Life with Ikem: A Cerebral Palsy Warrior

Life with Ikem: A Cerebral Palsy Warrior I share my journey with cerebral palsy, to create awareness and motivate special needs parents.

Have a blessed week.
25/05/2026

Have a blessed week.

Come Holy Spirit and fill the hearts of thy faithful. Happy Pentcost Sunday.
24/05/2026

Come Holy Spirit and fill the hearts of thy faithful.

Happy Pentcost Sunday.

24/05/2026

I know the child is yours, ma'am, sir, but you're doing a disservice to him by giving him a phone to play games with while in church or public places.

You are wasting the window of opportunity that you have to teach situational awareness, build attention span, and observe how they behave in public places.

A child will be a child; you don't expect the child to sit still for hours.

If they disturb, take them outside to stretch their legs and come back.

As they are growing, their attention span will grow.

Many adults are battling screen addiction, including you; why do you want your child to join you?

That child is better off playing at home than coming to church to watch cartoons and play games with a tablet and phone.

Mr. and Mrs., I too know that it is not everything that works for you or makes you happy that is good for your child.

If you are guilty, which I know many of you are, please do the needful.

Happy Sunday.

If you belong to the WhatsApp group of parents who think that their children are too young to learn when it comes to tea...
18/05/2026

If you belong to the WhatsApp group of parents who think that their children are too young to learn when it comes to teaching them, please leave that group now.

These children are very smart and understand you well.

Sometimes, they behave as if they don't understand what you're teaching, but the truth is that they do, especially when it's time for implementation.

Your job is to be consistent in your teaching while leaving the understanding to them.

I've been teaching my children many things, and sometimes I ask myself if they understand my teachings, but because I've seen the results in people who have done the same, I persevered and remained consistent in my teachings.

The implementations always leave me amazed.

Today's incident amazed me. I've been teaching them about bullies and how to respond to them. I taught them how to look bullies in the eye and defend themselves, and to report to the nearest trusted adult.

Ifechi came back from school today and told me how her classmates bullied her, calling her names like 'fish.'

I asked her how she responded and the names of the people involved. I'm glad that one of the girls was someone I didn't want her to be friends with, but she kept calling her my best friend.

I didn't want to choose friends for her, but guide her on how to choose friends, which is why we started reading a book about making friends during the last holiday.

She told me that the girl is no longer her friend because she's a bully and not kind. I listened to her as she recounted the incident.

She said she responded by walking up to them, looking them in the eye, and warning them not to call her 'fish' again, after which she reported them to the headmaster because her teacher had stepped out when the incident happened.

She admitted to crying a little and even used her finger to illustrate how tiny her tears were. I applauded her response and we discussed bullying again.

I used one of our family affirmations that says, 'I am bold and courageous' to encourage them again.

Her siblings were present and learned from our discussion.

This experience opened my eyes to many things, and I'm glad the teachings are working.

I won't be everywhere with them, and my goal is to raise them to thrive in my absence.

18/05/2026

Growth happens outside your comfort zone. You have to step out of your comfort zone.

Dear parents, especially mothers, as we celebrate International Day of the Boy Child, let us stop bailing out our male c...
16/05/2026

Dear parents, especially mothers, as we celebrate International Day of the Boy Child, let us stop bailing out our male children every time, enabling and excusing their bad behaviors.

From there, you graduate to bailing out your brothers and husbands, which is one of the reasons society is where it is today.

The core of raising a male child is to build his self-control.

This needs to be built as it doesn't come naturally to most of them.

Hold them accountable and responsible.

The energy we channel towards raising the girl child should be the same for boys.

Society needs more responsible, accountable, and disciplined men.

That boy today will be a man tomorrow. Stop making excuses for them.

I dressed for school runs this afternoon and Afoma was asking me where I was going.I dress well for school runs normally...
15/05/2026

I dressed for school runs this afternoon and Afoma was asking me where I was going.

I dress well for school runs normally because I have fashionistas as daughters even if I don't want to but today I just wanted to add extra and make my children smile.

Of course, they were so happy to see their mama looking so good.

Live is for the living, are you living?

Make sure that you don't look like your challenges, this is the goal.

Happy Weekend.

It's another weekend to spend quality time with your children and family. What plans do you have? You don't need money t...
15/05/2026

It's another weekend to spend quality time with your children and family.

What plans do you have?

You don't need money to make this happen, just an intentional plan.

It could be playing a game together, taking a walk, eating together, seeing a movie, or cooking together, etc.

At the end of the day, your presence matters over your presents.

Stop giving your family and loved ones the crumbs of your time and presence.

Create great and beautiful memories with your loved ones.

Resourceful Children Hub has great resources and materials that can help you achieve these.

St. Rita of Cascia is called the saint of impossible cases and the 9-day novena to her feast day starts today. You shoul...
13/05/2026

St. Rita of Cascia is called the saint of impossible cases and the 9-day novena to her feast day starts today.

You should join if you want. She is my family's patron saint.

The prayer is attached or you can download online or buy the prayer booklet at sacramental shop.

St.Rita of Cascia, pray for us.

11/05/2026

As we begin a new week, may God provide for our needs, may He protect us from harm, and may He preserve us from all evil in Jesus' name, Amen. Have a great week.

The readings and homily today centered on showing that we love God by obedience to His words and commandments. May God ...
10/05/2026

The readings and homily today centered on showing that we love God by obedience to His words and commandments.

May God give us the grace to obey all His words and commandments, and not only the ones that work for us and make us happy,Amen.

We are anticipating the coming of the Holy Spirit, and the novena begins on Friday and Ascension is on Thursday.
Set your alarm and join the church in this novena.

Today is also Mother's Day, and I am joining them to celebrate again.

Happy Mother's Day to us all.

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