Use lockdown to bond with your children, NCWS tells parents

The National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) has called on parents to seize the opportunity of the lockdown necessitated by COVID-19 to bond with their children. The National President of NCWS, Mrs. Laraba Shoda, made the call in a statement issued in Abuja, while congratulating Nigerian children on the 2020 Children’s Day. Mrs. Shoda said, […]

The National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) has called on parents to seize the opportunity of the lockdown necessitated by COVID-19 to bond with their children.

The National President of NCWS, Mrs. Laraba Shoda, made the call in a statement issued in Abuja, while congratulating Nigerian children on the 2020 Children’s Day.

Mrs. Shoda said, “I congratulate you all on this special day set aside to celebrate Nigerian children. I wish you all the best as you mark the 2020 Children’s Day.

“As you celebrate this year’s Children’s Day amid the COVID-19 pandemic, I ask that you observe the necessary preventive measures to stay safe. We wish you the very best as we promise a better celebration come 2021 by God’s Grace.”

She urged parents to dutifully play their role in providing the immediate needs of their children, adding that the peace of Nigeria depended on the foundation currently being laid.

According to her, this is an opportunity for mothers to inculcate good moral upbringing and values in their children as this is the best gift for the child.

She added that, “Good upbringing, norms, values and proper education will make them stand tall irrespective of the challenges ahead of them.

“As parents, we should note that giving a child all the education in the world, with no moral value, means you have trained an incomplete child.” (NAN)