Archives Tag: parents
Ubenwa: The Health Tech Startup That Diagnoses Babies Cries
April 19, 2022
A visit to a new mother’s house or the newborn ward is enough to show you that newborn babies are synonymous with crying. However, babies cry for different reasons. It can be because they are hungry, exhausted or have colic. Colic is a condition where an infant cries for more than three hours a day, … Continue reading Ubenwa: The Health Tech Startup That Diagnoses Babies Cries
9 Ways To Help Your Kids Build Confidence
April 19, 2022
Being a teacher is one of the many roles that parents play in their children’s lives. Parents teach their children everything from the moment they are born. Nursing and crawling have given way to walking and talking. Reading and writing are comparable to riding a bike. Read more about Personal development Certainly, the list is … Continue reading 9 Ways To Help Your Kids Build Confidence
How Parents Can Raise A Responsible Child
April 19, 2022
Raising a child is one of the biggest and toughest jobs on earth, if not the biggest and even the toughest. Raising children can be taxing. No exaggeration here. An African saying goes, “it takes a community to raise a child.” This native aphorism should inform you that raising a child as a parent takes … Continue reading How Parents Can Raise A Responsible Child
5 Tips On Being An Intentional Parent (Part 2)
April 19, 2022
The saying that there is no manual to prepare us to become wonderful parents is false. Being an intentional parent isn’t something that happens instantly. In part 1 of this article, 3 Tips on Being Intentional Parents, we talked of things you can do for your children as an intentional parent. But in this … Continue reading 5 Tips On Being An Intentional Parent (Part 2)
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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
By ann
Edusko Organises a Discussion Platform for Parents and Teenagers
April 19, 2022
Edusko, a leading EdTech in Africa will host hundreds of parents and their teenagers at the maiden edition of the Avenue. The Avenue is a convergence of young people and their parents to enhance healthy early childhood experiences, ensure a head-start to a great career, promote positive outcomes for children and help parents build strong … Continue reading Edusko Organises a Discussion Platform for Parents and Teenagers
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Child Connect: The Tech Contract – A Parent’s Guide to Curbing Their Kids’ Use of Social Media
April 19, 2022
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 … Continue reading Child Connect: The Tech Contract – A Parent’s Guide to Curbing Their Kids’ Use of Social Media
By amy-afebuame
Money Tips for the Nigerian Firstborn
April 19, 2022
The life of a firstborn anywhere in the world is far from a walk in the park, but it’s even more challenging for the Nigerian firstborn. Apart from the fact that your parents seemingly practiced parenting with you, winging it without any prior experience, you were also forced to grow up fast, in many cases … Continue reading Money Tips for the Nigerian Firstborn
By jehonwa
Complaining: Nigerian Parenting 101
April 19, 2022
Nigerian parents can complain sha. They are technically conditioned to highlight every trait they do not like in you so as to correct you. Unfortunately or fortunately, this correction doesn’t always come about in a normal conversation or advice to gently guide you to the right path. Lai lai, it is a shouting that can … Continue reading Complaining: Nigerian Parenting 101
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The Children Of Today
April 19, 2022
Childhood experiences. Running down the street rolling old car tires while making a revving sound; staring at the television color bars, waiting for 4pm so the stations can start showing Sesame Street; playing football on the street with strangers I didn’t even know their last names, or which house exactly they lived in; devouring comic … Continue reading The Children Of Today
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How to Tell Your Parents Those Three Special Words
April 19, 2022
Sometimes, it’s much easier to show how much we love our parents than actually saying it. We prepare a feast as their main meal, upgrade the family jalopy to a befitting Mitsubishi then replace their natural herbs with the best multivitamins money can buy. Gifts and thoughtful gestures are always warmly received by our parents. … Continue reading How to Tell Your Parents Those Three Special Words
5 Sex Education Tips for Parents of Teens
April 19, 2022
My teen years are ever fresh in my mind. It feels just like yesterday, partly because I kept journals which I still have to this day and read regularly, and partly because I have worked with younger teens from my late teen years. It is true that many teenagers will go ahead to have sex … Continue reading 5 Sex Education Tips for Parents of Teens
By jehonwa
Must Our Children Watch Cartoons?
April 19, 2022
I love cartoons but recently I’ve had to wonder if it’s a do or die affair. I don’t think there’s any parent in Nigeria with Whatsapp or BBM installed who didn’t get the broadcasts about cartoons with gay characters. I love that parents are becoming increasingly conscious of their responsibilities, and I hope that more … Continue reading Must Our Children Watch Cartoons?
By jehonwa
5 Gifts You Can Give Your Children Before They’re Born
April 19, 2022
Every good parent wants to do the best they can for their children. The good thing is you don’t have to wait until they’re born to start showing them love. You can start loving them when they’re still in the womb, and even BEFORE they’re conceived. Here are a few ways to do this: Lay … Continue reading 5 Gifts You Can Give Your Children Before They’re Born
By jehonwa
5 Simple Things You Can Do to Become a Better Parent
April 19, 2022
Only someone who has never attempted raising a child can say that parenting is easy. In fact, when most people first have their children, one of the things that strike them is just how much their own parents went through for them. Parenting is also a journey that never ends, and we learn every day. As … Continue reading 5 Simple Things You Can Do to Become a Better Parent
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