This week's post is about you — not your teen

Hi ,So much digital parenting advice points at the teenager. This week, I'm turning the lens somewhere less comfortable: onto us, the parents.The most powerful influence on your teen's relationship with technology isn't a rule you set or a talk you h...

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Jun 10, 2026
If you're worried you've already missed the window…

Hi ,You may have seen the age-by-age series I'm sharing this fortnight, a guide to digital parenting from the first phone at ten right through to eighteen.If you've been following along with a teenager who's already deep in their digital life, one qu...

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Jun 03, 2026
Children's Day, 2026 — and I cannot only celebrate

Hi ,Today, Nigeria marks Children's Day. And I cannot only celebrate.This morning I am thinking of the 19 million Nigerian children who are not in school. Of the 5.4 million children facing acute malnutrition while we go about our day. Of the 670 sch...

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May 27, 2026
Same brand. Same logo. Different recipe.

Hi ,On Monday I asked you to be proud of Africa.Today I have to ask you to be angry.While we were lighting candles for Africa Day, this is what was happening on our supermarket shelves and in our medicine cabinets:→ Coca-Cola's Fanta in the UK contai...

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May 27, 2026
Mum, I was born here.

Hi ,This Monday is Africa Day — 63 years since our founding fathers signed the OAU into existence in Addis Ababa.I want to share something with you before the day arrives, because it has been sitting on my chest.I recently watched a video that broke...

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May 25, 2026