I read an article in the newspaper by a women’s right activist justifying comprehensive sex education being taught in schools and the defense of sexual rights for school children. I am afraid this stand might promote immorality among school children. I will like to share a personal experience. About seven years ago, I had written
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Believe it or not, dandruff is a common scalp disorder that affects many teenagers. All that itching and scratching of your head could just be caused by it! Here are a few things you should know about dandruff’s- it has been established that keratinocytes play a key role in the generation of immunological reactions during dandruff formation.
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As you should already know, the earth’s surface is partitioned into different countries many of which are really big in size; examples- Russia, Canada, USA, China, Brazil and Australia. These occupy huge areas of the earth, with some even stretching across continents. Many teenagers already do know some of these very big countries. And as
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Stakeholders have called for more concerted effort at educating the girl-child. They made the call during a panel organised by SHE Forum Africa, a Non-Governmental Organisation focused on clamouring for gender equity among many things. This year’s conference took place in Abuja yesterday, the fourth edition and with the theme- Evolve or Be Left Behind.
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Every single day, a teenager somewhere experiences puberty; those dramatic bodily changes that herald active sexual maturity. In the light of this, there is a need to continually teach these teenagers everything they need about sex. That said, take your time and read through the fast facts about sex education. We hope you learn! First
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The brain does a lot of thing, including helping you to learn new things. Ever imagined how miserable life would be if your brain were to permanently fail to assimilate all those new information that is thrust at you every day at school? Indeed, life would be horrible! But do you know that there are
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Parents are naturally over-protective. However, some do take their over-protectiveness some extra miles, inadvertently infantilizing their children in the process. This they do despite their teenagers’ best efforts to assert their independence. Truth is, most over-protective parents think they are actually doing the right thing for their children; keeping them safe from the world and
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As you may well know, taking risks is a normal thing for most teenagers. For them, it’s like testing the boundaries and living the prime life; it is their own way of discovering life on their own terms. Indeed, the average teen takes at least one major risk before outgrowing teenagehood. Interestingly, no matter the
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Financially literacy is undoubtedly necessary for overall success in life. It in in this light that it is important for teenagers learn about financial skills and actually use such skills. Parents must endeavour to teach their children these skills, while teachers reinforce the knowledge by incorporating financial literacy in their classroom talks. In the spirit
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Authorities of the Mike Okonkwo National Essay Competition, MONEC, have called for entries for the 14th edition of the annual competition expected to commence March 13th to May 12th, 2017, as part of the activities lined up to mark the 72nd Birthday of Dr. Mike Okonkwo, the Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission
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