No parent likes it when their child talks back at them but how many parents know that backtalking, though frustrating is simply a child's attempt to express their needs, feelings, or beliefs?

Not a lot of parents.

This is why the response to backtalking is always flogging.

When you flog for...

How often do you see us celebrate wining marriages on the pages of our magazines? We talk more about the marriages heading for divorce and create so much fear in the minds of the younger generation as if it is almost impossible to get it right in this generation.

Before I got married, I...

I am amazed at the quest of many couples to copy and outdo Hollywood when it comes to the red carpet lifestyle as well as marriage. We copy both the good, the bad and the ugly such that we live in deception, thinking marital break-up is also one of the ways to cement our status as a celebrity.

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Someone once asked me: "Praise how can God speak to you about your choice of spouse and you still go through a troubled marriage?" I smiled and responded: "Have you not read that you have to work out your salvation with fear and trembling?" But someone is wondering why people play the religious...

Sis Janet and Bro Rasaq met at a spiritual conference and he felt ‘led’ to propose to her based on ‘what the spirit told him’. There was no history of friendship or a quest to seek to understand each other.

Now they have been married for 4years and constantly fight...

Are you in a marriage where you are constantly being compared to some other person somewhere or you are feeling so used and worn-out that it almost feels like you are only there because of your children?

Is your esteem so messed up that you look like a shadow of the chick he did everything...

Many of the issues we deal with in marriages are foundational problems that could have been properly handled if we had been adequately informed and prepared before delving into marriage.

That not withstanding, God is the restorer of faulty foundations and I am sure He often deploys therapy...

He had no job so was quite humble and willing to do everything  including running errands, but the moment he got his dream job, he wouldn’t even lift a finger anymore to assist, and he considers her no longer suitable for him.

 She had always desired the celebrated musician...

Thanks so much for reading this from me. I never take for granted the fact that you read from me. God bless all of you and may your home enjoy bliss. One of my readers asked an important question yesterday on how to handle a situation, where you have become a boss by your superior financial...

What does it feel like to be married to a man whose destination you are not sure of, but you just have to follow because he is not only your husband but also a boss? What does it feel like to be married to a woman who is your boss because she calls the shots and you have learnt to dance to her...

I have received numerous responses to the question I asked yesterday and many couples are beginning to see that their reason for getting married is not strong enough to last a life time. I am however glad that many are learning to communicate and make things right.

I am certain that many...

People get married for several reasons and over time they realize their reasons are not strong enough to sustain their marriage. For example, some will tell you they married their spouse because they have always desired to have someone who can take care of their homes. The truth however is, if...