The Guardian (Nigeria)

Overparent­ing

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as a freedom call. One day, however, a male course mate who was visiting the area where she lived decided to pay her a brief visit. As Susan stood by the gate, chatting with this visitor, her mother came out of the house with a bucket of hot water, which she emptied on the unsuspecti­ng young man.

As if that was not enough, Susan’s mother threw her ( Susan) out into the busy streets, screaming and calling her all s orts of names, Susan made sure that her while yelling for neighbours mother heard of all her and passersby to hear . Out amorous affairs. there in the full glare of all, Sometimes, parents in their her mother ripped off all efforts to discipline their chilforms of clothing on Susan, dren push them further into leaving her completely naked. the exact trap they wished In retaliatio­n, Susan decided them to escape from. I have to do what will hurt her often counselled that no matmother the most. She ter how provoked a parent turned loose and started finds his/ herself, he/ she must sleeping around with men. always realise that the main From her father’s office colobjecti­ve of discipline is not leagues to her University to frighten the child or vent mates and even street bo ys, out personal frustratio­n, but to administer correction­s that will add blocks of living values to the child.

As a parent, you must always attempt to control your anger, frustratio­n, among others, when disciplini­ng your children, especially as they start growing older. Name- calling, public embarrassm­ent, street fights have never helped in the developmen­t of a child and they will never help.

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