Family & Kids Featured Life Notes Ugoma Johnson

The danger of parental irresponsibility – How to start uncomfortable conversations with your child

As a social worker, I’ve noticed that youngsters who are left to fend for themselves without parental direction frequently make AVOIDABLE blunders. Many parents avoid having lengthy parent-to-child dialogues, especially when it comes to sexual issues. Most children are left to find answers to the many questions that may be bothering them about sex and Read More…

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Family & Kids Featured Life Notes Ugoma Johnson

Be the pacesetter – a short note to parents

I have noticed that often when a parent reports a child to me about something which the child is doing that the parent is not comfortable with, more often than not, when I probe further, it always turns out that the child is just an advanced replica of either of the parent or both parents. Read More…

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What gender is your child – Binary or Non-Binary?

Recently, my boss sent me a video clip made by Nigeria’s popular Nollywood actor cum philanthropist, Williams Uchemba where he called the attention of parents to something he said is becoming a norm in schools, especially in the western world. According to him, most teachers in some schools abandon the job they were employed to Read More…

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Family & Kids Featured Life Notes Ugoma Johnson

JUULING/VAPING…(Juuling is pronounced as jeweling)

Parents wake up o, another one is in town, although it has been around for a while now, but recently, it is gaining more popularity and market acceptance, especially among teenagers and young adults as they can use it right under the noses of their parents without them knowing what it is. WHAT IS JUUL? Read More…