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“Words can inspire. And words can destroy. Choose yours well” – Robin Sharma Words can be extremely damaging, and what may seem like an offhanded remark to our children in an annoyed moment can cause serious emotional repercussions for children down the line. Children can often push even “a Saint” to their breaking point. […]
Sometimes last year during Independence Day church program, a child asked her mother, mummy tell me more about Nigeria and the mother answered after few seconds of being dumbfounded, what would you like to know? How hilarious lol. Obviously, nothing came to her mind but just to at least answer the child, she responded with […]
October 1st can most times be a sobering day, because you are tempted to think that Nigeria as nation has not achieved much. It seems we take two steps forward and five backwards. But I like to always be optimistic and look at the glass as half full rather than half empty. While there are […]
The world is changing rapidly with technology and the fact that the world is a global village, skills learnt today can easily become obsolete tomorrow. With technology doing some of the day to day operation in various industry, the skill set required for the new global citizen is different.
I was reading through a post recently about homework for kids. I came across a comment by a woman that says “My first-grade son was required to research a significant person from history and write a paper of at least two pages about the person, with a bibliography. How can he be expected to do […]
My son is in Year 6 and would be going to secondary school next year. With entrance exams between Nov and March, this is the time to start shortlisting secondary schools. The success of a student’s high school experience has become essential to university admissions. So, it’s an important decision. I have a long list […]
There are times when my child says or does something and I’d be like “where did he get that from?”. I start the elimination process – Definitely not from home, not school/teachers. Of course, I know myself and I know my child’s school and teachers. So usually I’m left with friends or TV. Children spend […]
My son has been staying up late since the beginning of the holiday and of course waking up anytime. Now that School resumes next week, it must be back to our routine. Ideally, it is best to get back to school routine at least a week before resumption.
‘A great way to ensure students get the most out of their education is for parents to take an active role.’ As a parent, you are your child’s first and most important teacher. At the new school year, this is a good time to set the tone. So beyond the new school bags, sparkling new […]
