Take your children upcountry, let them bond with grandparents
BLOGS
When we were growing up, holidays basically meant being shipped to the village where we would spend a whole month in the company of the entire extended family. Grandparents got the opportunity to bond with their grandchildren and cousins looked forward to endless adventures where they also learned teamwork and life skills.
Children brought up in towns would have a chance to learn how to plough the fields and take care of animals. They learnt alternative ways of cooking that did not involve gas or electricity and drank cold water that did not necessarily come from the fridge. More importantly, they learned the virtue of sharing and not getting entitled to their spaces as being in the village with everyone also meant being in each other’s space all the time.
What they’re reading
By DIANA NGILA
Managing Partner, Kenya-Ogilvy Africa
The first quarter of the year is almost over, have you achieved your reading goals? How many books have you read so far?
As an executive who works from home and with two young children, I felt that having a target was setting up myself for failure. So at the beginning of the year, I set to read more than I did last year. So far, I have read seven books.
‘Brands on a Mission’ by Dr Myriam Sidibe is on how brands can achieve social impact and business growth. Every marketer should read this and listen to her TedTalk, ‘The Simple Power of Handwashing.’ ‘My First Time’ by Janet Mbugua is another book that I have read this quarter. As a woman and a mother of girls, this one hit close to home.