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Mayflowa:
Because you mentioned tablet? Don't they have Internet?

Sir,I believe you read the part of my post on parental control on the Samsung tab.
Apart from that some of this apps allow u to download and use in offline mode such as preschool.
Then this is a toddler we r also discussing not a teen of puberty age.

Mayflowa:
Almost every near puberty kids with Internet google sex.com. Sadly that it's a porn site!

What's the correlation to my post?

[quote author=captainhoo post=45013757]Stories like this makes one get scared. God help the those of us who wants to be a working mom.successful career and Good parenting seem to be two parallel lines [/quote

It's ok dear. You don't av to be scared. There are ways around these things.
You could get a 9 to 5.30pm job.
Your parents can help out. ( mum,auntys) We all need the support system.
If you can afford a live in Nanny, why not?
My mums help out. So there would always be a way out for u.

I learnt this from my boss. We both worked in a bank where we resume 7am and close not earlier than 8pm.
I noticed she got one of her aunts to stay with her in her home. This aunt had a store where she sells food stuffs and the likes and her last child was in university. But she told her to close the shop.
So every month she gives her aunt abt 100 thousand naira for upkeep and was giving the son upkeep funds also. Meanwhile they lived in my boss's house and were well fed.
This was a means to an end for my boss. But she had a trustworthy adult that was taking very good care of her child while she was away.
So we can always devise a mutual benefitting relationship. We all need a good and trustworthy support system.

The live in care giver thing can save you loads of funds.try to concentrate more on that.
Another way around this is to bring your parents(mums)
In by alternating their visits every six months.(I.e they spend six months each).
It works a lot.


For your little kid, get her a Samsung tab, download educational apps on it .You can download Yk(YouTube for kids). It's strictly cartoons that are educative. Pls put parental control.

You can also download and register her for IXL if she's kindergarteen age. You get a weekly report on ur kids progress. That way you know if they actually practised or not.
I used preschool prep for my daughter when she was a preschooler. It's very engaging and educating. I switched to IXL for JK &SK.

Alternate their viewings between this apps.
I hope you find a solution around this.

It's important that you note that it would be difficult for you to control the tv viewing in someone else's house.

Schwartz:
MrsOJ your very correct o. That food no dey hold bele . My foreign flatmates here take only coffee for breakfast. No bread nothing more with the coffee and they are very satisfied. As for me Na correct swallow and soup for brekie or like today, I had spaghetti and grilled chicken for breakie with tea. My naija tummy is formulated to handle quantity.
The oyinbo people here they don't cook at all. Even the 3 ladies here. Na so so coffee from morning till night.

Lol. Infact, they don't mind going out to buy that coffe. To boil water for tea/coffe na wahala.Thank God for Tim Hortons and Starbucks.
Well, that's their lifestyle. I love my cultural background. All hail Naija.

@irondome

This is against your analysis of 10%.

http://www.cicnews.com/2016/04/express-entry-exclusive-increasing-number-candidates-canada-selected-immigration-047801.html
I just thought to share with you.

@asunmo 12 , ggrin
please, can you guys remove the human meat you posted & copied respectively? It's very disgusting, and this is food section. We do not practise cannibalism. We come here to enjoy the view of well prepared and good looking meals. Thank you guys.

irondome:
2nd diploma would fetch additional 50 for transferable skill. That's something to work with

If he gets points for studying in canada, he will be fine.but there's nothing like dat at the moment.

irondome:
You are trying to eat your cake and have it. You said " the dude caught in the new EE web doesn't have a skill job or has not done a skilled job over the last one year" So we can conclude that he or she is yet to integrate fully into the Canadian work culture system; as such, should NOT be valued ahead of outstanding outlanders.

My point is that he has contributed in the economy one way or the other. He's got coop work experience. He's just unfortunate not to have enough funds to pursue a second course. And if such a person has enough time on his PGWP he will excel. He's got brains and talented.

irondome:
2nd diploma would fetch additional 50 for transferable skill. That's something to work with

Cash. 230 naira to a CAD now.

