Positive Parenting

By Dickson Tumuramye Every year on May 1st, many countries celebrate International Labour Day or Workers' Day. This holiday is not just another public break from work or school; it is a time to appreciate the immense value of human effort, resilience, and dignity in the workforce. But while adults may understand this history, children often grow up seeing it as "just another day off." As parents or teachers, we have a unique opportunity and responsibility to teach our children what this day truly means and how it connects to their everyday lives and future roles in society. A History Rooted in Struggle and Justice International Labour Day originated in the late 19th century as a response to the harsh working conditions of the industrial age. Workers, including children, toiled for 12–16 hours a day with little pay and no legal protection. The labour movement, sparked by protests in places like Chicago, fought for basic rights: the 8-hour workday, fair wages, saf...

  By Dickson Tumuramye As school holidays begin, many children will spend close to a month at home, in communities, or traveling to visit relatives and friends. While the break offers rest and rejuvenation, it also presents serious risks, especially when children are left unsupervised or exposed to unsafe environments. Some parents never take a keen interest in knowing how children are doing at home, especially when they leave in the hands of “trusted” caretakers. Yet we keep hearing a lot of confessions about what's going on under our roofs just because we simply think everything is okay. You don’t even bother to ask children, one-on-one, to narrate how they spent their day.   We need to ensure that our children are always safe, protected, and meaningfully engaged during this period, and that takes an extra effort for us to sit them down and always listen to them. It calls for our presence as well even when we may have other people around us to help us in the parenting pr...

Over the years, I have been humbly honored by compliments acknowledging the above-average quality of my marital relationship with the man of my youth. This year, God willing, we will celebrate 15 remarkable years together. Such compliments are truly humbling, given that I and yours truly came not from your contemporary model household. Whereas I was raised by a single mother, hubby came from a polygamous family. Out of that dysfunctionality, God continues to amaze us with churning a beautiful story out of our previous rubble. A significant part of our journey has been shaped by the extraordinary people God placed in our path. Among them, Elder Charles John Wanda stands out. Charles John Wanda   Just ten days after our wedding in 2010, my husband and I relocated to Mukono, where I began my new role at Uganda Christian University. We settled in Kauga, near the majestic Blessed Christian Church. It was there that we met Elder Wanda—a tall, handsome, hardworking, soft-spoken man who...