Xtfield:
Submission of application closed yesterday. We are on election break. We'll reopen tomorrow and sorting will start in earnest. You should hear from us before the week runs out.

Good evening Sir,
Please I need your advice on this;
I have a Degree in education English language, I have taught secondary school, both junior and senior sections. Now, I want to go into nursery school or lower primary but I don't have any experience. Should I go ahead and apply? What do you suggest as I really need the experience? Thanks.


Modified; Am married now with little kids, there are lots of
things am considering.
Also, I want to experience all the levels of teaching
as I may invest in education in the future.

Nikkygold4life:
@ mumjjj, can he also identify the little he can write? If so, then, I think his attention span will improve with age.

Thanks Sis for your response.
Yes, he can identify all the letters.
My worry now is his lack of concentration

[quote author=Nikkygold4life post=69674299]@ mumjjj, can he also identify the little he can write? If so, then, I think his attention span will improve with age.
[/quote

Thanks Sis for your response.
Yes, he can identify all the letters.
My worry now is his lack of concentration

tydi:


so she sings? unfortunately the fire didn't burnt her tongue

Your problem is that you don't know when to use the words; "fortunately" and "unfortunately"

lacum:

Good day Sir/Ma, I think this child needs a good jolly phonics teacher. I am a trained jolly phonics teacher and trainer and I can help your ward learn how to read and write as well as numbers and colours. though I am not female but I believe if you can give me the opportunity to prove my self, I will not disappoint you. Contact me on 08064740699

Please Bro, where can I get this Jolly phonics training in the East?

Good day great teachers,
I am a teacher, I have taught secondary school both as a student teacher and as a corper.
I want to apply in a nursery school because I want to experience every level of teaching.
Please is it possible to get the job when I don't have any experience?
Secondly, please mamas who teach in nursery and primary schools, how do you cope with your little kids? I have a year old child.
Thanks

zaynie:


Sent you a pm.

Thanks Sis

zaynie:




Okay Mama, chill for him a bit.
You see him not doing everything everybody in the class does? Leave that one. All kids learn at different pace, let him do his learning at his own pace.
Some learn easily but forget easily too.
Some take their time to understand and they never lose it.
Some learn visually. Show them on TV, colorful flash cards or even Tablet.
Some learn by audio, rhyme it, say it and they get it.
Some learn by practicing regularly.
No matter what, as long as he's learning, even if its not his numbers or letters, if he's learning manners, etiquettes, self care, songs....he's learning!



Now on the hyperactivity.
ADHD and its cousins are real. I'm no expert at it but many times in the classroom we assume a child has it, the child will be tested and found not to. This means that the child is just used to having his way and is in a growing up phase.
Now I'll tell you about Kofi. He joined our class when he was a month away from 2 years. Kofi couldn't speak properly, he talked but it was mumble-jumble (unlike most others who could say some words clearly). Now apart from Kofi not talking well, he never stayed still. Whenever they don't come to pick Kofi on time, at least 2 teachers have to stay, just so we can keep an eye on him. It took almost 3 months to get him settled (unlike 2 weeks for.most.kids). We constantly spoke to him.
Kofi, you need to sit with the others.
Kofi, you shouldn't play with that.
Kofi, play nice
Kofi, put that away right now.
Kofi, do you want timeout? You need to behave.

And when he doesn't behave? Timeout.
He sits separately ,not facing the wall please.. He sits where he can see you and you can see him but he cannot move away. At first he struggled, he refused to sit. We made him to, folded his legs and put his bottom down and held him down gently but firmly. And then we stayed with him and soon he stopped struggling with us.

Now, Kofi is one of our best pupils. He's just a little over 2 but he will count 1-30, identify 1-20, knows his sounds satipncke, colours and a wide range of animals. He also speaks quite well, not our best speaker but we understand whatever he says.


