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Family & Kids Featured Life Notes Ugoma Johnson

December is not a deadline – don’t kill yourself

The Christmas season which is a celebration that is peculiar to December is always interesting and fun-filled. The joy of the season is such that is felt by all, including none Christians. Most businesses seem to boom more during the Christmas season and most business people always look forward to it. It is also an Read More…

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…

Family & Kids Featured Life Notes Ugoma Johnson

About parents who rent out their children to beggars for payment

Yesterday, Facebook brought up a memory of a post I made back in 2019 about parents who rent out their teenage kids for begging while they (the parents) get paid after the day’s business. The post did generate a couple of comments and as usual, I decided to read through them. While some of the Read More…

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Family & Kids Featured Life Notes Ugoma Johnson

Why do teenagers fall pregnant?🤷♀️

It is no longer news that teenage pregnancy is a personal challenge that is fast becoming a universal challenge through which illiteracy and poverty are recycled.  Before now, I used to erroneously believe that poverty is the only reason why teenage girls fall pregnant, but working with young people has opened my eyes to how Read More…