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Teen Fatherhood
The term teen fatherhood is for me a new coinage from the existing studies on teen parenthood in family studies. In the last century, the etiology of teen fatherhood has been studied and documented in western literatures.
Read MoreChildren and adolescents with learning disabilities: its impact on school, family and society
Millions of children in Europe, U.S, the Caribbean and primarily Africa, have trouble in learning and reading. Most of these children may not be able to read at all, while many might be considered “slow readers.” Besides being a slow
Read MoreRe-evaluating Anxiety Disorder from a family perspective
Viewed from the standpoint of human emotion, anxiety is strongly connected with fear. However, anxiety has to be distinguished from fear itself. This distinction must be made if one must engage in objective scholarship.
Read MoreReligious Crisis, Terrorism, and Our Security.
This must be a very difficult time for Nigerians and Nigeria itself, especially with recent events such as; Bauchi crisis (Kala Kato), the attempt to blow up flight 253 by Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab, the second Nigerian who caused a security
Read MoreFatherhood and family in the 19th and in the 20th Century
There has been fluctuation than sustained increase in the interest in fathering during the past century (Atkinson, et al, 1993). Without doubt, the examination of fatherhood and family in the nineteenth and the twentieth century have been explored from different
Read MoreViolence and physical abuse against children: implication to modern families
What is Child abuse? There are many formal and unacceptable definitions of child abuse. Any acceptable definition has some emotional and social consequences to our modern families. I intent to offer some guideline information on child abuse and neglect as
Read MoreFatherhood and family from a Caribbean perspective
Any scholarship on fatherhood or any exploration of family migration from a Caribbean perspective can best be articulated within the framework of slave experience to the new world.
Read MoreThe tribal emancipation of ndi Igbo from northern domination -part 3
In my last epistle, I made effort to answer the question, ‘where do you go from here?’ No one can know where to go without first knowing where he is. For when you know where you are then you will
Read MoreFatherhood and Family from a Greek perspective
Fatherhood and Family from a Greek perspective (Greek Fathers: Gender, Culture and Sexuality) Most Greek men live in families with a mother and a father and children. Many of them claim their journey into fatherhood has been a pleasant experience.
Read MoreOnwasato or Ilo Muo New yam festival in Nri
This is the biggest festival in Nri tradition. Some towns call it “Iri Ji” or “Iwa Ji” festival. Nri people call it “Onwasato” or “Ilo Muo” festival.
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