Some parents and education professionals have held divergent views on the use of cane as a means of instilling discipline in erring learners. The use of cane as corporal punishment in Nigerian schools has been a controversial issue across the
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You probably dislike to hear it but a new study has said there is no relationship between assigning chores to your child and their development of a sense of discipline. Although assigning household chores is considered an essential component of
Children, especially teenagers are quite a handful. As a parent who constantly has to guide them and curb their excesses, it’s easy to get worked up and lose your cool by punishing or disciplining them. Punishment implies repaying someone with
Just as the popular saying, spare the rod and spoil the child. Disciplining a child can be a fine balancing act as kids are naturally wind up merchants, continually testing the limits of how much cheek you can stomach. Discipline is
A primary duty of parents in the training of their child is the establishment of authority over him-basically inculcating in him values that will shape him by valid reason of your parenthood and experience to guide and mould him into
Seeing ones children excel at their chosen field is a beautiful feeling for every mom. A proud Nigerian mom whose daughter, Major Tokunbo Benson graduated from the US Army Command and General Staff College on Thursday, August 16, 2018; has narrated
Ameena Aliyu-Beighton As parents, disciplining your child can be a fine balancing act as kids are naturally wind up merchants, continually testing the limits of how much cheek you can stomach. Find common discipline mistakes often made in the process
Ndidi Adekunle Previously, we shared 5 questions to help you review your discipline strategies and ultimately, get your child to obey set rules as expected (read here). Find 5 more questions to help you in this regard: 1. Is Your
Ndidi Adekunle So you’ve tried every discipline style in the books and still, nothing seems to work. You’re in a bit of a panic, as the handwriting is boldly written on the wall that you’d better get a hold on
OGBUGOH TERUNDU JOY Are you disciplining your child or you are simply punishing him? Is there even a difference between the two? Yes there is! To discipline a child is to teach and train him to follow a set of rules
By Ndidi Adekunle So you’ve tried all the discipline strategies you know, and, still, nothing seems to work. You’re in a bit of a panic, as the handwriting is boldly written on the wall that you’d better get a hold
My niece who is living with me has a negative influence on my daughter and this is affecting my home. I am a mother of three aged, 5, 4 and 3 months old. My elder sister has a child out
Ndidi Adekunle This particular age group is known for endless energy, self-centredness, and stubbornness. Now, it’s not as though our ‘angels,’ particularly set out to be mean. Let’s just say they’re ‘testing their boundaries’ and are in the process of
Discipline is future-focused, always geared towards future acts. Popular Nollywood actress and single mum of one, Uche Ogbodo, took to her Instagram page to show off her parents and also appreciate them. Posting photos she took with them and her younger sister,
By Ndidi Adekunle This particular age group is known for endless energy, self-centredness, and stubbornness. Now, it’s not as though our ‘angels,’ particularly set out to be mean. Let’s just say they’re ‘testing their boundaries’ and are in the process
Mark Wealth Wikihow tells us bluntly that punishing stubborn kids with hurtful or humiliating methods is generally ineffective. If anything, it will create strong negative emotions and reinforce the stubbornness they were trying to deal with. The key to dealing
Discipline your children can be tricky, especially youngsters. It tends to weigh down on you, the shouting (we all do it), the harsh tones, the spanking. After all is said and done, most times, we find ourselves wishing we were just
Your toddler will naturally be curious about a lot of things in life, that will occasionally get her into trouble. Don’t get upset all the time, because they are learning about the world they live in, and it is called
The idea of punishment implies repaying someone with what he or she deserves when they do not act favorably. Discipline, on the other hand, is future-focused, always geared towards future acts. When infusing this into the ethics of parenting, it has to
Your child sure knows how to get on your nerves, but you must control your emotions and get your point across in a rational manner, without doing any damage to the emotional development of your son or daughter. Shola Okubote
While trying to enforce discipline, parents often say things that make the child end up undermining their authority or misinterpreting their good intentions, fuelling further mishaviour. Extra care must therefore be taken to ensure you choose your words carefully. Find
A US-based Nigerian victim of domestic abuse has lost custody of her children after her daughter reported that she hit her to the cops. Sharing her plight via Humans of New York Instagram page, the single mum cried out for
Though children are quite a handful and tend to put up one draining misbehaviour or the other at random, noting these common underlying causes of misbehaviour will help you become a more effective parent. 1. Your child feels ignored and
Dolapo Marinho My sister came visiting recently and told me about how her daughter had thrown an epic tantrum in public. “Dolapo…that child wanted to disgrace me at the American embassy. But you know what, I showed her who was
