 A Non Governmental Organization, NGO, A Mother’s Love Initiative, AMLI, has stressed the need for parenting practices to be included in curriculum and taught at tertiary levels of education to bridge knowledge and skills gaps of young adults who are the next set of parents. AMLI, made the call on the occasion of the Day of the African Child, DAC, on Wednesday, with this year’s themed: “Eliminating Harmful Practices Affecting Children: Progress on Policy and Practice since 2013.
Since June 16, 1991, the Day of the African Child, first initiated by the Organisation of African Unity, OAU, has been celebrated annually in honour of those who participated in the Soweto Uprising in 1976 on that day. The Day raises awareness of the continuing need for improvement of the education provided to African children. AMLI’s Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Enwemadu in her address, stressed that school systems must review their policies to accommodate the concept of play, reduce unhealthy competition, and promote social and positive psychological capitals from the early childhood to tertiary level of education. Enwemadu, whose organisation has been advocating against the “Hurried Child Syndrome” recommends that Psychological assessment and diagnosis of stress in children should be a critical indicator in admission process into primary and secondary schools and must be implemented in both private and public educational institutions in Nigeria. According to her; “The Nigerian policy on Education must be revised to ensure that punitive measures are meted on individuals or schools that practice harmful practices, including hurrying activities in the school system towards both the boy and girl-child. Source: Vanguard
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