Archives Tag: parenting tips
Travel Tips: When on a Road Trip with Babies
April 19, 2022
Road trips with newborns or toddlers can be stressful. Not to mention the usual challenges road transport users face on a good day in Nigeria. So how can one manage these stresses to arrive at their destination in one piece? Here are a few tips to bear in mind when planning a rod trip with … Continue reading Travel Tips: When on a Road Trip with Babies
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Travel Tips: When Flying With a Baby
April 19, 2022
A babycation is a vacation you go on while pregnant as one last trip before the baby comes. It is also called a babymoon and is best taken in the second trimester. Since many parents prefer to spend the least possible time travelling, they opt for flying with their newborn or toddler. Here are a … Continue reading Travel Tips: When Flying With a Baby
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Hundreds of Parents and Teenagers Attend the Avenue by Edusko
April 19, 2022
Edusko, a Nigeria’s based EdTech company, hosted hundreds of parents and their teenagers in Lagos to discuss solutions to challenges of parental responsibility in the digital age. The event, called The Avenue, is a convergence of young people and their parents to enhance healthy early childhood experiences, ensure a head-start to a rewarding career, promote … Continue reading Hundreds of Parents and Teenagers Attend the Avenue by Edusko
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Did you Know? When to Start your Baby on Finger Foods
April 19, 2022
Weaning is an important step in your baby’s development because it not only prepares him to eat what you eat, it also helps him/her develop fine motor skills and coordination. Weaning is a gradual process; it can be natural (baby-led weaning) or planned (mother-led). In this era of working class mothers, planned weaning has become … Continue reading Did you Know? When to Start your Baby on Finger Foods
What We Should Know About Children and Play
April 19, 2022
Play isn’t just something children do to have fun. It is vital to their development and helps them develop essential life skills. Watching cartoons or playing a video game is not actually play, although these activities can be entertaining and even educative. True play is free play, where a child is allowed to choose what … Continue reading What We Should Know About Children and Play
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5 Happiness Boosters for Harried Mothers
April 19, 2022
Most mothers often feel harassed, whether they go to the office, work from home, or are full-time homemakers. “Mommying” is hard work, and you never really get time off, so how can you infuse your life with joy despite the stresses of life and parenting? 1. Get enough sleep. If you are sleep-deprived, there’s no … Continue reading 5 Happiness Boosters for Harried Mothers
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5 Skills I Can’t Wait To Teach My Child
April 19, 2022
I have great appreciation for the work that school teachers do. As a children’s Sunday School teacher, I know what it can be like not just to be surrounded by more than a handful of children, but to actually try and impart knowledge. It’s no easy task, and I have them just for a few … Continue reading 5 Skills I Can’t Wait To Teach My Child
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How to Plan Towards Having Your First Baby
April 19, 2022
In modern times like these, having a baby requires much planning, and affordability is one word we can somehow understand, without taking too many factors into consideration. More people are having fewer children which is in contrast to our parent’s generation, indicating that times have changed yet, the wage growth hasn’t increased significantly to keep … Continue reading How to Plan Towards Having Your First Baby
Does Anyone Miss Being a New Mum?
April 19, 2022
When it comes to being a new mum, most people only talk about how hard it was. The sleepless nights, the endless crying with no apparent cause, the lack of “me time”, the expenses, and the general inconvenience that come with babies. Does anyone actually miss it, or is it just me? My son is … Continue reading Does Anyone Miss Being a New Mum?
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5 Questions to Ask Yourself about Your Toddler’s Tantrums
April 19, 2022
Toddler tantrums can be a nightmare, especially in public. One minute everything is fine and the next, your little one is screaming her head off, crying and twisting and writhing. You’re embarrassed at this behaviour, and you’re wondering whether you’re actually raising a spoilt brat. Take heart; you are not alone. Here are a few … Continue reading 5 Questions to Ask Yourself about Your Toddler’s Tantrums
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Is Your Toddler Too Young to Read?
April 19, 2022
You’ve probably heard that readers are leaders. Did you know that there are certain pre-reading skills a child learns before they actually start reading? That’s why it’s never too early to place a book in front of your toddler and read to and with them. Of course, at two and three you can’t really expect … Continue reading Is Your Toddler Too Young to Read?
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5 Fun Ways to Teach Your Child Through Play
April 19, 2022
Teachers attest to the fact that when children spend too much time playing or watching TV, it creates windows for unlearning, and may also cause a child to start losing concentration in class as his mind repeatedly drifts off to playful thoughts. Does this mean children should have little or no play? I think not; … Continue reading 5 Fun Ways to Teach Your Child Through Play
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8 Helpful Measures to Childproof Your Home
April 19, 2022
Toddlers are anything but timid. They’re fast, energetic, determined and love to explore new territory. They are curious about textures, colours and sound and as a result, keen to taste and feel every single object that appears interesting. To them, learning is an exciting, 24/7 activity which requires little or no interruption so they’ll always … Continue reading 8 Helpful Measures to Childproof Your Home
5 Tips for Parenting When Mum and Dad Work
April 19, 2022
At a seminar I attended years ago when I was a single woman, a speaker told a story to buttress the point she was making about work-life balance that stayed with me. A little girl whose mother had just started a demanding job was having a hard time adjusting. Before she woke up in the … Continue reading 5 Tips for Parenting When Mum and Dad Work
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12 Ways to Prepare Your Only Child for a Sibling
April 19, 2022
The story I’m about to share makes me chuckle every time I remember it. A few months ago, I had cause to take a pregnancy test and I didn’t want to go alone so I asked a friend to accompany me. We’re both mothers of one; I have a son and she has a daughter. … Continue reading 12 Ways to Prepare Your Only Child for a Sibling
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