Ikorodu FIDA 2023 Law-week Solicite For Parenting Issues & Challenges

By Araba, Olawale Enifenilanfe:

The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Ikorodu Branch under the coordination of Barr. Abimbola Obaseki had their Law Week, themed “FIDA Ikorodu Law-week 2023” to present, discussed, and proffer solutions to the 21th century parenting Issues & Challenges. 

This was held on Tuesday, December 12th, 2023 at the Ikorodu Ultra Modern Town Hall, S. O. Gbadamosi Hall specifically, Olubi Street, Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria

During the parenting lecture by Hon. Chief Mrs Adebimpe Akinsola, former Lagos State House of Assembly in 2011, Member, House Committee on Education, Science & Technology; Economic Planning & Budget, Ethics Protocol & privileges, Agric-Rural Development & Cooperatives and so on, said; as Parents in the 21st century, it is not enough to rely solely on what we were taught growing up, we as parents need to continue to learn, and anticipate the needs of our children.

 

We need to make time, be both available, and accessible to them.  We need to “prevent TIME SCARCITY, to prevent Negligence, and “LACK OF EMOTIONAL BONDING”.

 

As a rule of thumb, parents should also remember that our children have their own needs, and expectations, and not impose on them by having HIGH ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS that prevent them from succeeding, we should nurture them, protect them, and not perpetuate a continuous cycle of ABUSE.

 

Says, “Children are like sponges who soak up everything they see, hear, and observe”. 

“Let us pay attention, create the space, and time for our children to learn from us organically”, said Mrs. Adebimpe.

Says, parents should go out of their way to create time to observe their children in other to prevent them from getting ADDICTED to GADGETS & TECHNOLOGY.

Make your children your best friend, and knowing fully well that not all children can through four walls of schools be successful. “They can successfully build their careers along with parental guidance”, she said. 

His Royal Majesty, Oba Engr. Basiru Aremu Sotonwa, The Sekunmade of Ipakodo Kingdom, said that parenting issues and challenges were very, very good topics. “We need more and more attention, from the parents, especially our mothers, and fathers”, he said. 

Says, the way things are going on with our children these days, our culture did not teach us that way. “We need to put more effort into not encouraging uncultured attributes from our children, especially the career women, who don't have time”.

During Ikorodu Division Iya’Oloja General, CEO Busiq Fabric International, Deaconess Busola Elizabeth Isikalu’s speech on parental care & guidance, said; she was opportune to live with an aged woman who happens to be her mother when she was four to five years old, when seated with her and does not want you around her, she will not say a word but pinched you as a result of the disciplinarian act to know that when visitors arrive, you must not be seated around her, talkless of saying a word, but is not like that in this computer age of parenting.

 

Back then, we used to oak on the street in the morning before going to school, and after coming back from school they would study the house and also go back to Oak on the street for survival, but today’s children are not like that at all. 

And as for the parents, “we all have a lot of responsibilities to handle, there must be amendments in regards to changing the narrative, said; Iya’Oloja General Ikorodu Division. 

Lawyer SKO Chillings, ESQ, urges during his address on parenting issues & challenges, said; “Let's not build weak children as a result of pampering them, a male child shouldn't be trained as a female gender”. A man child should be trained as strong virtue, and head of the house, because when the parent are no more he will be capable of proactive doing as a result of principles and guidance of the both parents. “My son will not cry for something worthless, He knows that as a result of my guidance”, He can be doing that with her mother, but he knows once I arrived, he coordinate himself. Make the home much peaceful for them to be sound & communicative outside when needed, he said; Will Lawyer SOK Chillings, ESQ.

“When you have the fear of God, everything will be in place”, said; H. Adero Fadahunsi, Esq.

“Don’t write off any child, and don't cry over any problem”. Having joy from your heart is the longevity of life, said Lawyer Toun Adekoya, Esq, FICMC.

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