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How To Teach Children African Proverbs

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How To Teach Children African Proverbs We should not allow this compulsive Covid-19 vacation end just like that. Beyond ensuring your children do their school works, you may need to help your children understand a few African Proverbs as well.馃檮... I bet not many parents are familiar with African Proverbs especially the 21st Century Parents. Never mind, it is not too late to  start with the few popular African adage or Proverbs that you are familiar. All you need to do is to start by infusing them in your daily conversation with your children. While speaking with a friend on this subject, her response was, "Now this brings me to why I pity my kids sometimes. How are they going to know all these yoruba adage馃し‍♀." Here is an instance where a parent used a proverb in a daily conversation : Mum : Daveen!, pls come get this button from under the chair for me, u know, 贸w贸 贸m贸de o to p猫p猫, tagba o w贸 keregbe, baby馃槝 Daveen :huh?!馃槙馃槙馃槙mum what does that mean?馃し‍♀

How To Cope With Children During Covid-19 #STAYHOME

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How To Cope With Children During Covid-19 #STAYHOME I can imagine the thoughts of many mums at this point, " FOOD STORE IS RUNNING OUT, Courtesy of Covid-19 lockdown". I know I am not alone here,if you are in this ship, Welcome. Oya gather let us discuss. The Children and teenagers are watching us keenly, so this is not the time to start blaming government and politicians for the spread of Covid-19, neither is it the time to be sharing fake forwarded news that will spread fear and anxiety.  You cannot also be watching Netflix 24/7 and expect your child to be reading? They are a product of what they see. Experts say it takes 21 - 33days to form a good habit. So we can utilize this lockdown and instill positive habits on our children. Try the following and add more to the comment below; 1. Take the children to the kitchen store and allow them make a food allocation that will spread for four weeks (Incase the lockdown extends). Enlighten them on healthy /appropriate