Olufunmike Alabi
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Mother. Homeschooler. Raising book lovers. Homeschool Coach. Helping you Become the Hero of your Child's Learning Journey
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@TheDuchess_
@omotomilola
My friend’s child was telling me that children are exhausting. He’s 9😁
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@SupernovaMomma
I asked my kids. My 12 year old said ,”yellow and blue make green”. My 6 year old said ,” both have the letter ‘e’ in them”
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I homeschooled my older child from when he was pre-verbal.He was diagnosed with DLD ( Developmental Language Disorder) at age 5.
Taught him to read and love reading despite DLD and amblyopia.
He’s 12 now, reading classics like Swiss Family Robinson for fun.
I know my stuff.
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@titoidakula
The book “Wild things: the art of nurturing boys” mentions that relocation is traumatic for children. You’re right, it’s traumatic for everyone.
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At age 6, I suspected there was something wrong with my older child’s eyes. Turns out he has amblyopia. Just a reminder to get your children’s eyes checked.
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@Mochievous
I prefer state of residence . You reside there, you’re registered then you have every right to claim the state. It’s one country. Anyone should be able to peacefully reside, take a job with any State Govt
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@Sisi_Yemmie
They want to put her in her place before others realise that they are also free. Free to choose.
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@Sisi_Yemmie
🎨 Art for kids hub on YouTube
🎨 Mark Kistler books and his YouTube Channel
🎨 John Muir Laws ( Nature Drawing/Journaling)
🎨 Creating a Masterpiece ( subscription)
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@tosinolaseinde
I keep saying that those preachers are the original podcasters. I’m not part of their following but I respect their consistency. They don’t play
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@jackieaina
Do you mean those same doctors that struggle to diagnose eczema on brown skin ? talmabout ,"but it's not red. It can't be eczema"
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@Mochievous
You've got to make it more cryptic.
"3, not 2. Odd eggs."
People will quote, tweet and say "Word"🤣
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@asemota
I have 2 boys. I am the one doing the hugging. They must have empathy by force. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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We often take for granted that children should go to school. The prevailing belief is that they need to get educated. But what if we also focused on fostering their delight in learning?
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@BarsNC_
@Okunrin_metaa
Even calls are silent. If I’m holding my phone, I see the call. 🤷♀️
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@chaotictwitch
@a_nickabugu
Police: Where was he kidnapped from?
Baba ofo: The Montessori school
Police: Wich one?
Baba ofo : There is Montessori in the name
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@asemota
More isn’t always better. I reduced the frequency of my younger child’s Phonics lessons to once a week and his reading level improved significantly.
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@diaryofa9jagirl
2) That a kid’s purpose is not to perform for the parents. A lot of what we call ‘respect’ is soothing our ego
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Beer. All forms, all brands, all colours.
What are you convinced people are just pretending to enjoy?
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@asemota
As God is punishing Lord Lugard, May God punish the person that decided to teach children that there are 3 main tribes in Nigeria.
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@asemota
@pyjama_ceo
Everything here 👏🏽👏🏽 Community multiplies effort, or at least should. Our lineage’s advantages will come from the decisions we make today. We can’t just sit back and hope things turn out right.
“Optimise for education that builds wealth” will be my new slogan.
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@asemota
Might be cultural, based on survival and environment.
Lots of people didn’t have their parents buying them free reads, just textbooks. They know they should read but can’t imagine buying a book that isn’t needed for an exam.
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@asemota
I call this the ‘pot without handles’ syndrome. Once upon a time, there was hardly a household in Nigeria without one of those.
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@diaryofa9jagirl
1) That previous trauma needs to be dealt with otherwise you transfer it to your kids
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@asemota
With the optimism you still have about 🇳🇬, you can’t be a Virgo. I don’t like when people and countries choose to stress my life. God says we should forgive people, not geographical locations.
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@asemota
Mehn!Aging teaches that wine is for cooking and whiskey is for cleaning and water is for drinking.
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@deborah_oludimu
Lovely to meet you. I homeschool my 12 year old and 6 year old. Thanks for sharing your story.
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My 10 year old said the birds with forked tails look like people flying.
@asemota
Should I tell him?😁😁😂
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@Toozdae518
@JohnBoyega
Hunger? , get tiger balm
Toothache? , get tiger balm
Backache?, get tiger balm
Boredom?, get tiger balm
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@JMObiefuna
@asemota
That’s beautiful! Dad told me”there’s no space for you here if you don’t get a job after NYSC. High BP at 26 taught me to go slow.
