This and That with DrAnimwaa

 5 Things to Teach Children when they are Young  1. Entrepreneur skills  This is important for two reasons: 1. If you are an entrepreneur yourself, then this is important.  You need to teach your children some entrepreneurial skills. This is because they might be learning from you and would like to be entrepreneurs one day.   Teach them entrepreneurial skills such as: How to start a business? How to maintain and grow a business? How to promote/market a business? How to get funding for a business? Book keeping? Investment and Savings The above are all great skills that your children will thank you for, even if they do not want to be entrepreneurs.  Not everyone, wants to be an entrepreneur and so it's okay if they don't follow in your foot steps. 2. If you are not an entrepreneur, your children might need it of their personal growth or for when they'd decide to venture into business.  2. Consent Consent is very important. You need to teach you...

6 Extracurricular Activities for Children  1. Swimming  2. Learn a Musical Instrument  3. Taekwando/Martial Arts 4. Coding 5. Art: Dance/Acting/Painting/Vocal coaching  6. Sports: Gymnastics/Hockey/Socccer/Basketball Relevance of Children's  Extracurricular Activities   a. "Me Time" for parents and guardians. b. Makes the children versatile c. Takes them away from the screen d. Broaden their knowledge e. Learn a new skill f. Networking - Bond and socialize with other people g. Makes them tired so they sleep early  

 I nsurance Companies that Insure Short Term Rentals in Canada Most home insurance companies do not insure short term rentals such as airbnb. Make sure your home insurance covers your home that has your Airbnb is in. If not, you are just paying insurance, your insurance will be voided when you need it. Below are some insurance companies that will insure your home with airbnb or on any other STRs platform. 1. The personal 2. Wawanesa 3. Square one  4. April  5. Aviva

5 “Unpopular” responses to “when are you getting married?”   1.     Question: “You are growing old, when will you get married”?           Answer: You are growing old, when will you die? 2.     Question:  When are you getting married?  Answer: I am waiting for your partner to divorce you so I can get married to them   3.     Question:  “You are growing old, when will you get married?  Answer:  Why? Will I stop growing old when I get married?   4.   Question:  When are you getting married?  Answer:  I don’t want to end up with a partner like yours so I am taking my time.     5.     Question:  When are you getting married?  Answer:  When you find someone for me and you learn to mind your business.   Please do not ask people personal questions such as when are you going to get married? or when are you going to have a baby? ...

 5 Things that make me stay grounded in my faith Today, I share some of my beliefs and responses to what people say about my faith. Maybe, you have been asked a couple. Leave your comment if you use any of these or if you have any other responses you use. 1. Them: The bible is made up of stories. Me: You always get encouraged and motivated by people’s stories and apply it to your life. This could be people that you have never met, but their stories inspire and encourage you. So, let the bible be made up of just stories, it’s okay because I chose to be inspired by them. Everyone has a choice to choose what will inspire them.     2. Them: You took after the God of your colonizers. Christianity was forced unto Africans by their colonizers.  Me: Ethiopia was not colonized but they are Christians and a very religious country. What is your argument again? 3. Them: God is not real. Me: I will rather believe that God is real and die to know that there is no God. Than to beli...

5 Reality Shows you should check out on Netflix   I am a reality tv fanatic and I love watching reality tv. If you are like me or if you want something to binge watch on Netflix, then check these out:   The Circle It is a reality competition show where contestants create a virtual profile to interact with each other through a medium called the circle. Participants can decide to be someone else (catfish) or  themselves. Participants are supposed to build connections and the most popular person wins the money.   The Mole  It’s a reality tv game show that brings people together to undertake mental and physical challenges which will earn them money. There is a mole planted amongst them to sabotage the challenges so they earn less money. The other players have no idea who the mole is and, they need to take a test to figure out who the mole is after every challenge. The money earned through the challenges, is won by the person who is able to figure out who the mole is...

 5 Things to Teach y our Boy Child  1 . Consent They should ask consent from people before they touch, hug or kiss them.  2. “No” is a complete sentence. Even when their partner gives them the permission and later say no, they need to obey because No is No.   3. To cry and show emotions  It's okay for boys to cry and show emotions. We should not tell them to "man up". They need to be able to express themselves and not bottle emotions up.  4. They are not above anyone and they have to treat people with respect. Teach your boy child that being a boy or man, does not mean that your better than any one. they do not need to demand respect but show and treat people with respect. 5. Household duties is a life skill and not a gender role. As Chiamando  Ngozi Adichie rightly say ,  " The knowledge of cooking does not come pre-installed in a vagina. "  Knowing how to cook, clean, do laundry are all essential life skills that people need, to surviv...

5 reasons why you shouldn’t ask “W hen are you getting Married?” There are several reasons why you should not ask singles and people generally when they are going to get married.  Today, I will share just 5 reasons why that is not a good question to ask. 1. They might not have found the right person or someone they are compatible with. 2. They might be nursing a broken heart and may be impacted by the question in that moment. Or they  might have just come out of a relationship that was leading to marriage and will not appreciate the question. 3. They might not be ready for marriage yet.  4. They might not want to get married. Not everyone wants to get married. 5. It’s none of your business! Before you ask someone a sensitive and personal question, please note that intent is not equal to impact. You may think you mean no harm with your question but your question may carry negative, emotional and psychological impact on the  recipient. It doesn't matter if you wil...

  5 Things to Consider for Child Spacing   I always wanted to have a two-year interval between my children. I thought that was going to be easy, well …. It wasn’t. I realized that, there were factors that I needed to consider and I will like to share them with you.   NB – I know there are people experiencing fertility issues and as someone who had secondary infertility, I understand. This post is for those looking to space out their children and have no underlying fertility issues.   This applies to all parents, regardless of gender identification.   Factors to consider: Health  Age Career Finances Social support   Health   From a heath perspective ask yourself, are you ready?  Are you physically ready to have another baby?  If you already have children or just had a child, have you physically healed?  Is your body ready to carry another child or children?  Additionally, are you mentally, emotionally, psychologically ready...

5 things you should Not Ask Newlyweds  I know you are excited your friends, colleagues, co-worker or even family member just got married. But these are five things you should not ask them no matter how excited or curious you are.   1.       When are you going to have children?   My remarks: If you did not give them babies as a wedding gift, you have no business asking them about children.   2.       Is the sex good or still good?    My remarks: Ummm, no. Just no!   3.       How much did your wedding cost?    My remarks: Do you want to pay for it? Just go ahead and pay and don’t ask.    4.       When are you going to change your name?    My remarks: Is that really important? Can you mind your business?    5.       Why are you still wearing make-up or hitting the gym? You already got married ...

5 reasons why you shouldn’t ask “when are you going to have a baby”? There are several reasons why you should not ask newlyweds and people generally when they are going to have a baby. Today, I will share just 5 reasons why that is not a good question to ask. 1. They might be trying to have a baby and it’s not happening. 2. They might just have had a miscarriage. 3. They might not be ready for a baby just yet and just enjoying each other’s company. 4. They might not want a baby. Not everyone wants a baby. 5. It’s none of your business And until next time, know that You are enough, you are worthy! Learn to Live life in the present And know that nothing last forever so everything will be fine! Take care of YOU, YOU are all you've got! #just5