Early Years Education

Poverty is still one of the greatest challenges we face as a country -Nigeria. Research says that 2 in every Nigerian lives under a dollar daily. How does one live under a dollar daily?  which needs can be met with that amount of money? This beats me!  I remember the story of a dear friend while he was growing up as a young child lost his Dad to death, because of this, his family (mum and 4 other siblings) were struggling to survive. They didn't even have a dollar to spend daily. My friend took to the streets and started hustling, hawking all forms of things from bread to oranges. He would walk long distances to school and then resume hawking when he got back from school. My friend was lucky he survived...he could have been part of the statistics of children roaming the streets of Lagos....But somehow he survived...he attributes it to God sending human angels to him daily. Today, my friend is a Harvard Graduate, he saw the face of poverty, he battled and he conqu...

 Just this weekend, I had the opportunity of sharing with a friend who just had a baby about the benefits of breastfeeding your baby. She was at a crossroad of taking the decision for her first baby and I shared some insights as well as personal testimonies of breastfeeding my own two babies which I would love to share here. Breastfeeding has many health benefits for babies and as we all know according to research that ‘’breast is best” but here are some benefits that new mothers can benefit from: Breast milk helps to Boosts your baby’s immune system in a big way. It helps to fight viral, bacterial and Parasitic infections. (During the first five years of my children, I hardly had to visit the hospital for any of these reasons). It has also been noted that it can help reduce the risk of some diseases later in life like Diabetes, Obesity, High blood pressure etc. Breastfeeding reduces the mums’ risk of ovarian and breast cancer, heart disease, and osteoporosis. The ...

I will like to share a personal story of the birth of my two children.These births were both interesting yet different. My first son was born in my home country Nigeria. On that faithful day, I woke up expectant because I wanted to have my baby on my Grandmothers birthday (as we had a close relationship). Like I had wanted, the signs of labor showed up the day before my desired day of delivery and i packed my bags and went to the hospital. I just assumed it would be a stroll into the hospital and a stroll out with the baby but alas it was several hours of pain and discomfort. No Pain reliever was offered, the Nurses and Doctors weren't too helpful but the good thing was my Mum-in-law and husband were there to hold my hand.The Baby eventually came on this special day (my grandmothers birthday) through virginal delivery and was healthy too. Some 3 years after,  this time in the United States of America, my daughter was to be birthed and like her brother, I had chosen a special d...