@irondome & prince
Good nyt nice chatting with you.
Opefully we gist more over a cup of coffe at Tims.

princey83:
I have been in Canada all through the changes. The CEC was the previous system. This favoured so many students, the highly skilled and the unhighly skilled. But now the new system favours the more highly skilled students.
The express entry is more difficult than the system in place before. In my days, all you needed was a 67 points that was kind of easy to achieve once you have a master's degree and can ace ielts.
The express entry made everything harder for both all category of applicants.

Now u get. That 67 points only makes you elligible to be in the pool now

princey83:
if i remember clearly, he would get. we filled his form together back then.

No there's no point for studying in canada.

irondome:
I feel their pains, but no sane government would make PR too easy for ALL international students. At the very least, they can work toward their masters or a second diploma, and then ACE their IELTS.

He aced his celpip. But no work experience yet.
Listening 12, Reading 9,Speaking 9, Writing 9.
Abi he no try? But he's married.

A second diploma does not entitle u to another PGWP. You get to apply only once.

princey83:
This is true. A physio friend of mine from the UK got his PR even before he completed his master's degree in Canada. Through the study visa, he was able to write and pass the professional exams for physio, he got points for that on the express entry application. He also got good points for Canadian work experience. He works part time as a physio after clearing all his exams.

Even though he would also get points for studying in Canada, he didn't even wait to graduate before applying for the express entry program. If he wasn't with a student visa in the first place, he would not have been eligible to sit for the physio exams or work part-time as a physio in Canada.
This is why I said, no matter what, an highly skilled worker would always find it easy to get nominated through the express entry program.

Currently he wouldn't get point for studying in canada. Thas what our kind debate is all abt. Lol

princey83:
If they could get the PR with their international work experience, then why bother with Canadian education?

The immigration system was not like this before.
The express entry changed d game and favors the skilled workers more. The students didn't have to be in same pool with them before.

princey83:
How long does it take to understand the culture of a country? people that came in through PR directly from different countries are doing well just as international graduates. most of the foreign senior engineers that came in directly through PR working for shell, husky, suncor e.t.c are doing well in their roles. Same goes for foreign trained healthcare workers all over canada. Some even came to Canada a month before resuming their post. I think this Canadian culture thing is overrated.lol
I have met a lot of Irish workers in Canada, and Canadian culture or integration was the least of their worries when they were coming to Canada.
with respect to preference, Employers would only look out for those that would benefit them the most irrespective of whether international or local.

Of course it would be the least of their worries untill they start relating with the Canadians. It rould never occur as a bih thing. We all experience cultiral dhocj when we change our environment. Infact this culture thing and work ethics is taken as a course in some programs cos we've got lots of diversity in canada.

By d way it seems we r d only ones awake.lol
R u in canada?

irondome:
1. Canadian schools do not equate IRCC; as such, IRCC is not under any compulsion to bulge. And they decided to, good on them.
2. An investment in Msc is seen as investment in education and not a route to migration by most countries.Several Students in UK, US and Australia invested so much in MSc and had to leave after their various programs. So what makes Canadian International graduate any more special.
For instance, in my own class of 15 international students in a top Uni in Australia, only 4 of us were able to stay. The others had to leave after the expiration of their temp visas because that was the deal. DIBP didn't promise PR along with student visa. Same applies to Canadian students, IRCC didn't promise anyone PR visa after studies; the deal obviously was certificate + PGWP .

For those with 1 year PGWP, if their degree was MSc, then, they should simply ACE their IELTS like every other skilled migrant had to. And if they went in for a diploma, they should simply re-enroll for further studies for more years of PGWP.

Am not hating on anyone as am already a resident, am just saying --they shouldn't push IRCC to literally convert a Skilled Migration scheme to post study migration scheme.

I'm happy you are now a resident. You will understand better. Canadian students are special because the immigration policy is favorable to them. The government acknowledges their impact in the system and also recognizes diversity and inclusion.

