Group Urges Government, Parents to focus on Child Welfare

A Mother’s Love Initiative (AMLI); a non-governmental organisation focused on the overall psych-sociological well-being of the African Child has urged government at all levels, parents, and guardians to concentrate on child-focused interventions instead of their “Hurried Child Project” that is not helping the children.
The Founder, AMLI, Hanatu Enwemadu; a lawyer, certified Talk Therapist, and advocate against ‘The Hurried Child’, disclosed this while speaking at an event themed ‘Celebrating the Nigerian Child’ which was held recently to mark the international children’s day and also draw attention to issues relating to the Nigerian child and young people.
“We call on parents, caregivers, guardians, teachers, school owners, and all stakeholders to celebrate Nigerian children and each stage of their lives, and to allow children to grow at their pace, she said.
According to her ‘The Hurried Child Syndrome’ (psychosocial maladjustment inflicted on adolescents and youths as a result of hurrying them through their educational and developmental milestones) threatens their existence and wellbeing.
Enwemadu noted that it is imperative for the Nigerian society to concentrate on childfocused interventions, since children are fast becoming endangered species in Nigeria with the spate of abductions in schools and all manner of vices children are exposed. “Children form the core of the family, and family is the core of every society: hence, the welfare and interest of the child must be the fore, and core of any polity if we will achieve the new Nigeria which we all clamor for. Children are the future and there is need for all to join hands to protect them in other to secure the future of Nigeria, and Africa at large.”
The event was also a platform by AMLI to launch the “The Hurried Child Project” an intense exposé on the ills of hurrying our dear children through life.