Learning. Fun. Games
I wouldn’t be a songwriter if it wasn’t for books that I loved as a kid. I think that when you can escape into a book, it trains your imagination to think big, and to think that more can exist than what you see. Reading books like Wole Soyinka “Trials of Brother Jero” and Chinua […]
Today’s primary school education focuses a lot on the core subjects – English, Math and Science. Subjects teaching Nigerian history have been relegated to the background or even eliminated. I am surprised to hear of “elitist” schools who practice a purely American or British curriculum and teach the Nigerian child completely NOTHING about their identity […]
Imagine sending your kid to school with a cute SpongeBob face mask and they come back with a Spiderman face mask because they traded with their best friend during lunch LOL!!! As a parent, one of the biggest challenges you are managing right now is how to let your kid safely be a kid during […]
“Mummy I’m so excited I can’t wait to go back to school. I miss my friends, my teachers, I miss everyone, my son shouted” Your child is ready to go back to school, but the truth is that school is not going be the same as he is expecting it. It is going to be […]
“Mummy, when are we going back to real school?” My son was tired of online learning. Mummy too was tired and stressed out with the new challenges of online learning and remote working. Life during the COVID-19 pandemic was difficult for parents and children alike. The return to school is an important and hopefully welcome […]
Remote learning was tiring, and we couldn’t wait for it to be over. Now that it is over, we are left wondering what to do with the kids since this is unusual summer vacation. Some of us want them to take a break from anything online while some of us realise we can’t run away […]
Many parents are viewing summer holidays with a mix of relief and dread: relief that home schooling/remote learning is coming to an end, and dread on how to keep the children busy for the next month or two. In the past, sending your child to various Summer Camps was the solution during the summer holidays. […]
No schools, no exams, more online/distance learning, and parents in COVID-19 lockdown with their kids. Some parents are working from home, others have lost their jobs and teachers are creating an entirely new way of doing their jobs — not to mention the kids themselves, stuck inside without their friends. Somehow, we will get through […]
Last week, a video of a couple was circulating who said their daughter was playing a game and an advert popped up – it was a video ad of a sexual nature with two men. Also, a friend’s 7year old was on the iPad and an ad popped up that was of a sexual nature. […]
“The key to smart discipline is simple: Set clear expectations up front for how you want your child to behave. Then it’s up to them to be in control of their actions” “Tobi, why is your room so messy with your toys and books everywhere?’ yelled Mummy 5 mins later, Mummy is yelling about something […]
