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21/10/2026

He told me he had memorised his summative assessment. So I asked, “How do you say ‘memorise’ in Yorùbá?” He answered, and I was amazed! 🥹❤️

Speaking your mother tongue doesn’t stop you from speaking good English. Understanding your own language well can give you a strong foundation for learning and understanding other languages too.

To parents around the world: speak your language to your children with pride. Start with everyday conversations, stories, songs and greetings. Every little effort counts.

**Give them the confidence to speak to the world and the language to stay connected to their roots.** 🌍❤️

18/10/2026

Son of the soil

11/10/2026

Before going to bed, my son greeted everyone in Yorùbá. ❤️

A simple bedtime tradition carrying a beautiful lesson: acknowledge others, show respect, and end the day with love.

May our children carry our language, values, and respect for others wherever life takes them. 🌍🇳🇬

07/10/2026

Kamil 🤣🤣🤣

03/10/2026

We asked Yacoob a simple question: Where are you from?

Without hesitation, he said, Saki.❤️

Then we went further and asked about his family in Saki — and he knew the family name too.

For some, this may sound like a small thing. But for us, it is HUGE.

A biracial child, born and raised far away from Nigeria, yet he knows where he comes from. He knows his town. He knows his family. He knows his roots. 🇳🇬❤️

This is exactly why we have always been intentional about teaching our children their Yorùbá language, culture, history and identity.

You can raise a child anywhere in the world without raising them disconnected from where they come from.

Home is more than where you were born or where you grew up. Home is also the story you carry inside you.

Today, hearing Yacoob confidently say Saki and identify his family roots there made me incredibly proud.

The world may be his playground, but Ṣaki is part of his story. His roots know him, and he knows his roots. 🌍❤️🇳🇬

Family ❤️❤️❤️
28/09/2026

Family ❤️❤️❤️

26/09/2026

Learn a new Yorùbá word today

22/08/2026

Fresh from our archive 🥰🥰

Growing up, whenever we were pressed to poo and there was no toilet nearby, our parents and elders would tell us to sing:

“Ìgbẹ́ máa lọ, ìtọ̀ máa bọ̀”
*Poo, please go away; urine, please come instead.* 😂

And somehow, it seemed to work, or at least, that was what we believed!

In this old video, I taught my son the same childhood trick. After he sang it, I asked, “Has the poo gone?” He replied, “No!” 😂

That was when it occurred to me: perhaps the song was never magic. Our parents simply understood how to distract our minds from the discomfort until we could find a toilet. Long before we started talking about psychology and the connection between the mind and the body, our elders were already practising it in their own simple, culturally creative way.

Our fathers and mothers were the original scientists—turning wisdom into songs, discomfort into laughter, and ordinary moments into lessons we would remember for life.

The song may not have worked for my son, but it brought back a beautiful wave of nostalgia and reminded me that some of the greatest wisdom was never written in textbooks. It was passed down through songs, stories, humour and everyday experiences.

Our elders were truly wise. ❤️

10/08/2026

My boys casually told me, “We taught Leo Yoruba numbers.” 😊

I smiled, but I wasn’t prepared for the surprise. Their Finnish friend Leo confidently counted from one to five in Yoruba , Ọ̀kan, Èjì, Ẹ̀ta, Ẹ̀rin, Àrún. 🇫🇮🤝🏾🇳🇬

It may look like a small moment, but to me, it represents something much bigger.

Culture survives when we share it. Language grows when we speak it. And children learn to appreciate differences when we allow them to experience one another’s worlds.

Our children should never feel that their mother tongue is something to hide. Teach them. Speak it around them. Let their friends hear it. Let them proudly explain what words mean.

And at the same time, encourage them to learn from the cultures around them.

A Finnish boy counting in Yoruba and Yoruba children proudly teaching him, that is how friendship becomes cultural understanding. ❤️

Teach your children where they come from, while raising them to respect where others come from.

Little Leo reminded me that you don’t have to be Yoruba to appreciate and embrace the Yorùbá language.

05/08/2026

Awọn ancestors mi 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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