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@asemota
@TemiOtedola
Next time - Step 1 : Shrug
Step 2 : Say " She's alright"
Step 3 : Glance at your phone or the clouds or the microwave before resuming the movie
You're welcome😁😁😁
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@rrasta3134
@TalbertSwan
@AustinChenge
Nigeria has disowned this guy. We don't know him. Giving him up to Kenya.
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@tbugembe
Did you help him negotiate his remuneration? Is his teacher’s seat comfortable? When is his QTS assessment? These are the real questions 😁
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@ozzyetomi
See how they used pweaseee to press ya buttons. If he said "I love you , mum", you would have added dessert and foot massage🤣🤣🤣🤣
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@Mochievous
I remember a Black American talking about this earlier in the year. The fellow visited some country in Europe, people acted terribly towards him until they heard his American accent.
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@elnathan_john
There’s always the assumption that my Nigerianness permits physical abuse of children. I now announce that I don’t beat my children. There’s usually a minute of silence that follows. Not sure if they’re praying for me or cursing in their minds.
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@omotomilola
Note to my friends. My children don’t ask for small things. Don’t set yourself up o. You’ve been warned.Offer specifics and move on. Abeg o
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@asemota
Our ancestors did not play with fermentation. They understood that fermentation pre-digests food making the nutrients more bio-available.
Pap>>>>>>custard
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@asemota
I read somewhere that the cost of anything includes the space you’ll need to store it.
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@Mochievous
I don't know how to describe the combination of skills needed to homeschool for the past 9 years, considering that my older child was non-verbal for 4 of those years, creating a custom curriculum for both kids.
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@asemota
@senor_hachi
Aren’t our children supposed to be better than us? Don’t be intimidated by minor defeat even if it happens ALL the time 😂😂😂😂
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@asemota
One day, I will talk about how my pre-verbal child started talking after 3 days of stopping powdered milk .
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@asemota
We’ve been in trouble for a long time. My first ECG was perfect and the doctor ( in PH) was telling me there was a problem with it. Thank Jesus I had accidentally read a book about heart diseases and ECGs. He was probably hoping for a bribe. When I called him out, he backtracked
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@Mochievous
I walked around my back garden today. I noticed many white clovers, red clovers, and a few daisies. Oh! The experience!
No one should ask me how small my back garden is. That I was literally walking in circles is nobody's business. It's the explorer's mindset that counts.🙂🙂🙂
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@Mochievous
Ah! So he even raised your hopes??? This is worse than a break up. There’s no closure for this one. I want to fight
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How can my 5 year old tell me I have no hope of winning a game of checkers against him? Parents everywhere, I need your support.
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@asemota
My last ‘ big idea’ discussion with my kids is how no one knows everything. Adults do not know everything. Adults are more likely to argue about silly things. I’m betraying my Yoruba ancestors 😂😂😂
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@folasanwo
When my younger child was 3 years old, he said,’ why haven’t I climbed the roof before?’ This climbing matter!
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@Sugaarrbaby
You will be cutting Ugu with the character. We should just go-fund-her so she will keep writing.
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@Mochievous
I forced a Tesco delivery man to drink water. He was dehydrated o. He was forming he was okay. Ma friend, drink this water before you faint
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@asemota
I was telling a friend yesterday. Every decision we make affects our grandchildren. Our children’s perception of possibility is shaped by ours. This is scariest part of parenting.
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@omotomilola
My 6 year old said he’s favourite part of growing up will be putting parental control on my devices. 🤷🏽♀️
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@asemota
Now I need to come up with the title of your parenting book. Let me think : 1)Raising a disciplined and confident child;
2) Negotiations with children : Increasing confidence while teaching logic
Disclaimer : I have not had my morning coffee
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@asemota
No one attends a Tribalism class. Children subtly make connections from comments around them - school home and even books. I suspect we will be surprised to hear the prejudices our children have formed. It's our job as parents to actively help our children navigate those thoughts
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@asemota
Former boss , a lifetime ago: What are your weaknesses?
Everyone else: I work too hard
Me: I have the attention span of a butterfly
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@DavidHundeyin
If this happens to a child in a school that your children attend and you don’t withdraw your children, you’re part of the problem.
