Category Parenting tips

I remember years back when I was serving Nigeria (NYSC duh!), it was one of those very hot afternoons so I sat outside hoping to catch any breeze that might happen to come my way and cool my patched and…

He stamped his feet, kicked the wall, sighed continuously in my face to show his anger (i am no mind reader so i pretended not to hear). He hits the pillow, makes a few tiny cry. I am like is…

“Mummy, why does Daddy have a beard? Is today Monday? Can I have Ice cream? I love pink. Mummy I want rice. Can I please go and see Grandma today?…”. This was my daughter one time. Which one was I…

We were at Spar one of those lazy Saturdays when my super cute daughter (I’m not trying to toot my horn or anything but she is really cute) was clinging on to my legs a little too tightly. After regaining…

As a mum, there are days after when you feel like you are not cut out for the job. But if I were sitting in front of you right now, I would look you in the eye and tell you:…

I was speaking to a group of mums recently and one of the mothers talked about how she wanted to go on a trip but could not because she was still breastfeeding her 16month old child. The other mothers scolded…

I was reading an article recently where the man was lamenting about how his wife lies. He said, “My wife can lie for world cup championship.” Then I thought but we all lie sometimes. He went on to say “No…

I still remember how I would scold my teenage daughter about the way she used her smart phone. You see, my husband got a Samsung Galaxy for my daughter and she became stuck on the device. I watched her withdraw…

The loud ring of my alarm tone rudely woke me up. Squinting my eyes open, I stretched out my arm lazily and stopped the alarm clock. The time showed 6:am. I decided to lie down for a little while before…