Teen Fatherhood
The term teen fatherhood is for me a new coinage from the existing studies on teen parenthood in family studies. In the last century, the etiology of teen fatherhood has...
Children and adolescents with learning disabilities: its impact on school, family and society
Millions of children in Europe, U.S, the Caribbean and primarily Africa, have trouble in learning and reading. Most of these children may not be able to read at all, while...
A Silent time for a silent beginning
A time comes when silence is betrayed. That time comes to us even when justice is ignored. When justice is either ignored or betrayed, a serene and silent moment ushers...
Towards a tribal emancipation of Ndi-igbo from northern domination-part 4
In our last reflection, we identified how environmental adaptation can provide moral steam for tribal survival. We called on all and sundry to cast down so that society can move...
Re-evaluating Anxiety Disorder from a family perspective
Viewed from the standpoint of human emotion, anxiety is strongly connected with fear. However, anxiety has to be distinguished from fear itself. This distinction must be made if one must...
Fatherhood and family in the 19th and in the 20th Century
There has been a fluctuation and then a sustained increase in the interest in fathering during the past century (Atkinson, et al, 1993). Without a doubt, the examination of fatherhood...
Marriages in Nigeria
Two major types of marriage exist in Nigeria: monogamy, a marriage of one man to one woman, and polygyny, a marriage of one man to two or more wives. (more…)
Violence and physical abuse against children: implication to modern families
What is Child abuse?There are many formal and unacceptable definitions of child abuse. Any acceptable definition has some emotional and social consequences to our modern families. (more…)
How to reduce negative effect on children with absent fathers
The effects on children and strategies to reduce negative effects of absent disenfranchised fathers. Proposed for the theme based educational session on the new century for AAFCS: New Challenges, New...
Absent fathers linked to economic pressures
Only 10 industrialized nations have recent statistics on the number of children growing up without a father in the home. At the foot of the list is the United States...