Category Archives: CHILD UPBRINGING

The male child syndrome at its worst

While every parent-to-be wants a happy, healthy baby, many cannot deny that they have a sex preference. Dealing with it is another matter entirely. In Nigeria today,many have come to believe that once a woman has not delivered a baby boy, she is yet to make an impact in the family. So is the plight of many women who are yet to have male children for …

Newborn Weight Loss – 6 Things You Need To Know

It’s normal for babies to lose weight after birth. Conflicting opinions exist, however, with regards to up to what percentage of weight loss is normal and about when supplementation may be necessary. Here are 6 things you need to know about newborn weight loss and what is ‘normal’: #1: It’s Important Not To Compare Apples With Oranges When determining …

Homeless children overrun Calabar streets

They call them ‘Skolombo boys’, which literally means, a dangerous and mindless gang constituted by destitute or street boys and girls that roam the streets freely. They are without father or mother and homes. These gangs of homeless street children, comprising mainly of teenagers, were obviously abandoned to fend for themselves by their unknown …

HOW A FAMILY LIVES INSIDE KEKE MARWA

Little Mercy is barely a month old and her mother, Miss Blessing Jaree is confused on how or where she will be raised. That confusion landed them at the Lagos State Police Criminal Investigation De­partment, Panti where Mercy’s grandfather, Alfred Jaree is insisting that the baby had been sold. Also dragged before the police were Mercy’s father, …

Dad raising newborn quadruplets alone after wife’s death: ‘We’re just doing our best’

After Carlos Morales and his wife, Erica, struggled for years to start a family, the birth of quadruplets brought what he called “the best day of my life.” But then, in a tragic twist of fate, heartbreak followed joy: Erica died after childbirth. Now the Phoenix, Arizona, father is raising his four children — three girls and one boy — …