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It’s okay to take a break
Earlier this year, I told myself that I needed a holiday alone, without my husband or children. I decided that it…
Nigerian children: Unhappy, neglected and poorly…
This busy food market in Bariga sits just before the popular Pako Bus Stop in Akoka, a relatively quiet suburb of…
Jimmy Cliff: My family values
We were a really big family, and a Christian one. There were nine children and we had to compete for attention.…
Pocket money: facts and figures
The average pocket money given to a child is either £6.50 or £5.75 a week, depending on whether you believe the…
And after that?
I was visiting a close friend’s house. I’d often call her house ‘my Lagos village,’ mainly because it keeps me in…
My teenage years
They say 13 is a weird number related to a lot of strange and horrible events, but when I turned 13, that was when…
Changing lifestyle of modern parents
The lifestyle of modern day parents have both positive and negative effects on the development of their children,…
We’ve got male!
Got this from a male reader and thought to share -
Hi there, I have often watched women behaviour in the…
The values we hold dear
There’s a new trend that has crept into our culture threatening to take over the essence of who we are as a people.…
Beyond the abuse
Most people think child abuse only has to do with the physical maltreatment of a child, but experts say it’s much…
A tad too sensitive?
I’d bet every African has lived the pain of colour through the centuries. Like me, they may have lived it through…
Parenting: An assignment
As I see my children grow, I’m filled with wonder at how the little babies that we held at birth are growing in…