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How to Create Safe Spaces for Our Precious Children: Lessons from Observing My Son
I became a biological father at the age of 51. Today, our son is three, soon to be four. At…
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SAFE For Children Community Board
Profiting from People’s Pain: Why Nigeria Must Confront the Heartlessness in Fertility Practice
It is a matter of deep anguish to write this. Yet silence, in the face of widespread cruelty, is complicity.…
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SAFE For Children Community Board
Tribute to Dr. James Dobson: A Soldier for the Family, A Voice for Generations
Writing a biographical obituary is never easy, and it is certainly not something I take pleasure in. But necessity compels…
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Encouragement from the Mundane: A 55-Year-Old Father’s Divine Encounter in an Uber Ride
Fatherhood in the 21st century comes with a unique set of opportunities, and yes, challenges. These challenges are not uniform.…
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My Son Follows Closely the ‘Me’ He Knows, And Here’s Why That Both Inspires and Scares Me
There are truths we know in theory but whose reality can still rattle us when they unfold before our eyes.…
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Joseph, Jacob & Our Son of Old Age: When Mum Brings the Balance and We Parent from Two Ends of the Same Heart
“Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age…” (Genesis 37:3)…
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Powerful Children Are Not Raised by Chance: Here’s How We Are Doing It
I am 55. My son is 3½. I often say he came in my twilight, and yet, with him, life…
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#50PlusDad Start with the Big Ball: Parenting Lessons from the Basketball Court
They say every child is born with potential, but it’s how we nurture that potential that defines their path. Today,…
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They Grow Very Fast, So Do We
Since the birth of our son, I’ve often heard the phrase, “They grow so fast,” especially when I share stories…
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Movie of the week
Words That Outlive Us: A Father’s Reflection on Notes for My Son
I watched Notes for My Son on Netflix, and I wept. It’s a quiet film, tender and brave, following the…
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