LagosMums

Meet Mrs. Yemisi Ogunlade, our Mum of the Month for June🩵, who wears many hats🎩 with purpose and grace.

She is an Education and Business Management Consultant, and the Principal Consultant at Plumptre Advisory, where she helps families make informed educational choices for international study👩🏽‍🎓🌎.

Beyond the boardroom, she is a wife and mum of two, an active mentor, a British Council Certified Counsellor and currently serves as the Chair of the Education & Schools Group of the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce.

She tells us every hat she wears is connected by a central thread: she’s passionate about helping people grow into who they are meant to become, what she like to call "the intersection of people, purpose and possibility"🤝🏽.

In the midst of all of this, she calls motherhood “one of the most defining journeys of her life.”

From beginning motherhood without the traditional support of an ‘omugwo’ experience, to raising confident, grounded children in an ever-changing world, her journey has been one of resilience, intentionality, and continuous growth😊💪🏽.

In this inspiring conversation, she shares her thoughts on modern parenting, balancing work and family, building a business from the ground up, and the motherhood myth she believes every mum should stop believing.

Tap the link in our bio to read more about her journey, including her love for K-drama and the hilarious way her daughter kept tabs on her in boarding school, and what the Lagosmums community means to her Lagosmums🌸!

Have you asked your child how they are feeling lately?

It is no news that a lot of scary things have become “regular” headlines in this country🙂.

Most recently, we have followed the disheartening news of the capture of schoolchildren right from their classrooms💔.

Fear is spreading, not just among adults but among our children too. Nowadays it’s difficult to keep bad news from them.

As parents, we may not be able to protect them from every difficult story, but we can help them build the emotional tools they need to process what they see, ask questions, and feel anchored.

Swipe through for practical ways to support your child when the news feels overwhelming❤️.

🌍 Happy Global Day of Parents! ❤️

Parents, grandparents, guardians are usually the first teachers, guides, and role models in a child’s life.

In a world where AI is everywhere, children still need something technology can never replace and that is love, wisdom, and guidance. ❤️❤️

The tools have changed, but a parent is more important than ever! Parenting today means raising children who are not just smart, but AI-smart, responsible, and future-ready. 🚀

💭 Who helped shape the values that guide you today?

To learn more about raising AI-smart, future-ready children visit see link in bio 🔗

🎧𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠? Are they “just stressed”… or could it be anxiety? Tune in today to find out 📻

Children today are carrying a lot, and Nigerian children are dealing with the added, heavy fear of insecurity close to home. When children are constantly seeing videos or hearing of attacks and kidn@ppings, it is not normal! We absolutely mustn’t ignore the severe effects this is having on their mental health. 🇳🇬

To those children who have been taken our hearts bleed for you 💔and we pray that when you return home, you will get the vital help you need to heal. 🙏🏾

For parents whose children are at home or away at boarding school, it’s important to know what anxiety actually looks like. Sometimes, anxiety doesn’t look like panic. It can look like anger, withdrawal, frequent headaches, perfectionism, irritability, or a sudden “I don’t want to go to school.”

Join us on No 1 Parenting show on Radio 📻 Parenting Today as we unpack how parents can spot these signs early and support their children with empathy, awareness, and practical tools. Our guest is trauma informed Aduralere Ladipo, Clinical Psychologist ().

🕒 Tune in Today
Time: 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM WAT | Thursday

🔹 We’ll be discussing:
-The hidden signs of anxiety parents often miss
-How social media and violent online content affect children emotionally
-What anxiety looks like at different ages
-Practical ways parents can create emotional safety at home
-When to support at home vs. when to seek professional help

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They came into our lives and turned everything upside down, our sleep, our plans, our hearts. But quietly, daily, they are also our greatest teachers. 🙏

This Children’s Day, we’re flipping the script. Save this and share it with a mum who needs to hear it today. 💛

Happy Children’s Day Nigeria! 🎉

Which lesson hit home for you? Drop it in the comments 👇

You spend every day teaching your child. But what if they are quietly teaching you something too? 👀

We pour so much of ourselves into raising our children, the school runs, the homework help, the screen time battles, and the bedtime negotiations. But somewhere in between the beautiful chaos of Lagos motherhood, our children are holding up a mirror to us. And what we see might just change everything. 💛

These 7 lessons are things our children teach us every single day — if we are intentional enough to notice.

👇🏾 Read the captions. Take your time with each one. Then share in the comments which one spoke directly to you?

Mummy when I grow up, I’m going to be the president of Nigeria!

“Ehehn, really?” 😆

Every parent knows that children say the most interesting things, unprovoked. And well, it’s our natural instinct to just laugh it off and keep it moving. After all, not every child who says they’re going to be Africa’s richest man/woman will actually become that. Plus, didn’t we all say these things as well?

But amidst all the jokes and laughter, there’s a subtle perception our children develop when they observe how we regard their thoughts, opinions, and behaviour from a young age.

A person’s confidence is very easily influenced by their earliest interactions.

As a parent, you will very likely be their first role model and sounding board.

How are you making sure that your child grows up to see themselves as valued and capable, through the ups and downs of life?

Swipe to find out how to raise a child with a strong sense of self-worth🩵.