In 1994, the 5th of October was designated as World Teachers’ Day to commemorate teachers’ contributions to the world through the adoption of the UNESCO/ILO Recommendation.

With their term nearing an end, the Standard reached out to some of the students to find out what they thought about the guild government, and this was what they said.

There has been a video clip of a 12-year-old child who destroyed his mother’s property at home because the mother confiscated his phone. Whatever the child’s age, the impulsive behavior in the video clip is outrageous and calls for attention.

We all have children that can grow into hyper-characters or attitudes. They think they should be above everything and everyone at whatever cost. Such a mindset is even found in adults. They don’t regard others as worthy of their value.

A friend was concerned that her child was involved in a courtship with a gentleman she was not comfortable with, and she did not know how to share this with her daughter. As we discussed, I asked her how often she sat with her daughter and other children to talk about relationship issues.

Emotional abuse is a common practice that almost everyone goes through in life. But some people may not know how they emotionally abuse others. We have parents who are harsh, toxic, strict and use humiliating or critiquing words. They yell and constantly shout at their children or spouses all the time. Somehow, this creates fear amongst children and the rest.