Author Archives: Positive Parenting with Olu

This technique has helped me and it’s still helping me in my parenting journey.  I’m sure you must have heard some parents saying that it’s difficult to raise teenagers but what if I told you that is not always true?  My last son will be 20 years old next week and God has given meContinue reading “POSITIVE PARENTING!”

HOW CAN I PREPARE MY CHILD FOR THEIR SATS Dear parents, do you have a child in year 6 or year 2?  I’m sure their teacher must have told you about their upcoming SATs test.  Children In year 2 and year 6  will soon be sitting for SAT tests in school. So today I wouldContinue reading “HOW CAN I PREPARE MY CHILD FOR THEIR SATS”

Some parents complain to me that their children don’t remember things.  So today I’m going to share some tips on how to help your children remember things they have learnt.  From my experience as a teacher, I notice that children tend to forget things that they do not practice often.   So one of the thingsContinue reading “DOES YOUR CHILD STRUGGLE TO REMEMBER WHAT THEY LEARNT AT SCHOOL? “

3 life skills to teach kids before they turn 10. Children are more capable than we think. So it’s time to prepare our children for the big world with some big life lesson.  Here are some three life skills that you can teach your children before they turn 10.  Money matters: raise a smart consumerContinue reading “3 LIFE SKILLS TO TEACH KIDS BEFORE THEY TURN 10”

FREE COMPUTER CLASSES FOR ADULTS AND THE ELDERLY IS FREE face-to-face learning for beginners, helping you develop digital skills to make the most of the online world. The internet can save you time and money, and allow you to do more of the things you like doing best. If you have any questions or ifContinue reading “Do you want to improve your digital skills?”

Happy Tuesday parents, I trust you are all well. 😊❤️ As parents, we want our children to listen to us, show us respect, and follow our rules.  However, for children to feel willing to listen to us, they need to feel a strong connection with us first.  When your child is behaving in challenging ways,Continue reading “CONNECT BEFORE YOU CORRECT YOUR CHILD”

Where I work there is a high population of senior citizens. In a week, one or two elderly people will walk into our learning centre and ask me to help them do one thing or the other on their phones. I have also noticed some of them at the library struggling with their mobile devices. Continue reading “FREE COMPUTER CLASSES FOR ADULTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS”

This is difficult to answer as all children are different. In my previous post, I suggested rewards, identifying learning styles and offering assistance. Today I’m going to use my son as an example to illustrate my point.  My son, while a good kid, was a lousy student! (Please don’t tell him o 😆)  I wouldContinue reading “HOW DO I MOTIVATE MY TEENAGE SON OR DAUGHTER TO STUDY?”

Today’s post is not for everybody 😊  However it’s an important topic, because as parents our response to our children’s behavior will have a long term effect on them. When it comes to correcting your child’s misbehavior, there’s a big difference between punishment and discipline. While punishment focuses on making a child suffer for breakingContinue reading “Punishments VS Discipline (What is the difference between punishment and discipline?)”

Human beings are social animals, and it’s no surprise that we tend to do better when we have the capacity to connect with others. Research shows when older people are exposed to online social media, they engaged more in social activity, had a stronger sense of personal identity and showed improved cognitive capacity, compared withContinue reading “THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING OLDER PEOPLE HOW TO USE A COMPUTER 💻”