Last week, we looked at the mirror parents hold up to their children: the names, the jokes, and the unhealed adult pain that can quietly teach a child they are not enough. This week, we turn to the shield. What does self-love actually protect our teenagers from? And why can’t we teach it with words
Every parent wants to protect their child. We lock the doors, get to know their friends, and worry about what they are doing on their phones. But one of the most important protections we can give our children isn’t a rule or a restriction. It’s a belief, planted early and deep, that they are worthy
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Every parent wants to protect their child. We lock the doors, get to know their friends, and worry about what they are doing on their phones. But one of the most important protections we can give our children isn’t a rule or a restriction. It’s a belief, planted early and deep, that they are worthy
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A 21-year-old college basketball player. A scholarship. A visa. A future many young men would envy. None of that stopped Daniel Adegboyega from allegedly raping a young woman who had simply come to his apartment to watch a movie. According to police reports, the woman went to Adegboyega’s Jacksonville, Alabama, apartment on the night of
Nigeria has been grieving since last week, and so am I. Favour Agbro was 20 years old. A nursing student. A twin sister. A daughter. Like millions of young Africans, she dreamed of building something online — and when a popular content creator known as “Odogwu of Asaba” allegedly offered to train her to monetise
So much digital parenting advice points at the teenager. This week, I want to turn the lens somewhere less comfortable: onto us, the parents. Because the most powerful influence on your teen’s relationship with technology isn’t a rule you set or a conversation you have. It’s the example you live, every single day, with your
If you’re parenting a teenager who’s already deep in their digital life, there’s a thought that may have crept in: I think I’ve already missed it. The first phone went out without the conversation. The first account appeared without a plan. And now your teen is fifteen, and the early steps feel like a chance
