We were in the car. Stuck in traffic on Ahmadu Bello Way. He was twelve. Just turned twelve two weeks before. And out of nowhere, he asked: "Dad, I’ve stopped bedwetting, but yesterday my pants were wet. It was yellow in colour. Dad, I’m going to be sick?"
My hands went tight on the wheel. I understood him. I know what is about to change in him. At that moment, I wasn’t prepared for his answers, so I said the worst thing a parent can say: "No, you’re not going to be sick. I will explain to you at night"
He didn't ask again. But I knew he would not stop there. He is too inquisitive. He likes asking questions. He could ask on his phone. And that scared me more than the question itself.
That night, I sat in my room and thought about my own mother. She never talked to me about this stuff. Not once. I learned about puberty from my friends. From older boys who got it wrong. My mother was a good woman, a strong woman, but she was also a woman of her time. Her time didn't have these conversations. Her time didn't have the internet.
But my time does. Your time does.
I started asking other parents in Kaduna about this. Casual questions at first. And you know what I found? I found that almost every parent felt the same way. Stuck. Not prepared. Not knowing where to start.
A mother in Tudun Wada told me: "I want to talk to my daughter about her period, but what do I even say? My mother never told me. I just woke up bleeding one day and thought I was dying."
A father in Barnawa said, "My son came home with questions about girls. I didn't know how to answer without sounding like I was encouraging him to do things he shouldn't do."
A teacher at a school in Kaduna North told me: "The girls in my class are getting their periods. Some of them think something is wrong with them. They're scared. And their parents aren't helping because they're too embarrassed to talk about it."
That's when I knew I had to do something.
I'm not a doctor. I'm not a psychologist. I don't have letters after my name or certificates on my wall. I'm just a father in Kaduna who got tired of watching kids suffer because adults were too scared to talk.
So I did what I could do. I interviewed twenty-five parents across Kaduna. Parents in Kaduna North, Barnawa, Tudun Wada. I talked to five teachers I asked them what their kids asked. What worked. What didn't work?
And I listened. Really listened.
This guide isn't theory. It's not what some foreign expert thinks you should do. It's what real Kaduna parents are doing. It's what works in our communities. With our values. With our faith. With our culture.
Here's what you'll find inside:
Exact words you can use. Not scripts that sound fake. Real things real parents said that worked. When your child asks about their body, you'll know what to say. You won't panic. You won't freeze up as I did in that car.
Stories from other parents in Kaduna. You'll see yourself in these stories. You'll feel less alone. You'll know that your shame isn't unique. That your confusion isn't weakness.
Answers to the hard questions. The ones that keep you up at night. What if they ask about sex? What if they ask about things you don't understand? What if they've seen things online they shouldn't have seen? You'll have a plan.
But I need to be honest with you. This guide has limits.
I'm not a medical professional. If your child has a real health problem, go to a doctor. Go to the hospital. Go to a health centre. That's not what this book is for.
I'm not a therapist. If your child is dealing with trauma or abuse, you need real help. Professional help.
This guide is about the conversations you should be having. The normal stuff. The growing up stuff. The stuff that happens to every child but nobody talks about.
And here's the thing nobody tells you: these conversations aren't one big talk. They're not something you do once and then you're done. It's small talk. Over time. In the car. At dinner. Before bed. It's a bunch of small moments that add up.
You don't have to be perfect. You don't have to have all the answers. You just have to be willing to try.
I wrote this because I didn't want my son learning about his body from the internet. I didn't want him thinking his questions were shameful. I didn't want him to feel alone.
And I'm guessing you don't want that for your child either.
So let's do this together. Let's be the adults our kids need us to be. Let's have the conversations that matter. Let's stay in the game.
Your child's future self will thank you.
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