You need to find what works for your son. Him writing his letters backwards is genius of him! Do you know how many children find it difficult to count backwards?
I've taught 5 year olds and they mix up their letters, to me the arrangement doesn't matter except when they're doing Verbal Aptitude, what matters to me is he can write and identify the letters!
Arrangement can change even anywhere! But the letter formation, name and sound will always be the same. So continue to teach him with patience. When he makes a mistake, tell him " hey you (jokingly), look over here, I don't think this is right" if he is able to tell you what the mistake is, then he's amazing..its one thing to make a mistake, its another thing to know what that mistake was.so he erases and makes it right..

If he learns faster with attention on just him, then I think it is wise to have a teacher come in like twice a week to reinforce.


Good.luck with your boy and let's know how it works out!

Thanks a lot Sis. Words can't express how grateful I am.
I have noticed great improvement just few days I started helping him. He can now write and identify a-z, though I still need to work on his writing because it's too big.

I will surely make arrangement for someone to come in the house and help.

what I also noticed, is that the teacher focuses on those who are learning fast and keep moving, maybe to cover her scheme of work.

Please, how is the best way to teach him to read? he knows many two and three letter words off hand (crammed work ) but I want him to be able to read the words outside the crammed ones.

I met his teacher yesterday and got information on the basic things he needs to know. I want to utilize this coming vacation and help him so that he doesn't lag behind in the next class.

Thanks so much sis, you are the best!

NL1960:


This means that he will be in Primary 1 in September when he is 4 years old. Is 4 years old not too young to be in primary 1?. Could this early schooling be the reason as it might be that he did not play enough.

No, he still has nursery 2 and 3 to complete before primary 1.

Ademat7:
male

OK, thanks

zaynie:



Hello mama.
How old is your boy?

He is 3years and 8 months, that's, he will be 4 years by October. He's in nursery 1.

Ademat7:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZY-hB2C_Iw explore talking to global audience

thanks a lot Sis

nneejima:

God bless you mama ejima ibem, thanks alot.May God bless & protect our twins.

Amen!

nneejima:

Mama ori mma kpa, u still dey owe us WIDD

Sorry for the delay please, everyone.
So, my case was secondary infertility as I have a son. So, after a year of waiting to conceive every month when my son turned a year five months.
I decided to go seek medical help and also started researching about what might be wrong with us.
I went to FMC. the first test was hsg which came out fine, scan was also fine, no fibroid etc. then my husband went for sperm count and it was also OK. then I was sent to do hormonal profile and it came out that I wasn't ovulating I was surprised because I still have ovulation pain every month, though I noticed reduction in the amount of mucous I see during ovulation, unlike before.
I was placed on folic acid, and vitamin e( I have forgotten the unit) my husband was also placed on vitamin e. We took it for one month. Then was given clomid to start on day two of my period for five days and start follicular tracking on day10 (wrong advice ).
I went to Everight and booked my tracking on day1 since they said they can't do it at the FMC.
So, on the day10, I went for the first one, the guy after the tracking asked why I chose to start on day10 instead of day6 or day7 since some people have short cycle which I am among. He showed me two matured eggs that may pop within 12hours. I was lost, I asked him what I should do (because the ignorant doctor told me to come back on the fifth day of tracking and we shouldn't bd) ,he said my doctor should answer better. I asked for the result, he refused to print it because they don't release it till they are through. Rather, he gave me a note on what he observed.
I rushed to the hospital luckily it was my clinic day. I went to the consultant and explained everything and showed him the note. He said there is no need to continue with the tracking which I should have started earlier , they gave me 5000iu of hcg injection, he asked me to go home, start bd immediately and pray!
I went to the chapel pray and sowed seed with the amount of money it will take me to redo the tracking because I concluded with faith that it's over!
I missed my period, did home PT and got BFP. went for a scan and I saw two sacs!!!
I delivered my twin boys on 16th of July last year.
That God who saw me through and changed my name to mama Ejima , will do it for you reading my story!


I can never advice anybody to use govt hospital, unless there is financial issue because these tests are not cheap. Private is less stressful.

rezzy:


He is fine ma. He hasn't ooo. I have used several methods but I'm not getting any results. Mine can't keep calm and do his homework, he keeps talking and flipping the pages of his book.

At church (mid week activities} , he runs round the church on his four limbs like four legged animal and does his mouth like a lion/tiger. He does that from the time we enter the church till closing. Ushers will try their best and let him be. I will spank, flog, yet he won't stop. His little brother is beginning to imitate him.

