Students told to adopt prosocial behaviour

Secondary school students have been urged to be tolerant and learn positive actions that benefit others. The call was made by the Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for Family Health Initiative (CFHI), Dr. Obinna O.E Oleribe, during the 2017 Day of the African Child celebration in Kubwa, Abuja.  He said it was the responsibility […]

Secondary school students have been urged to be tolerant and learn positive actions that benefit others.

The call was made by the Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for Family Health Initiative (CFHI), Dr. Obinna O.E Oleribe, during the 2017 Day of the African Child celebration in Kubwa, Abuja. 

He said it was the responsibility of teachers and parents to set best examples for students with a view to preparing them for adulthood, as well as show them that their opinions and voices mattered in decision making processes. 

He also advised students to express warmth and responsiveness to the needs of their peers, saying: “Take the responsibility to protect yourself, peers and report all forms of child abuse.”

Dr. Oleribe further said students must strive to empower themselves by acquiring new skills and knowledge, as well as useful information, and that students should do their part in raising public awareness on the overall approach to prevent child abuse and neglect. 

Admonishing schools, Oleribe said they could also take coordinated effort in child abuse prevention by forming child rights’ clubs: “The clubs would equip children with knowledge about their rights and promote awareness though meetings, quiz, debate, training and play,” he concluded.