Elijah Adebero
Popular media personality, Reno Omokri, has advised parents to desist from shunning their kids when they ask questions.
He says when a child asks a lot of questions, a parent shouldn’t call such child an ‘oversabi’.
According to him, tagging such a child with such a name can make them go into their shell, which may destroy their self esteem.
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In an online post, Omokri notes:
“When your child asks a lot of questions and renders opinions on mental things, don’t call him or her I-too-know, oversabi or sabinus.
It is better for your child to oversabi, than for them to undersabi.
Let your children express themselves without feeling insecure.
A major reason why our continent is far behind in intellectual pursuits is because we Africans are easily intimidated by knowledge.
When we meet a brilliant mind, we often gang up to pick on such a person and label them to the extent that if they do not have confidence they can slip into depression.
And when the intimidation becomes so oppressive, he or she becomes ashamed of their intellect, and conforms to society by becoming as dumb as the crowd!”
