Author Archives: Positive Parenting with Olu

If you have a child whose angry outbursts have become a problem, it’s important to teach him the skills he needs to deal with his feelings in a healthy way.  I got a phone call from my son’s school about his behaviour last week, I don’t know about you, but I hate those calls 😡.Continue reading “WHY IS MY CHILD ALWAYS ANGRY?”

Funke! Otun ti tole” (meaning Funke, you have wet the bed again!) I woke up with a loud noise followed with a big slap on my face! It was my mum trying to wake me up after I had had an accident 😃 (bedwetting) I was 10 then. I won’t be able to share theContinue reading “HOW TO STOP BED WETTING”

Few weeks ago, my teenage son came home from school angry and frustrated about something. I asked what the problem was, but he shrugged his shoulder and mumbled, and went into his room and slammed the door on my face. I opened his door and asked him again, still no response, he was in oneContinue reading “HOW TO PARENT A TEENAGER WITH EASE”

As an ASD practitioner, I work with children with various disabilities to help them become more independent with day-to-day activities like eating, dressing and grooming. As a schoolteacher and EYP, I will always be a lifelong learner, striving to better meet the needs of the children I work with. In honor of World Autism Awareness DayContinue reading “WHAT I LEARNED FROM WORKING WITH AUTISTIC CHILDREN”

Different children crave for different kinds of attention and affection, and in this post. I am going to help you figure out which matters the most to your child so she can feel truly adored. My soon to be 17 -year -old son is this type of kid who you can trust to listen toContinue reading “HOW DO I KNOW MY CHILD’S LOVE LANGUAGE?”

Dear mums, the day your daughter starts her period for the first time can be very confusing and scary. Most girls start their periods when they’re about 12, but they can start as Early as 8, so its important to talk to your girls from an early age to make sure they’re prepared before theContinue reading “8 THINGS TO SAY WHEN YOUR DAUGHTER GETS HER FIRST PERIOD”

When you hear the word conflicts, what do you think of? Arguments, quarrels, disagreements? And how do conflict make you feel? Angry, upset, hurt and frustrated?. Today I’m going to be talking about how to teach conflict resolutions to your kids and if you are like me as a parent, you may be able toContinue reading “HOW DO YOU HANDLE EVERYDAY CONFLICT?”

Are your kids fighting… Still? Yeah, I’ve been there too. In fact every parent struggles with this. You’re not failing. You just need a change in perspective and some tools to guide you. So why do children fight? More importantly, why do sibling fight each other?. Today I’m going to be talking Sibling rivalry andContinue reading “HOW TO HANDLE KIDS FIGHTING AMONG SIBLINGS”

Consistency is one of the more important keys to addressing your children’s behavioural problems. The tips I’m going to share with you are personal. Also bear in mind that your family is different from mine. And mine is different from yours. For example, depriving my son deserts at dinner won’t work on my son, asContinue reading “HOW TO CREATE A LIST OF AGE APPROPRIATE CONSEQUENCES FOR BAD BEHAVIOR”