Daily Monitor
Saturday May 01 2021
Summary
It can be financially challenging to support a child through life alone as a single parent. But you can overcome this by finding a job, being frugal with your finances, investing or starting up a business venture.
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Rose, a 40-year-old mother of three, was minding her home chores when a distress call came in from an unknown number. “Madam, is Daniel your husband?” “Yes”, she answered politely with a tinge in her voice like someone who suspected something ominous was about to be communicated to her.
“Well, madam I am sorry to tell you this but your husband has just had an accident and he is dead.” “What?” Rose, stammered through the rest of the conversation as the anonymous caller narrated what he saw at the accident scene.
My friend, Peter, is scared about the responsibilities that come with fatherhood. No doubt, it is a responsibility that cannot be gambled away. One must go in with his head and heart
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Daily Monitor
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Lack of sleep, overwhelming workload, tantrums and disorders are some of the day-to-day challenges that parents face. Every parent goes through some struggles to raise children. Michael Agaba answers some of the parenting challenges.
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I started having children in my mid-twenties. I was harsh on my children while raising them and looking back, I regret most of my actions. They have turned out well, but I have a frosty relationship with them. They are all grown up and out of my care now with families of their own. Since their father passed on 10 years ago, my relationship with them is casual. I am 65 and I want to make amends now. What should I do? Amina.
Daily Monitor
Saturday January 23 2021
Parents are challenged to normalise buying books gifts for their children to nurture the reading culture among children. PHOTO/net
Summary
Some children can read without external motivation, but others need company to learn the skill. If your child is in the latter category, then spare time and read with them.
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The African traditional society did not have libraries per se (before writing was introduced), but we had folklores, where knowledge was passed from one person and generation to another by word of mouth. Our elders essentially were our libraries.
In modern times, people read and write books and these have become sources of knowledge, which have replaced word of mouth by far.