Dapo Adegboye was one of the hosts of the Rave TV show where sexual abuse, parenting and dressing was discussed. Speaking on the show, he mentioned...
It takes a male’s sperm and a female’s ovum to form a zygote. That is basic biology. Society, however, expects that the male and the female...
Man, it’s hard to believe a lot of the toxic ideas on parenting our own parents grew up with have been passed onto us. Yeah, this...
In 2016, BellaNaija ran a series for single parents, which was created as a support centre for people who were raising kids by themselves. Single Parents...
This was the thought that kept dropping in my head as I returned from dropping my 3-year-old son off on his first day at summer school....
I really do not know your reason. I really do not understand why you would choose to be an absentee parent. You had a child, then,...
Foluso Alimi* was raised by her mother and step father in Lagos. Her step dad had been responsible for the education, welfare and general upkeep of...
Nigeria was tough under military rule. Many families needed multiple streams of income to retain any semblance of middle-class living, and mine was no exception. My...
In an interview with Punch’s Saturday Beats, singer Timaya opened up about being a “baby daddy” and the role he play in his children’s lives. Timaya...
I am actually surprised that I do not recall every single last detail of this encounter considering how intensely livid I was at the time that...
Your three year old son throws a stone from the balcony of your two-storey building. The stone hit a neighbor on the head and injures him....
My phone rang. The caller ID showed my elder sister. The married, mother of two energetic boys’ sister. “Chisom how far?” She sounded like a 99-year...
One major problem I can say has affected Nigerian teens and youth is the plague of low self-esteem that sticks tirelessly to the hems of our...
The holiday season is here! Like most families, my household is already in a flurry of activity — packing, purchasing gifts, preparing for guests and stocking...
Being a parent is sometimes the best thing in the world, other times, it’s the worst. One moment you think you have it all figured out...
Director Kemi Adetiba shared a video of actress Tracee Ellis Ross’ speech at the Glamour Women of the Year awards which took place earlier this month. In the video,...
In Nigeria, there is a relative preference for younger domestic workers. They are considered more energetic, submissive, easier to direct around, and cheaper – as compared...
Modern parents, many of us will agree that trying to choose that first school for your first born was not an easy task. At the beginning...
As Sola skipped into the house that evening the most important thing on his mind was giving mummy the piece of paper, which his teacher put...
The father-daughter bond is a feeling I don’t understand and can’t relate to. I feel weird when I hear girls explain the bond between them and...
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