People say he doesn't have sense yet that I should give him time, that most boys at that age behave like that. My dh also said he will change that Let's keep talking to them, they hear and understand us.

For ADHD, I think he his still young to conclude, why not wait a little more till like age 5 or 6. I pray they change before then.

I pray for a change too. I actually took him to FMC, but was asked to go home that it is too early for the diagnosis.
He is always happy when ever I want to teach him. but he can't calm down more than thirty minutes and it's affecting his learning.
His teacher said that she is noticing some positive changes when we discussed last week.
I also found out that he is lagging behind in school. for instance,; most of his class mates can write a-z very neat, but he can't, he is always going up and down, some times, he writes backwards, like writing letter j in between h and i.
Some times it's like he can't remember what he was taught, but the last few hours you hear him repeating everything especially when he is alone playing.
am helping at home because I noticed that he learns faster when given personal attention, so am thinking of asking his teacher to help for a token.
He still disturbs.
Please, anybody who knows what I can do to change him should please help, especially in his academic performance.

Sis zaynie, please don't read and pass.

Nikkygold4life:
My 3 year old seem to be having difficulty in learning alphabets and numbers, its recently that his hand got firm on paper, he could not hold his pencil correctly before but he still cannot write by himslf. I search through the net and I suspect he might have Dyslexia. Nairalanders pls has anyone experience this in their child and how to u deal with it?

Sis how I wish you can give an update on your son's learning ability so that will can learn. Am presently facing this with my three year old son. Though he can write to some extent but he is easily distracted

rezzy:


Pele ma. I'm also in your shoes. My 3 years 1 months old son is driving me nuts.

@zaynie, will surely try that obey rule from tomorrow , I pray God gives me enough patience. Thanks ma.

Hi ma, how's your boy, has he started calming down? how is he coping in school?
Mine is still disturbing. He is an intelligent boy but he can't calm down and learn. Am beginning to think towards ADHD.

rezzy:


Pele ma. I'm also in your shoes. My 3 years 1 months old son is driving me nuts.

@zaynie, will surely try that obey rule from tomorrow , I pray God gives me enough patience. Thanks ma.

Hi ma, how's your boy, has he started calming down? how is he coping in school?
Mine is still disturbing. He is an intelligent boy but he can't calm down and learn. Am beginning to think towards ADHD.

justscorchone:
9mobile N200 =1GB

If you know you know

please how does it work?

Albert0011:
Airtel...rocking my 600 mb data with #200

please how long does it last?
can it be used for everything?

leunamme93:
Have you started your side hustle? Learn snail farming today.

what of people outside Lagos state. how can you train them?

InteriorDecors:

how much is the dinning set?

InteriorDecors:

how much is the dinning set?

fairfora:
Pamela, thank you very much for telling them the truth but hey! The will neva listen ooo. Aja to ba maa sonu, ko ni gbo fere olode layeee( a dog that would go missing would always defer the sound of his master's whistle). My friend, a branch manager in a first generation bank resigned, sold his landed property and jetted out to canada with the whole family 5 years ago yet, no jobs. He keeps amassing canadian paali yet, no sign of getting a paying job anytime soon. The country would build a standard for you, provide gas, heater and washing machine in your home(same with yankee). You dare not say you're not gonna use it because whether it's used or not, the bill is fixed and you must pay monthly. What is left is meager. Meanwhile as a branch manager, he was earning 700k, with an official car. This guy had access to fat loan facilities with ridiculously low interest rates, which he could have invested in farming, almost free money oo. Now, he's spent 5 years already with no hope of making ends meet. He can't even think of coming back sef. His colleagues back home are now directors and deputy directors. Nigeria is the most fertile land on earth unfortunately, our people are too blind to see the opportunities inherent in the land. An indian or a chinese would come to nigeria with one shirt and a trouser but in a few years, he's a millionaire in dollars. What is wrong with naija peeps sef. Canada that nigerians who have become grandpa, who relocated when things were good are now planning to leave because of their dwindling economy, is where nigerians are rushing into, all in the name of greener pasture that does not exist anywhere, SMH. Had Seun Osewa relocated to canada with his vast IT experience, I doubt if he would be smiling to the bank the way he's doing today. Abi I lie Seun? . seriously, we need to think deeply before taking a decision so we don't shoot ourselves in the leg. I'm yet to see such a fertile land as Nigeria.

