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Parental Favouritism; Foundation for Generational Hostility

Web News 16 August 2023 333 0

By Olaitan Oye-Adeitan Gbenga and Wura(Pseudo names) are siblings.However, for about ten years, their relationship was estranged due to hostilities stemming from their parents’  favouring Wura over Gbenga who is the elder brother. They both lived in the same house, yet they Continue Reading

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Parenting: What Children Need After School Exams

Web News 26 July 2023 295 0

By Olaitan Oye-Adeitan  “Holiday is coming, Holiday is coming,  No more clanging bells, No more teachers’ cain. Good bye teacher, Good bye scholars, We are going on, a jolly holiday”. Sure, you remember this old school song often rendered whenever holiday was approaching. Though some schools are already on vacation, I’m very sure that is Continue Reading

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Parenting; School Grade, not a Reflection of a Child’s Ability

Web News 21 July 2023 273 0

By Olaitan Oye-Adeitan Back then as a student in the school, we all looked forward to high scores in our examinations and so does our parents. A child with very good grades was celebrated and almost seen as the toast of his parents. So we all struggled, to get good grades and receive the applause […]Continue Reading

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Incessant Rape of the Girl Child and Cry For Justice

Web News 22 April 2023 273 0

By Olaitan Oye-Adeitan  Has the girl child now become nothing other than an object to be shredded rather than treasured,valued and nurtured? This question is borne out of the fact that hardly would a day pass without reports of sexual harassment in the form of rape or defilement as the case may be. On a […]Continue Reading

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Don’t Prepare the Road for Your Children

Web News 14 January 2023 493 0

“Don’t prepare the road for your children, prepare your children for the road.” Unknown Saw this quote somewhere and it brings to mind something that has been giving me a little bit of worry about the next generation, and by that I mean most children aged 10 years and under. I’ve noticed that a lot […]Continue Reading

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Mother Tongue: Are we going to watch it die?

Web News 1 October 2022 579 Post a comment

By Olaitan Oye-Adeitan Sometimes ago at a conference on ‘Mother Tongue’, held in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, a language scholar expressed displeasure at a statement he once heard from someone to a child, and the statement was, “If you speak Yoruba, you will go to hell”. One can easily conclude the kind of picture the […]Continue Reading

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Parenting: See the Havoc You are Doing to that Child

Web News 9 September 2022 573 Post a comment

Tony is a brilliant and handsome little boy of about six years old. He is dark in complexion and very skinny. His brilliance radiates among his peers in class. However, whenever he does anything wrong, his teacher is always fast to call him,“ You this tiny mosquito, black like charcoal”. This is usually accompanied by […]Continue Reading

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ASUU Strike; A Note of Caution for Parents

Web News 8 August 2022 516 0

It is six months since the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, commenced strike following an impasse with Federal Government over unfulfilled agreements.Consequently, students have borne the brunt of the imbroglio, being out of the academic environment trying to cope with the recurring decimal.  For some, it is not a new experience, as they had […]Continue Reading

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Stop Raising an Over-Dependent Generation

Web News 7 July 2022 521 0

Ignorantly, most parents in present-day society, handle their children in ways that could make them completely dependent on them such that the children would find it difficult to do things or take decisions on their own when they are capable of doing things for themselves. Attitude That Makes Children Over Dependent 1. You cook their […]Continue Reading

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Your Child Needs Your Attention

Web News 4 June 2022 413 0

By Olaitan Oye-Adeitan That parenting is a huge task today, especially with emerging trends in modern society, is undeniable. Is it the unbecoming attitude of many young people or prevailing social vices manifesting in different and unsuspecting forms?  Gone were the days when misbehaviour was only found among adolescents and youths because at that stage […]Continue Reading

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An Abusive Husband Is A Wrongly Raised Son!

Web News 23 April 2022 582 0

By Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu (Wife of Ondo State Governor) Your 3-year-old son gets angry whenever you give him a food he doesn’t want and throws it on you, you laugh and say “ children ehh”. Baby boy will lift his hands and slap you when he wants you to drop him… All you’d say is “you’re […]Continue Reading

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How close are you to your child? Part 1

Web News 19 February 2022 1618 0

By Olaitan Oye-Adeitan With the understanding given last week that, “Parenting is a divine assignment”, comes along with it the question; “Do you know your child or that child in your custody?” Knowing your child is seeing him/her beyond the surface which basically shows resemblance, complexion, height, stature, looks and the likes.  It talks about […]Continue Reading

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Parenting: A Divine Assignment

Web News 12 February 2022 2069 0

By Olaitan Oye-Adeitan More often than not, many parents, guardians, caregivers, teachers and society do not see the child/children in their custody as a special assignment given to them by God. To many couples, being blessed with the fruit of the womb is considered a common thing that should happen in marriage. No doubt children […]Continue Reading