How many of these skilled immigrants get a proper skilled job when they arrive? Let's be factual. It takes time for most pple. Just a lucky few get settled in on time. That is where the international graduates are better off. They gain coop/internship work exp whIle studying. They understand d system better off.But the express entry system short changes them. I rest my case.

Welcome buddy.

princey83:
don't get me wrong. I never said they weren't funded by government, I said they receive limited funding from the government hence they need to recruit international students. I am glad you mentioned that your friend has international work experience; then he is not regular no work experience, fresh from high school or university that make up the bulk or international students on diploma or certificate program. Do you know why your friend may be finding it to secure a job, i believe it's tough out there. there are many Canadians and PR's with similar qualifications+Canadian work experience which your friend may be lacking. All in all, he shouldn't give up. The best candidate for express entry are the ones that can benefit an employer hence the Canadian economy in the long run irrespective of whether he is an international graduate or an highly skilled worker that has never stepped foot on Canadian soil.

You are right. That's why someone that has had education there and understands the culture should be given a preference. These skilled workers started as students right? They didn't become skilled over night. It was a journey of a thousand miles...And most of them actually invested in other countries which was of no benefit to thrm on the long run. Don't tell me they were happy when they were leaving these various countries for their home country.

princey83:
don't get me wrong. I never said they weren't funded by government, I said they receive limited funding from the government hence they need to recruit international students. I am glad you mentioned that your friend has international work experience; then he is not regular no work experience, fresh from high school or university that make up the bulk or international students on diploma or certificate program. Do you know why your friend may be finding it to secure a job, i believe it's tough out there. there are many Canadians and PR's with similar qualifications+Canadian work experience which your friend may be lacking. All in all, he shouldn't give up. The best candidate for express entry are the ones that can benefit an employer hence the Canadian economy in the long run irrespective of whether he is an international graduate or an highly skilled worker that has never stepped foot on Canadian soil.

No he doesn't have no work experience. I said international students with the 3 yrs PGWP USUALLY end up applying for PR with their international work experience.

irondome:
1. Canadian schools do not equate IRCC; as such, IRCC is not under any compulsion to bulge. And they decided to, good on them.
2. An investment in Msc is seen as investment in education and not a route to migration by most countries.Several Students in UK, US and Australia invested so much in MSc and had to leave after their various programs. So what makes Canadian International graduate any more special.
For instance, in my own class of 15 international students in a top Uni in Australia, only 4 of us were able to stay. The others had to leave after the expiration of their temp visas because that was the deal. DIBP didn't promise PR along with student visa. Same applies to Canadian students, IRCC didn't promise anyone PR visa after studies; the deal obviously was certificate + PGWP .

For those with 1 year PGWP, if their degree was MSc, then, they should simply ACE their IELTS like every other skilled migrant had to. And if they went in for a diploma, they should simply re-enroll for further studies for more years of PGWP.

Am not hating on anyone as am already a resident, am just saying --they shouldn't push IRCC to literally convert a Skilled Migration scheme to post study migration scheme.

You get to apply for a post PGWP only once.

[quote author=princey83 post=44799917]The schools are there to make money. Yes, they are into educational business, and would tell international students anything to make them bring that dollars since they receive little funding from the government.
It's very hard as it stands now for someone with a diploma or one year certificate course to obtain PR, irrespective of whether they get a 3 years pgwp or not. Most international students that I have seen scale the express entry hurdle without a job offer are those that graduated from a master's or PhD program in Canada. A lot of diplomas and certificates holders are now relocating to Saskatchewan and Manitoba to make use of the pnp option. the Saskatchewan government already realised this and made the eligibility of pnp application for out of province international graduates a bit harder(from 1 year work experience with a sask employer and at least 12 month program to 2 years work experience working for a sask employer and atleast a 16 months program). The express entry program has been designed to favour the highly skilled, the best and most talented, and not just any one taking a diploma or certificate program from a college in


