Parents have been charged to create peaceful homes for their children as any environment where parents are in conflict will hinder the learning process of their offsprings.
Lagos State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Lola Akande, gave the advice at the Karis School nineth Graduation in Magodo, Lagos.
Dr Akande said many children’s education were in jeopardy because their homes were a war zone.
She said the government was doing all it could to ensure healthy growth and development of all children in the state.
“To this end, the state government has put in place many measures to protect the rights of every child in the state – the yellow card to warn child’s rights violators of the consequences and to deter offenders from committing such crimes and the red card which is also available and given at every prosecution stage”, she warned.
Dr Akande also spoke on the importance of parental involvement in education, saying it had positive effects on children’s learning ability.
While she said mothers play the largest role in a child’s education, she however said children needed the support of both parents to reach their academic potential.
“As we all know, a father’s involvement in his child’s education leads to more learning, healthier and better performance in school. In addition, students whose fathers play active role in their education typically enjoy schooling better; they have more positive peer relationship and become responsible adults,” she said.
Addressing the pupils, the commissioner advised them to take their education seriously as education is the key to success in life.
Speaking on the school’s goals for the next academic session, its Executive Director, Mrs Nolly Nwaje, said the school would introduce inquiry-based and project-based style of teaching to enhance the problem solving skills of the children.
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