Good Parenting

Strategies for Engaging a Village in Raising Your Children

“It takes a village to raise a child.” – African Proverb In African folklore, the tale of Anansi the witty spider and the wisdom gourd beautifully illustrates the concept of a community being essential in the proper upbringing of a child. This story paints vivid visuals that highlight the importance of collective support and guidance. …

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How Parents Unknowingly Wreck Their Children – Part 3

Welcome, dear reader, to the third installment of this series. I urge you to take a moment to peruse the preceding two parts, for it is crucial that you grasp the genesis of this discussion. Furthermore, I implore you to turn the mirror upon yourself and reflect upon whether you too, bear some responsibility in …

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How Parents Unknowingly Sabotage Their Children – Part 2

If this is your first time reading, I encourage you to go back and read the previous article titled “How Parents Wreck Their Children.” It is unfortunate that parents, driven by love but lacking guidance, inadvertently undermine their children’s futures. There exists a proverb that resonates across various civilizations. Proverbs possess a fascinating ability to …

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How Parents Wreck Their Children – Part 1

Parents possess an undeniable love for their children, yet the art of parenting eludes formal education, leaving individuals to rely on their instincts and beliefs for guidance. Life’s pivotal platforms, such as marriage, family, and parenting, reveal the profound impact of mentorship and discipleship. Unfortunately, a dearth of role models and mentors in these areas …

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Your Errors in Parenting show up massively in the second generation

I flew this hypothesis in my status message on Thursday and got a mixture of reactions. Those who felt this was interesting roughly made up about 90% of the respondents, and there were 10% or less who felt otherwise but provided no justification for their point of view. As soon as the thought dawned on …

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Help, my son needs someone like you to talk to him and mentor him

The title of this post is a response I get regularly from mothers. I am invited to speak a bit, and once in a while, I meet a mother who approaches me with a variation of this question. Typically the son is a teenager or in their army twenties. They see something that their children …

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Chrisland, Rape or Sex, Truth or Dare! – Who is Responsible?

Every day, a new crisis trends. Some of us can’t keep up. I feel it’s important I comment on this issue for a few reasons. I took my kids out of Chrisland, I’ll share why Primary school chidden having sex is not new, is now a school’s fault? Who is responsible? When people take to …

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