The public colleges are funded by the government. College education is not free even for the canadians. Most private colleges won't lead to a PGWP. I have seen students that graduated from diploma courses getting their PR using their international work experience despite the fact that they have 3 years PGWP. Mind you, you can only apply for a PGWP only once, even if you go back gor further studies.
And we've got loads of brilliant and talented students amongst them. Presently I'm praying along with a friend wjo came in from UK.he's got BSC, ACCA,and even CPA a canadian certification. Yet he could only afford a yr post graduate diploma programme and got a yr PGWP but he's yet to secure a job 6 months after getting his PGWP. He was the best graduating student.Tell me he's not good enough to get the PR.
I've seen scholars that did their masters in the UK yet couldn't obtain a master's admission in canada. They opted for the college . The best candidate for express entry are those who have shown that they can adapt and integrate into the system without hitches.this is my opinion, I'm not against any stream of immigrants. I believe the government knows what is best for them so also d various provinces.

irondome:
1. PR through studies has always been frowned at by immigration offices of most developed nations. That's why most student-visa applicants are required to prove their commitment to return to their home country after the expiration of their visa. In UK, the student route is almost non-existence. In Australia, for most occupations, they introduced a professional year concept, without which you can't be eligible to claim points for your studies. I opine that international students in Canada are way luckier as they have a rare advantage of working (and make money) for 1-3 years; and still be able to claim points for those years.

And for the record, tuition is way higher in Australia, I paid $35000 annually about 4 years ago and possibly over $40000 for current students.

2. Let's be realistic, aside from the cooks and the few individuals whose skills are in high demand, the rest of the inlanders are international graduates. Also, a number of these international students left Canada to apply from their home countries, suffice to assume that these few individuals would also slightly impact the number of applicants who applied from outside of Canada.
3. Who says NOC B and O are management jobs? Mind you, IRCC can not gaurantee ALL students PR, they can only provide a pathway, which they have done. IRCC simply expected them to invest their 2-3 years to scout for skilled job and bingo!!!, they get their migration points.

Trust me mate, most of those whining are those who either are unable to ACE their IELTS test or those who came-in to study for a diploma course. Come to think of it, an International graduate with Canadian Masters degree and a good IELTS score may not even need to hustle for the coveted Canadian work experience to bag their PR, they simply use the points allocated for Masters degree and Language score. And for international Students with Canadian BSc, they have 3 years of post study work visa (not sure though) to play with.

My take is, any action taken by IRCC to favor these guys would invariably make things lots more difficult for Outlanders because IRCC aint gonna increase their annual quota. Right now, the bulk of those being invited are majorly inlanders and very few outstanding outlanders. What else do they want?

You should understand that when these canadian schools are scouting for students they always tell them it leads to PR. You need to understand their plight before saying stuffs about them. How many masters holders from other countries are able to secure canadian masters admission? It's very competitive. So d colleges r always a pathway to d masters program if need be.If I may ask why didn't you stay in Australia after investing so much? It's diff strokes for diff folks. What they want to answer your question is to be recognized for studying and investing so much in the economy. Its part of the deal.Talking about ties, they just dont want pple constituting a nuisance if they r unable to adapt/integrate into the canadian system.
FYI, these same canadian immigration officers go to schools and enlighten the students on how to become citizens or get the PR status because they want them to stay back. And I just explained the plight of international students with a year PGWP to you in my previous post. Those with three years can always scale thru.
Guy, I think their demand is just and thank God for a listening government.May God bless our hustle.

irondome:
International graduates have access to post study work visa, which a lot of them (international graduates) lean on to get their 1-3 years of Canadian work experience. Good points are awarded for these years of experience.
To further buttress my point, if you take a look at the IRCC annual report of the number of applications processed between Jan 2015 and Jan 2016, over 78% of them were Inlanders (those who applied within Canada). Only 11.8% applied from outside (including those lucky enough to get PNP sponsorship).

