IT'S THE END OF THE TERM: OVER TO YOU- PARENTS

No matter how much we love your angels, this is the point where we take a break, re-strategize and come back stronger. For once in many weeks, they'll be in your face for hours, and as usual, we all know it's a two-way straight filled with joy, fulfillment as well as exhaustion.

Dear parent, even as your kids come back home for the holidays, remember that you're their number one cheerleader, make your kids feel like they belong and their flaws which everyone else points out doesn't matter when they're with you.

Agnes Onyekwere-Patris Radio/Jos

During the course of the term, educators notice all forms of antisocial, self-esteem, and several degrees of social-emotional issues with loads of children, these, they pick up at different spaces, as educators we do our best to make out kids believe in themselves but our effort alone cannot do the magic. This is a big deal because the only true obstacles are the ones we place by ourselves, if we have kids who do not believe they can be whoever they want to be then there's little we can do for them.

So as they come back home, listen to them, and pay attention to how they feel and what they have to say because these little things are important to them, they need to know that whatever they are saying is valid and should be paid attention to. It's not every time you're looking for something they've done wrong, how about surprising them for doing something right no matter how small it is.

Don't kill their curiosity by telling them they've asked stupid questions, don't shut them up when they speak, and sometimes try to understand their own perspectives and you may just be surprised by what you learn.

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