract – A Parent’s Guide to Curbing Their Kids’ Use of Social Media
One very interesting topic that has brewed a lot of controversy recently has been the issue of our kids gaining access to social media and all that comes with the tech-savvy age. All this coupled with us trying so hard to secure our senses from all that tends to seep in from the media through […]
Women You Should Know: Adenike Ogunlesi
Mrs Adenike Ogunlesi is the Founder and Chief Responsibility Officer of “Ruff ‘n’ Tumble, a children’s clothing line with 150 employees and 13 branches across the country, as well as several distributors round the West African coast. For Mrs Nike, business started as one would stumble on beautiful piece of artwork. However, the success that […]
The Cece Yara Foundation Launches Groundbreaking Child Protection Online Directory
In a bid to provide community information and access to hundreds of child protection services, The Cece Yara Foundation has launched the Cece Yara SafeKids Directory – a web based/ online portal which provides information on police stations, State Child Protection Units, medical services, Sexual Assault Referral Centres, free legal services and mental health care […]
Child Connect: Raising Confident Children
I can confidently tell you that I took up responsibility for my neatness to school right from when I was less than 10 years old. That should be a good thing, right? Only that my white shirts never stayed white and my confidence for the most part, went down the drain. I hated how I […]
Youngest Players at the Nigeria Open 2018
The Mustapha brothers ―Musa Mustapha and Mustapha Mustapha― are the youngest players to grace the stage at the Nigeria Open 2018, organized by the International Table Tennis Federation, staged in Lagos. Musa Mustapha, aged 9, and Mustapha Mustapha, aged 10, picked up table tennis from their father, Saheed Mustapha, a former player himself, just about a […]
Child Connect: My Child Doesn’t Like Reading… Help!
Working with kids has exposed us to the many challenges they face on the journey to learning, so much so that we do all we can to ensure that all of our activities promote smarter kids in every way possible. Growing up, we see our kids eager to read something, especially anything animated and colorful. […]
Volleyball: ‘Operation Catch The Young’
Nigerian legends and former volleyball top-guns from Europe and America will start an under-12 campaign tagged Operation Catch Them Young on 4th August, 2018 at the Lekan Salami stadium in Adamasingba, Ibadan, Oyo state. Giving back In a bid to give back to a society that was more than instrumental in grooming them into the fine […]
Pint-Sized Bookworms Launches Subscription Box for Kids!
Pint-Sized Bookworms (PSB), a children’s literature outfit dedicated to promoting a love for reading in children, has recently launched the PSB Book Box, a powerful tool for nurturing the love of books in children. PSB founder, Ugochinyelu Anidi, is a lawyer and a lecturer at the University of Nigeria, an avid reader of literature for […]
Travelling Tips: 4 Tips for Planning a Trip with Children
A family vacation is essential for bond-building within the home. Sometimes, planning one can be daunting mainly because of concerns regarding how to manage the children during a long distance trip in public transport, or travelling with children that have just begun potty training. We’ve decided to give you a few tips on how to […]
Where Do Busybodies Really Come From?
Children, especially when they are very young, don’t understand boundaries. They feel free to ask any and every question that comes to mind, and to give their opinion on whatever subject, regardless of who is involved. It is in the process of training a child that boundaries are taught. Thus, the child learns that it […]
Tricks to Teaching Your Child to Be Accountable
Growing up as a little child, you had your parent covering up for your little mistakes, or fighting anyone that threatened the perfect image they have of their child. I remember how my father came down hard on anyone that threatened my peace. This is good, however, parents, in their zeal to protect their young, swoop […]
5 Things you Should Never Tell a Child
Bonding with children is a beautiful experience, yet, one daunting task that’s crucial for their upbringing. Engaging a child in various activities and being a part of those activities can help build a solid bond between you and the child. A parent’s guidance, love and nurturing of their children is beneficial in grooming them into […]
How to Keep Your Children Busy This Christmas
It’s the long-awaited end of the year holidays. While you love your children and want to spend all the time with them, you sometimes also want a moment to do adult stuff or just to catch your breath. Or maybe you just want to have as much fun as possible with your kids. We’ve put […]
How to Develop Your Child’s Soft Skills
Whenever you are invited for an interview or writing your curriculum vitae, the first question that you are required to have a knowledge about is your soft skills. This knowledge is not found in any textbook but is groomed into a child from his first step. Soft skills are used to indicate all the competencies […]
Naija Voice: No Be By Who Carry First
When I dey small pikin, e get one day wey my teacher dem call my mama come school. Dem tell am say make she warn me, make I no collect food for anybody hand, even if na my best friend. My mama shock! When she ask dem why, dem come tell am say e get […]
The Importance of Creative Writing for Children
Writing is one of the most important skills a child can learn and indulge in as a developmental habit. From a young age, most children are taught to engage their minds and creativity through reading and writing. Creative writing is not just fun but a good tool to help broaden a child’s imagination and cognitive […]