Experts say Children between the ages of Zero and two years have no business being in front of a screen.
This and other important information dominated a transformative conference with the theme parenting without borders held in Lagos.
There is no doubt that we live in a world where almost every area of the society is experiencing transformation.
Parenting in this modern day is not left out, as it has it’s challenges.
Living in this fast-paced world had also take its toll on parents.
The points remain, how can they marry their jobs with parenting without having a strong support base? Practice transformational parenting and Channel the child’s attention to something more educational?
These are some of the questions this program themed “parenting without borders,” would provide answers to.
While the first speaker stressed that children must be taught values that transcend time, the second spoke on identifying the child’s talent and passion.
Panels discussions centred around parent dealing with their traumas, being present in the lives of their children and working environment being conducive for parents amongst others.
We sought to know why the organisers targeted parenting.
The programme also agreed that while traditional parenting relied more on top-down direction, new age parenting emphasizes open, two-way communication between parents and children.