You are talking about your friend who was making it here in Nigeria. What of other people who doesn't have hope of getting that bank job here in Nigeria as it is now. You mean if they get the opportunity they should not leave. That Lady up there is complaining not getting a proper job after three months off arrival because she had proper job here before leaving. An average Nigerian youth doesn't have hope in this country.
If have the opportunity please leave, do improper job, upgrade yourself and getting the proper job will be easy.

WINNERMENTALITY:
I think i have gotten to the core of my problem and my problem is not just ADHD or ADD but the inattentive ADHD. Not the one with hyperactivity but the serene one with less motivation. I think i need drugs straight and not a diagnose.

Thank God for this day in my life, being able to be alive to witness that all that has been happening to me is not my problem but a defect that nobody since my 26yrs of age nobody has been able to understand till i complained about it on Nairaland. I have tempted suicide when i was younger since i cant get a single day without committing myself to something heartbreaking but i think i need to be on steady meds now in-order to achieve a thing in my life.

Thank you guys

I bless this day! I have been researching about my little son's behavior which has caused me, both at home, at school and in the church. I never knew I can do something about it. am taking him to the hospital(fmc) tomorrow or next. his problem is ADHD.
A very intelligent boy, but he hardly sit still. but Any little thing he grabs, he doesn't forget. I pray we get treatment soon.

rezzy:


Pele ma. I'm also in your shoes. My 3 years 1 months old son is driving me nuts.

@zaynie, will surely try that obey rule from tomorrow , I pray God gives me enough patience. Thanks ma.

Thanks Sis, I read your diary last night.
My son is exactly kaka's twin. I thought I was in this alone. It is well with us.

NL1960:
@MumJJJ/@rezzy,

You can also try telling him that you will deny him watching his favourite cartoons if he does not obey or if he misbehaves. You know kids and love for cartoons is something else.

Thanks a lot.
I actually tried it now. He doesn't like eating, the only food he takes well now is fried egg and potato. So he was trying to open the window net, I told him to stop he ignored me. I said " I won't fry egg and potato for you again" immediately, he left the net and came closer smiling and saying mommy fry egg. Lol

zaynie:
MumJJJ.
Your boy is an active child and would require some firmness from you in order to be able to learn all you can teach him.
At 3 years old,he's past his terrible twos and I suspect that you cast a blind eye to all the tantrums and naughtiness of terrible twos which flowed into 3.
At this age,your child knows the difference between good and bad behavior, that is why he'll glance at you or quickly say sorry when you nab him doing something wrong. And why he'll want to show off when he gets something right. So the first thing is to stop excusing his bad behavior to being a baby. At 3, he is no longer a baby and he is gradually moving out of the toddler range.

Number 2: There is no excuse for bad behavior. No "you made me do this".

This is what I do with my pupils, first week of schools is all about introducing the class rules. If you break even the littlest one, I'm not looking over it. That's the only way they can take me.serious.
For my kids, we talk about it constantly. For example, my daughter likes playing the daring game. When I say sit down, she waits for me to actually walk towards her before she sits. Now that can be exhausting as I have to leave what I'm doing to walk towards her so I coined the phrase " when mama says something, you have to obey" . I say it constantly while holding her firmly so that she knows I'm serious. When I give an instruction and she's waiting for me to reinforce, I simply say " when mama says something, you......." She completes it with "obey".
When we're outside, all I have to say is " obey". This is because she as linked the words with firmness.

Talking through with toddlers still remains your best option. Most moms say it doesn't work but I want to assume they concluded after trying for just once. No. It should be constant . talking to them not only corrects their behavior but also expands their vocabulary.




