Author Archives: Positive Parenting with Olu

Your child comes home with a bad report card. How do you best react to it? When kids bring home report cards, they may worry about how you’re going to react. And you may not always know the right thing to say. The truth is there isn’t one right thing to say. But it isContinue reading “WHAT TO SAY IF YOUR KIDS GET BAD GRADES”

“I’m 18 now – You Can’t Tell Me What to Do!” Hello beautiful people 🥰❤️❤️ I’m sure if you’ve been following me, you know that I always like to share my parenting experiences with you guys. So today, I would like to share a little bit about where I am at as a mother ofContinue reading “I’m 18 now – You Can’t Tell Me What to Do!” (Part 2)”

Hello beautiful parents 🥰❤️❤️❤️ Today’s post may not make sense to parents in Africa, however if you’re raising kids abroad, then today’s post may make sense to you. As your teenager made the above statement before? . Well mine has! I know some teenagers may not be bold enough to say those words to theirContinue reading ““I’m 18 now – You Can’t Tell Me What to Do!””

Sometimes after a lesson, while they’re waiting to be picked up by their parents I usually ask my students to choose what activities they love to do. Sometimes they choose to draw, or write a story or sometimes play card games. And sometimes we talk about schools and personal stuff.  They love to share ifContinue reading “OUR WORDS ARE LIKE EGGS (let’s be mindful of how we talk to our children)”

The other day, my son was eating crisps and he wanted to go into my room. Crumbs came out of his mouth as he took every bite.  I told him not to go into my room with the crisps. I kept telling him he can’t come into my room when eating. I said it oneContinue reading “How To Teach Kids Respect!”

My birthday is in 2 months and I will 54 years young then. So, as I was reflecting on my past and thinking about my future. I wrote some thoughts down about self-love and my relationship with others. Especially men . And I thought I should share some of my thoughts with you if that’sContinue reading “MY DIARY ENTRY ON SELF-LOVE”

Today we are going to continue our conversation about some other behaviour problems in a child and how to solve it. (You can read my previous post on my timeline if you want to learn about other common behaviour in kids) So let’s talk about Defiant Behavior in kids Why does my child act defiantly?Continue reading “HOW TO DEAL WITH A CHILD THAT WON’T LISTEN”

AWAY My youngest son is 18 years old  and today is his last day at school. His last day at sixth form.  After A levels, 18 year olds have many options they can choose from. They can either go to university or enrol in a college, or apply for apprenticeships and start the ‘work’ partsContinue reading “DO NOT GIVE YOUR PARENTAL AUTHORITY”

Common Child Behavior Problems and Their Solutions (part 2)  Today we are going to continue by talking about some other behaviour problems in a child and how to solve it. (You can read my last on my timeline if you want to learn what to do if your child tells lies)   Name-calling, throwing things, andContinue reading “SO HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH A DISRESPECTFUL CHILD?”

This month our topic is going to be on EFFECTIVE DISCIPLINE A few weeks ago, someone who follows me on social media sent me this message 👇 My daughter tells lies all the time — big ones and small ones. She does it even when it’s clear that what she’s saying isn’t true.  She’s aContinue reading “Common Child Behavior Problems and Their Solutions (Why does my child lie so much?)”