Author Archives: Positive Parenting with Olu

Every Tuesday I come here to share my parenting experiences and I share some parenting tips to help you guys become better parents.  However, today, I’m going to share something very personal to me, because one of my children stammers.  Today’s post is to encourage teenagers and young adults who believe that stuttering would hinderContinue reading “HOW YOU CAN HELP A CHILD WHO STAMMERS & HOW MY SON OVERCOME HIS FEAR OF STUTTERING”

Do your children struggle in school?  Do they find it hard to follow spoken instruction?  Do they misspell words like said, there, and does?  Do they confuse letters with a similar shape, such as b and d? (Do they sometimes write b as d?) If you answered yes to one or more of the aboveContinue reading “HOW CAN I TELL IF MY CHILD IS DYSLEXIC? And how to support them if they are.”

Children who lie are often considered antisocial and lacking in morals, and parents can wonder what they did wrong to raise a dishonest child.  Please Remember this 👉 LYING IS A BEHAVIOURAL ISSUE NOT A MORAL ISSUE! For most kids, Lying is the beginning of imagination, but when it persists or when it has negativeContinue reading “HOW TO STOP YOUR CHILD FROM LYING”

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?”