When I read of international graduates in Canada whining about how unfair the EE system has been to them, i just ignore them. How unfair could IRCC be to applicants outside of Canada (push it further to less than 10%)? And honestly, if the new low is gonna be 470/460, International graduates would always have the advantage, as it's difficult for an Outlander to be 29 years of age, have a masters, a 3 years of work experience and be outstandingly good in English language testing.

when people apply as inlanders it doesn't mean they are all students. some people came on various visas and applied. that being said if the international student argument was vague then the government wouldn't take a step towards their request. the truth is they cannot afford to joke with the international student not after all they've invested into the economy in terms of time and cash. An average international student spends nothing less than 60,000CAD during their educational pursuit, yet not awarded scores for studying in Canada.
Haba, would you love that if you were one of them. tell me , what are applicants from outside contributing to the Canadian economy? if not that the government are being benevolent. it takes time for them to integrate into the Canadian system and during this time the government suffers it. Moreover, the international students are scored based on the minimum one yr work experience, most outlanders get the max score for this. Any which way the government knows what's best for them. Mind you, PGWP does not guarantee these students PR If they don't get jobs in NOC O,A &B positions/jobs. A lot of international students who couldn't afford a two-year study course are stucked with a year post-graduate work permit. a lot of them will be returning back to their countries at the expiration of one year because employment is not automatic, it takes an Avg graduate abt 6 months to get a job and they have just less than 6 months on their work permit after securing the job, so tell me how they would be able to get the required work experience before the expiration of the so-called PGWP? its sad that they have to return to their home countries after spending so much in the quest of PR yet they couldnt get it. Tell me who gets a managerial position as a fresh graduate without the Canadian experience? that's where PNP comes in. if you were in their shoes you will feel their pain and understand their plights better.
(pls note I'm not hating, I'm just saying things as it is.)

you can read more on these links:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/express-entry-international-students-1.3483347
https://canadianimmigrationservices.org/international-students-and-express-entry/

@ irondome
please, how do you mean that international graduates are being favored by the express entry?
I'm I missing something? anything new? cos no score is being awarded for studying in Canada yet and it's being debated at the moment.

Mskrisx:
Do u have a daughter?

Blessed be that child that's gon Come from u

Wonderful DAD.

Yes, I do. She's 4. So I understand the op's situation.
Thanks for d compliment. I'm a mum.

classicB:
The girl in this case is too young for using the word 'mad' for her dad. These kind of kids grow up lacking manners for anybody. if i can tell my dad am mad at him then who else can i not use foul words for? he is even more wrong for raising her in such ways. this is Africa and opinion of parents counts. my parents helped me become a responsible personality. my parents influenced the way i dress. even if i am insane i still cannot wear trash in my father's house, but now small kids wear what they like cos mom and dad wants them to express them selves. i started washing plates since nursery2 till i gained admission into university, i cannot stand a dirty kitchen now cos it irritates me. what do we have now? maids all over doing what kids are supposed to do cos the kids don't feel like washing plates and mommy don't wanna go against their wish/expression. that is also a personality. pampering a kid is diff from discipline which can be done without cane of course.
na "i am mad at u" she still say. na for public she go tell u say " you are mad dad" if u don't tell her what she said is wrong. what kind of movies does she see? does she know the meaning of "mad at you" maybe u caused it. she is not a dry fish yet u still fit bend am.

Mad is not a foul word. Kids use this word freely at school to express how upset they are. My daughter asks me if I'm mad at her anytime I scream at her for doing something wrong.

Mad means angry, enraged. What's foul about that?

blackedwin:
Hello House,
I'm in shock as I'm writing this, I seriously need advice on the way forward
My 3 year old daughter said she was thirsty and wanted drinking water so I walked over the fridge got a bottle of water poured it into her cup and hand it over to her,she took a little and said she was done I was upset cos I was like is this why you made me drop what I was doing.to ensure she won't come back saying she was thirsty I said to her drink all of it she answered dad I'm ok, I repeated finish it she took a few rounds and then walked to the kitchen table and dropped the water cup walked back to me and said Dad I'm angry Dad I'm mad and walked away since then I've been feeling really bad.
How do I assure her I meant well for her

Op, I don't think u should be worried abt her statement. She's just saying she's upset at you forcing her to drink more than she needed. Infact, if she had told me that, I wold run after her and grab her from the back as she's walking, rock her and ask her why she's upset with dad. And you guys would av laughed over it and dats all. however, you could tell her that it's disrespectful to walk out on her dad. And let her know d consequences if such acts repeats itself.

