Child Sexual Abuse

Of all things that the average Nigerian parent fail to do; giving sex education to their children stands one of the highest tendency – and it has been like this for a very long time. Perhaps one of the reasons is that we are being cautious not to “spoil” them – what does a child know? Unfortunately, by the time parents become convinced that the child come to know enough, they also discover that such a child already know too much. Worst still is that at that time; while the parent now thinks it is appropriate to teach the child about sex; the child believes it is inappropriate or embarrassing for the parent to be talking about such thing! Hence, the child would hardly want to freely discuss such topic.

How to Support Your Child before School Age for High Academic Performance : #2 Emotional Support

A....nd you are here! The second post in the series of How to support a child before school age for high academic and life performance. Just in case you haven't read the first, click here to read it so as to have freer flow with this post - although this alone is still understandable. Introduction …

How to Support Your Child before School Age for High Academic Performance : #1 Dietary Support

This post provides guides on how to support children by laying good foundation for them before they attain school age. The post would be invaluable to parents, especially young parents that desire to place their child on a trajectory to successful educational and life experience. From the information contained herein, educators, especially those that work with children at the early years, would be able to give orientation to the parents of their child on how to support or compliment their effort at school. After reading the post, older children can also engage their parents on discussing this aspect of child and education.