Researchers have analysed what makes the perfect cuddle — just don’t squeeze too tight. A team from Japan’s Toho University measured the calming effect on infants of hugs of different pressures, and when given by strangers compared to from parents.
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The Wife of the President of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, has congratulated Nigerian children on the occasion of the 2020 Children’s Day. The First Lady used the occasion of the celebration to call on government at all levels and stakeholders to
A longitudinal study examined whether children who are well-liked and children who are popular got that way by being fun to hang around with. Across a two-month period, primary school children perceived by classmates as someone who is fun to
Joshua Agboola who is only 10 years old is the CEO of JoshForTech. He is also a software engineer, programmer, Future Skills Activist, and a well sought after speaker at tech summits. Joshua in an interview with Linda Ikeji TV revealed that
Reading has many advantages and benefits for young children and its importance cannot be over-emphasised. If you want your child to reap and enjoy the benefits of reading, then you must make your child a reader. This is made possible
A medical doctor, Afolabi Odunsi, has given reasons why boys do better in mathematics and sciences than their girl counterparts and he believes the scale can be balanced with the effort of teachers. Odunsi, who was the guest speaker at
About this time last year, the Nigerian cyberspace was agog with news of the turnaround of fortune for witty schoolgirl, Success Adegor, who came into limelight after a video of her lamenting on her way home as she was sent
A Nigerian mother took to Twitter to share her surprise from picking her daughter from school and finding the schoolgirl’s legs cello-taped to her shoes. The mum, @burberryzainab who thought it hilarious shared photos of what was obviously the school’s
A primary five pupil of Carol School in Lagos, Siju Olawepo is a calendar prodigy who knows the day for any date supplied to him, as far back as the 16th century. The nine-year-old genius provides corresponding day to any
A South African mum has melted the hearts of many social media users after she took to Twitter to share how her thoughtful young daughters attempted to brighten her day when she complained about being tired. The mum-of-two, in a
8-year-old Ryan Kaji is the highest paid YouTube star in 2019 after raking in $26 million from his YouTube channel, Ryan’s World. Ryan who started unboxing toys on camera when he was just three years old and has since expanded
A 12-year-old Nigerian boy, Chika Ofili has been awarded the TruLittle Hero award for discovering a new way to divide in mathematics. Chika’s mathematics teacher, Miss Mary Ellis who is also the head of the mathematics department at Westminster Under School said
Seasoned Nigerian Life coach and dad, Lanre Olusola has reacted to the viral video of a little girl giving her opinion on what a successful marriage is and he is questioning parents on their roles at inculcating values in their
A six -year- old Nigerian student, Master Damilare King-David Akano, has emerged the youngest Microsoft specialist in the international certification examinations organised by Certiport held on Saturday August 17, 2019. Damilare came tops in the Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2016 examinations
A dictionary definition that describes a genius as someone with exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability rings exceedingly true for Nigerian born math prodigy, Esther Okade, 13. According to reports, Esther who lives in Walsall, an industrial
There’s a lot that having a sibling can do for you, including making you more selfless, and improving your mental health but when you can actually make money alongside your sibling, and start out early in life together touching lives,
Temper tantrums are an emotional outburst associated with children, ranging from whining and crying, to screaming, kicking and stomping among others. This emotional outburst is often sudden and need not be provoked before a child who is prone to throw
A nursing mom flying from Seoul, South Korea, to San Francisco reportedly handed out 200 earplugs, Korean candy and a note preemptively apologizing if her 4-month-old baby got cranky and cried while aboard. Facebook user, Dave Corona, who shared the
Probably passing a message across, but who can unravel it? A newborn baby has been tagged, ‘Baby Strong‘ by social media users after she grabbed and held on to doctor’s overall string, shortly after she was born and wouldn’t let
A South African dad on Twitter with handle Ronald_Manhique@manyiki has taken to same to share an hilarious photo of his little sons who had innocently caused him havoc than the help they intended. The diesel mechanic accompanied the photos of
