By Boma Beny – Iwuoha
We have all come across the generally accepted phrase “Information is power” which is used quite often in different contexts. When explaining the unique qualities of information, one could say its potential to transmit to power is virtually inexhaustible. Possessing information can improve your business, career, marriage, health and has the potentials to change almost all aspects of your life.
By Eloke-Young Splendor
Watching little Lily, drag her mom round the toy store in search of a pink plush Unicorn, left me with the question – “what is it with Kids and colours?” I remember having a conversation with a colleague who told me that her sister helps her little children identify colours by purchasing a blue item for her son and pink for her daughter. It’s amazing how parents help their kids to identify colours by surrounding them with a lot of colourful items.
By Splendor Eloke Young
As parents or guardians, we must work within the consciousness that children also have the tendency to get hurt by our actions or inactions. The fear of losing authority and respect has made most parents abandon the phrase “I am sorry” when relating with their children. Learning to say “I am sorry” to your child when you know you have made a mistake, will go a long way in building and maintaining a great parental relationship between you and the child, as well as showing mutual respect which we all should strive to teach and imbibe.
By Boma Benjy – Iwuoha
Recently at the cinema, I had an unfortunate encounter with a parent and her special needs child, and it got me wondering; are there ways of disciplining special needs children? I bet many others have wondered the same thing too.
Boma Benjy Iwuoha
I spent some part of my last holiday visiting the home of my childhood friend – Aijay, who is a paediatrician and a mother of three. We relived old memories, remembering the “good old – stress-free days”, and our crazy childhood.
Parents often wonder if getting their kids a tablet or a phone is a bad idea; do you find yourself thinking along those lines when your kid seems to lose interest in all other forms of family engagement?
We want our children to learn from their mistakes and not repeat them. So the natural thinking is to send them to the “time out” corner or up to their room to “think about what they’ve done.” Except they don’t. And they’re likely to keep up the same behaviours despite the punishment. So, how do you know how to discipline your child?