Will be back to modify.
Low battery

Thanks a lot Sis. I have actually been ignoring some of his daring behaviors. sometimes he pretends not to hear me when I shout at him to stop. Also it's like my yelling doesn't get to him again.
Oh God! am the quiet type. My son is just my opposite.

zaynie:
@Realtalk, I think you should have a plan before you leave. The people who are egging you on to leave would be the first to throw it into your face. Be wise. There is no permanent friend or foe. Save as much as you can, have a getaway plan and have something to keep you going for at least one year after separation (a job or business). Nobody likes a liability.
Also report to his people severally so that when you eventually leave it won't be a matter of you never let them into the whole story.
Thirdly, speak to him when he is calm and try to make him understand how he is draining you emotionally and financially. It will help you gauge if he'll turn around or not.
If he doesn't seem to change, start making a plan for a separation or divorce. If you're going for divorce make sure you have all evidence at hand. Keep receipts of all the things you or your people buy. If he hits you, take a picture and save on your email and make a police report before telling your parents. If its verbal, try to make a record (please do not purposely goad him into losing his temper: fear God) .This is because he can decide to fight against the divorce and custody of your 2 kids so have evidence because the court is only interested in evidence laid down in front of them.

When all is said and done, remember that he earns 40k and it can never be enough,even 150k can never be enough. If he is like my husband that is a savings freak, he's probably hoarding the money somewhere so that he can invest it.( does he spend the money anyhow? Does he drink excessively, use hard drugs ,womanize or gamble?). The worst mistake you'll make is walk out on him a few years before his big break.
I don't support domestic violence of any kind but I know that some women are capable of tempting a saint to murder. Combine that to a broke man. Fire!
But if you have the money to take care of the family, then do so..they are your kids too and there's this thing in Islam that if you shenk your responsibilities and let your wife carry them,then be prepared to have your wife take all the blessings that is due to the breadwinner.

Does he still hit you? If yes then please walk away if you feel that's best for you.
If no, then he probably is restraining himself which says a lot for effort.


I agree with your mom that you should have all your kids from one man. That way if a break up happens you're free to go hustle for money rather than for dickkk. That one will be to just pass time and not for procreation. And if you meet someone who doesn't want kids anymore, you'll be game to remarry with no p. Besides there's a special kind of bond between full siblings and the one who isn't the full one will always feel like an outcast with his/her half siblings from both sides (neither here or there).


Remember too that patience is a virtue and God gave us sense and freewill so we could always determine our destiny.
Don't forget to pray. Very important. Pray to God to show you the way. And listen when He answers your prayers.





Above all, be strong.



Don't.mind my back and forths..I'm trying to gauge his own side of the story too.

still waiting for your response Sis

Roseey0:


I had to google to confirm sef..

https://wholelifestylenutrition.com/health/is-soaking-grains-and-legumes-necessary-and-how-to-properly-soak-and-prepare-them/

If read down at the comments section, you will see where she replied that roasting also destroys the acid, thus doing the same work as soaking.

winningbt:
hello mamas please help me chook mouth for this Mata o,my sis has a baby of 3 months but this baby refuse to suck her mum breast anytime she put her to breast she will be crying as in serious cry o, her mum said she was expressing since she gave birth to her but her milk isn't flowing well to sustain her so she got a formula and her baby has been taking that since then,when I went to visit her yesterday she was so sad about it that she doesn't know if her baby is getting enough nutrient she needs and her mother in-law is always making jest of her that she is a bad mother,even when she tries it when I was there the girl was just crying so much,my sis said she has been to the hospital several times and they said she should starve her and she said after seeing her cry so much she won't know when she will give her formula, she said her in-laws said there are insects in her breast lol,please help me chook mouth for this matter because she said she is feeling more embarrassed

I have a sister in-law (my BIL's wife) whose baby refused to suck from her breasts. she did everything possible yet no positive result. she resorted to pumping and feeding. her baby girl is almost two now and she is expecting.
She should just ignore her in-laws. They can never love that baby more than her and they don't know what she's going through because of this.

zaynie:




He is being a toddler but that isn't excuse for bad behavior. Can I attend to this by Monday? I have a lot on my plate for now.
Please just give me a mention by Monday and I'll be able to reply you.

Thanks Sis, I will