I always came 2nd in class (from behind) from pry 1 to 4. I was consistent. Mum always teased me, her laughter was as contagious as it was painful. Dad always betted with mom that i would be great and brilliant and that i was just a late starter. That faith in me was mehnn...

... admirable. Never forgot it. I picked up in Pry 5 till i became the 4th best in Nigeria in the Nigerian Military School entrance exams. Rest was all consistency in the right direction.

Now, question is, as a parent, when your children not only fail their exams but exhibit...

Signs of irresponsibility in addition to making you spend more, when you beat them and knock them, is it out of anger you feel about wasting your time and money and the disgrace you feel? Or is it out of love and concern for their personal development, irrespective of what you..

..lost in the process or how you feel? Whatever disciplinary measures you choose, just be sure that if it out of anger or correctional love, these children will grow to adulthood, look back and decipher which it was. They may not say anything but they will form an...

Impression about you and your actions and therefore you could either be a bad example or a good one on how not to treat their own children or just hand down the same mistakes to the next generation and it goes on and on.

Takes a lot of inner strength, love and courage to...

Discipline a child without your emotions being involved but just pure objectivity alone. Many parents lack this.