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5 Qualities That Makes You A Good Mother

I saw the news about the mother who staged the kidnapping of her son just to teach her son to not be nice to strangers thereby traumatizing the boy in the process, it's not her fault, that's how she knows to be a mother. In the same vein some of us might be making mistakes in […]

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Mom Kidnaps Her 6 Year Old To Teach Him A Lesson

You can't imagine what some moms do in the name of disciplining and teaching their kids, a mom actually kidnapped her 6 year old, put the poor boy into trauma because according to her "the boy was too nice to strangers." What she forgot is that to the boy it's real and you can imagine […]

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Your Child And Sex

Sola was just had just clocked 3 years when she was sexually abused by her uncle living in their house. She made to report to her mother but her inability to pronounce penis and the insensitivity of her mother ensured the abuse continued for 7 straight years. According to her ‘I ran to my mother […]

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Parenting Myths That Are Not True That We’ve Fallen For In The Past

As a mom of 2, my kids are 10 and 8 years old respectively. I look at them now and I can’t see them doing all the things people cautioned me about when I was raising them as babies. When I had my first baby, I got tons of advice from experienced moms on what […]

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Who Is Your Favorite Among Your Children?

I know how as parent we don’t ever like to admit we like one child over the other to avoid enmity and we are all always quick to say “I love my kids equally” but we all know deep down inside, there is one among our kids that we have this soft spot for and […]

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When A Mother Gets Sick

When my friend, a mom of two discovered a lump on her left breast, she didn't want to believe what it means so she went for a breast examination and alas, she had breast cancer. It was a long time before she could come to terms with everything that's going to change in her life, she was […]

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How We Can Teach Young Kids The Importance Of Sharing

I used to think it just me as a parent that was having issues with getting my older son to share his toys or anything that belongs to him with his younger brother (they were 3 and 1 years old) only for  my friend to complain to me  about the same thing concerning her kids. […]

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Annoying Traits Parents Wish Their Children Hadn't Inherited From Them

Sometimes when I scold my daughter for being stubborn and always wanting to have her way, my husband will give me the side eye before mumbling "she resembles you" many children took some traits from their parents that their parents wish they hadn't inherited. When "Parents of Reddit were asked "what is a trait your child has that came […]

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Managing Your Anger As A Parent

It's very common for parents to be annoyed at their kids 'cause truth be told those kids can be very frustrating but you have to take care so you don't say some negative words that might have effect on their life. Your anger can have negative effects on your kids which is why it's important that you learn […]

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4 Things People Shame Parents For That Needs To Stop

For new parents, parenting stigma always hurt, comments like "Oh your child is 2 and not talking yet? Waoh" "She still bed wets at 5?" gets them worried. Parents cut yourself a slack, don't believe all the things "perfect parents" say or you'll start feeling like you've failed as a parent. The truth is parents can't brag […]

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