She merely expressed her opinion. She's growing and that does not mean she's being disrespectful to you.
I'm assuming she's in d western world where kids are taught to express themselves and not shy away like we do in Nigeria. We shy away under d cover of respect and do not question our parents. There's no harm in a child expressing him/ herself and that does not spell disrespectfulness.

Pls handle your child the best way u deem fit. Set boundaries but try to understand that she's growing and has got emotions too.

This reminds me of my aunt who got back from work and complained that her patient said "goodbye crocodile " to her and was very upset. Why would she call me a crocodile? But to her amazement we all started laughing because the patient meant "good bye buddy". Crocodile wasn't an abusive word but a friendly slang in this context.

So don't be mad at ur daughter o. Tell her dad loves her and wants d best for her. Don't keep quiet. Dialogue with her.

Bollinger:
'sup ya'll. I'd like to dedicate this recipe to cococandy for providing me a daughter in law . I know fine shindren when i see one so i am putting my application letter down before suitors come knocking. I come from a family of fine boys and i want to continue the tradition for my pikins. Mrs foodo, no worry, you have a choice of masterflex, akpons and ejiro. All are capable ninjas and we know how to take care of our girls. And to add, dem fine pass their papa which by the way is no small feat . And to make it better, i am right down the street from you in Okokomaiko.

THE RECIPE:
I am about to hand out a recipe for the the easiest most delicious soup you can cook. It is particularly awesome for amala with ewedu and gbegiri. it can also be eaten with rice. I know there are going to be skeptics but just try it out.

INGREDIENTS:

Habanero pepper

Tomatoes

Onion

Goat meat

Tripe

Blend the pepper and tomatoes making sure it is not too spicy. Then clean your meat. Begin to boil the meat for, say, 2 minutes, then pour the blended pepper into the pot containing the meat. Add two table spoons of palm oil and that's it. Just keep cooking until the meat is done. Simplicity at its finest. Practice makes perfect. If you can get it right, it is about the most delicious stew you would ever want to cook. It is the secret of how those shitta cooks make their soups taste so good on amala foods. You can only do it with goat meat though. For some reason it comes out better with it. I had to dismember mine with okro. It is easier to go through the eye of a needle than find ewedu leaf where i reside.

You're welcome.

I just discovered this method. It's really cool for eba and poundo yam. My daughter kips asking for green soup and red soup(okro and stew). Lol.

Pinkygrace:
Thanks britiko, please do you have any study materials and can you give any hints on how best to prepare for the exams

No I do not have study materials. There are a couple of practice tests online. I also bought the online study pack. Common errors in celpip but my access code is long expired.

Practice the online free test and if you feel u need more practice, then you can buy their study pack.
The test is quite easy. It's a 3 hrs test on all bands. If you are in canada, familiarize urself with things happening around. Listen to news, read articles cos the exam is more about canadian culture and life style.(work ethics and the likes).

Practice, practice, practice and you will excel.
I hope this helps.

Pinkygrace:
Please house who has taken CELPIP TEST before i need some information so as to know which test i should take

what would you like to know about the test?
celpip test is all online, on the computer.no face to face speaking test.

Quasarr:
At first, it sounded unbelievable when the news of her relationship with her husband broke out. And while her true fans believed in her ability to quit the controversial life style, others thought otherwise.

Today, our former first lady of the forum (Oga Seun was just not fast enough) is happily married and is basking in the glory of being a mother.
She shared this picture of her and her baby though in a cart, on her Facebook page and she really look contented.

https://www.facebook.com/tontodikehPAGE/photos/a.185712951534381.32004.185712808201062/817183835053953/?type=3&theater

Op dats not a cart pls. Dats a baby PRAM or stroller.