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@asemota
If freezing for 14 days kills parasites, freezing for months will make sure the parasites can’t resurrect. 🤔
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@SupernovaMomma
I get it. Like my 6 year old asking if there is anyway to avoid paying taxes. Calling people ‘wicked little imp’ at age 3. At age 4, Asking to speak to the Pastor after service just to ask if Robin Hood made heaven.
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@asemota
As we raise our children to question everything, they will question things we don't expect them to question. When you figure this parenting thing out, share with us please.
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@asemota
And if some children in the public school happen to be neurodiverse without support, it’s over.
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@praisegeorge
@DauZion
You're absolutely correct. Ladies please get married to any scum that comes your way before you focus on your career. It's very important to
@praisegeorge
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@asemota
Thank you for sharing this thread. Sometimes, privilege seems so insignificant that we trivialise the potential impact. That’s why people that seemingly had the same education don’t turn out the same. I know what I must do.
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@diaryofa9jagirl
7) Perfection is not what my children need. Constant growth is what they need
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@Mochievous
Travelling the world is a genetic inclination, and it starts from travelling the neighbourhood. Don't be blaming them babies for what ain't their fault.
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@diaryofa9jagirl
4) I’m my child’s first educator. I’m fully responsible for their education whether I send them to school or homeschool
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@asemota
No vex. Something similar happened to me recently that made me decide to introduce Financial Maths . We started with this
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@cchukudebelu
The day I mentioned in a Facebook group that I wanted to study the ex-convict ancestry of Caucasian Australians, they were asking me why?
My answer: Because I can and what my children to learn about it.
Thanks for reminding me
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@asemota
If you consider how Maths is taught, - children learn the operations and steps then get the answer; measurement is abstract, then it’s understandable why. When my 12 year old couldn’t estimate the length of a road in our close, I sent him out with a measuring wheel.
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@asemota
I have only one thing to say. Your memory is superb.
God help the person that will offend you and think you've forgotten.
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@omotomilola
Ah! My child has asked me to explain why we don't have stables at age 6. And said that a house by the lake would be nice. He also told me that since the circuitry of an iPhone is less than a Macbook, an iPhone should be cheaper, and he would like an iPhone.
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@diaryofa9jagirl
8) The more I invite my children into my life by helping them understand what I do and why, the easier our relationship will be
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@Mochievous
You want your piercer to post a lawyer’s picture without consent. Fear God o . Ah Ah
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@asemota
This is the question on my mind. What kind of portfolio will they need to make them desirable? Jeremy Pryor called it ‘ adult onboarding’.
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My boss ,when I was an intern was verbally abusive. Since I was a coward and very petty, I set the right click button on his mouse to shutdown and his left click to restart. He thought his computer had a virus and wiped it.
What's the pettiest thing you have ever done? I'll start.
Friend of a friend would bring a specific snack to every event/gathering/whatever. She would make a MASSIVE deal about how this was her SIGNATURE recipe & she would NEVER share it, regardless of whether anyone asked. 1/
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@diaryofa9jagirl
3) My life will never be the same. This only feels like a bad thing if I fight against it. Acknowledging it and working with the change is where I need to be
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@ChifeDr
I’m paying money to learn to sell and somebody is saying ‘JUST trader’. Lol. Pshewww . Was that supposed to be an insult? Don’t sell o, be eating amala .
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@diaryofa9jagirl
5) Secure attachment with your children determines how confident they are in approaching the world. Bravado is not confidence
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@asemota
One day I asked someone if we should pretend we have things to talk about and keep talking or just end the conversation.🤷🏽♀️
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@asemota
I've never asked my children about possible careers. They are way too young and have not seen enough of the world to decide. I really want them to focus on skill acquisition. I don't expect them to decide before they are 18. I expect them to change their minds a few times.
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@asemota
You see them! Instead of being grateful for the opportunity to slow down, take a deep breath, admire the skies. They are calling it torture.
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@ozzyetomi
If you tear a muscle in any other place, no doc will say,” it’s 6 weeks, you’re grand”
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@asemota
Let me tell the story of when I tried to sell children’s books ALL of them ended up on my shelves.🤣🤣🤣🤣
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@AutSciPerson
@liveotherwise
I once asked someone this," Should we continue to pretend that we have something to talk about or do we just get off the phone?". I wasn't being mean.
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@diaryofa9jagirl
6) A lot of what are children believe as possible is determined by our mindset as parents. You can literally destroy your children’s dreams or greatly postpone them if you don’t work on your mindset
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