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Why I Paused My Life for My Son: The Uncomfortable Truth I Learned From Spending One Month With Him Away From Daycare
There are Mondays when writing this column feels natural, effortless, even therapeutic. Today is not one of those Mondays. I…
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When a Nation’s Children Bleed, the Fathers Must Rise
In the last two weeks alone, close to 100 children have been kidnapped across Kaduna, Kebbi, and Niger States. This…
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The Difference Between Respect and Indulgence: Lessons From a Four-Year-Old
It was a Saturday afternoon. Tieri, my four-year-old son, was building towers with his colorful blocks in the living room.…
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Chat Boxes Don’t Groom, Values Do: How to Align with Truth to Raise Value-Centered and Safe Children
Chat Boxes Don’t Groom, Values Do: How to Align with Truth to Raise Value-Centered and Safe Children …Understanding Children’s Interaction with…
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#Halloween, Tieri’s Questions, and Daddy’s Response: Where Our Family Stands and Why
Parenting, for me, remains the greatest classroom of life. Every Monday, I sit down to write about the lessons I’m…
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🎂 TIERI’S BIG 4! A FATHER’S DECLARATION OF COVENANT, SPEAKING DIRECTLY TO HIS SUBJECTIVE QUALITY UNDER GOD
On Saturday, October 25, 2025, our son Tieri turned four. Today, as part of my #50PlusDad reflections, I share with…
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Tieri Is Turning Four: Responsibility and Accountability Before Celebration
There are moments in life that silence words moments when time itself stands still, watching eternity unfold in an ordinary…
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Born to Serve: The Joy of Raising a Child Who Helps
My son is yet to turn four, but two traits have already become defining features of his little personality. First,…
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❤️ APPRECIATION, ATTENTION, AND THE ART OF LOVING A CHILD
Love means different things to different people, but to me, love for children is spelled A-P-P-R-E-C-I-A-T-I-O-N and A-T-T-E-N-T-I-O-N. I have…
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Tieri’s Worries, Perspectives, and Instructions: Worry Less. Grow More. Stand Upright. Trust the Process
Parenting, for me, has been the greatest classroom of life. Raising my son, Tieri, has been nothing short of transformation,…
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