by Dr Peggy Drexler As parents, of course we want to protect our children — from danger, from upset, from things not turning out how they hoped. But we also need to realize that it’s not just okay, but essential, to let our children make mistakes. At the end of a long, fun day at... Read More

children, decision making, dr peggy drexler, mistakes, parenting

August 31, 2012

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Okechukwu Ofili: Are we beating creativity out of our kids?

No one knows exactly where talent comes from, some people say it comes from God, some say it comes from our Parents and in some extreme scientific cases…genetic mutations. Whatever the case, we know talent is a special gift, but sadly we manage to scare talent out of our children daily. Just several weeks... Read More

children, creativity, Okechukwu Ofili, talent

August 30, 2012

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TICKER:100-year-old driver hits group of children

A 100-year-old man backed his car on to a sidewalk and hit 11 people, including nine children, near a primary school in southern Los Angeles just after classes had ended, authorities in the Californian city said. Four of the children were injured and in a critical condition when firefighters arrived but their condition became more stable... Read More

accident, children, driver, hit, los angeles

August 9, 2012

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Opinion: Olympic legacy for our children

by Bob Morgan I was not good at sport at school – I was no good at football or cricket and athletics was a nightmare because I could not jump over hurdles and I would do almost anything those damn hurdles. I went to a secondary school in North Yorkshire in the 1970s – they... Read More

Bob Morgan, children, olympics, sports

July 29, 2012

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Report: Parents sell their children for N4,000 in Makurdi

by Hauwa Gambo The Quick Response Group Team of the Nigerian Army in Lokoja has arrested a human trafficking suspect, Sunday Agbo from Benue State, revealing to journalists that trade in children from Makurdi is now an industry. According to the commandant of Army Record, Major General Alphonso Chukwu, investigations reveal that Agbo has been... Read More

children, makurdi, parents

July 27, 2012

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Why couples who have no children have it all

by Laura Caroll Many others, however, are realizing what’s been true all along — that parenthood is but one path to fulfillment in life.Couples who have no children by choice know this to be true, and pursue many roads to fulfillment. Keli Goff hits the nail on the head in her post “Why Women Shouldn’t... Read More

children, laura caroll, Marriage, motherhood

July 19, 2012

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Opinion: Why alone time is so important for boys and girls

by Dr Peggy Drexler 7-year-old Tommy is bright, active, and always on the go. He’s very much what we think of when we think of a “typical” boy: loves bikes, sports, comic books. As soon as he comes home from school — or, in more recent weeks, his half-day sessions at basketball camp — he... Read More

children, dr peggy drexler, parents, quality time

June 8, 2012

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Do you know this man? He may have kidnapped three young children

by Tolu Orekoya The three boys in the picture above, Chinemerem, 5, Okechukwu, 4, and Nzube, 2, have been missing since approximately 3:30pm June 7, after they were picked up from their school, ABC Academy, Utako, Abuja. The boys were picked up by their driver, named Godwin, in a Toyota Avensis, and have not been seen since. The driver... Read More

3, boys, children, driver, kidnap

June 6, 2012

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Chude Jideonwo: We are living like animals in this country

by Chude Jideonwo It occurred to me for the first time as I sat in the car’s front seat and felt my father’s cold corpse in the back. The nurses at the Ikorodu General Hospital had just said no to his body. He had died from heart failure an hour or two before. They needed... Read More

#DanaCrash, children, corpse, death, nigeria

May 22, 2012

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Usher cries in court – sad, mad for being called a bad dad

by Stanley Azuakola American R&B singer Usher Raymond broke down in tears today in an Atlanta court. The singer just couldn’t bear the insinuation from his ex-wife’s lawyer that he was a bad dad who cared more about partying than about the welfare of his children. Usher and his ex-wife Tameka Foster are locked in a custody... Read More

children, Cry, crying, custody, divorce, foster, kids, spit, tameka, Tameka Foster, Tears, tmz, usher, Usher Raymond

April 22, 2012

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Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: Children, the looters of tomorrow (YNaija Frontpage)

…when you have children believing that leadership is a place where money is meant to be made and riches acquired or a place where appointments are not based on merit but on who you know, is our tomorrow not already doomed? It was the Christmas of 1995 and I was at my Uncle’s in Lagos... Read More

children, corruption, generation, leaders

April 16, 2012

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Score! Meet the 27-year-old American footballer with 10 kids from 8 women in 6 states

by Hauwa Gambo New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie, 27, recently had his second child with wife Terricka, making 10 — one short of a football squad. The baby boy joins eight other kids strung from Cromartie’s lovers from the across the United States. It’s so many kids, the footballer even forgot their names on... Read More

America, children, cromartie

March 13, 2012

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For charity: Julius Agu, Ali Baba and co to perform at Comedy Infusion

by Chi Ibe On the 21st of March, the Down Syndrome Foundation Nigeria will hold a comedy show to mark the World Down Syndrome Day. Comedy Infusion, as the show is called, is in its second season and will feature popular comedians like Ali Baba, Teju Babyface, Yaw, Julius Agu, Klint da Drunk and other A-list comedians. The show... Read More

ali baba, children, Comedy Infusion, Down syndrome

Opinion: Why it’s important to let your child make mistakes

Okechukwu Ofili: Are we beating creativity out of our kids?

TICKER:100-year-old driver hits group of children

Opinion: Olympic legacy for our children

Report: Parents sell their children for N4,000 in Makurdi

Why couples who have no children have it all

Opinion: Why alone time is so important for boys and girls

Do you know this man? He may have kidnapped three young children

Chude Jideonwo: We are living like animals in this country

#HotOffThePress: Desmond Elliot’s family is a gorgeous party of 6 on June cover of ‘Genevieve’

Usher cries in court – sad, mad for being called a bad dad

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: Children, the looters of tomorrow (YNaija Frontpage)

Score! Meet the 27-year-old American footballer with 10 kids from 8 women in 6 states

For charity: Julius Agu, Ali Baba and co to perform at Comedy Infusion

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