1. Raising Children In Nigerian Culture: By: Brian Damacio Applesauce Inc.

2. Newborns: Nigerian Culture: Newborns are regarded with pride. (1) They represent a community’s and families’ future (1) Often the main reason for marriage (1) My Culture: Newborns are the result of a couples’ love A the start of a new family Make the marriage stronger at times

3. Multiple Children: Nigerian Culture: Having Multiple children is a representation of witchcraft. (2) The devil’s work at hand. (2) Often left in the woods to die (2) My Culture: A benison More family members mean less loneliness and more love to go around.

4. During Pregnancy: Nigerian Culture: Women works until 7 months when women must reframe from working (3) Men undertake the performances of some of the domestic chores – fire wood, fetching water etc. (3) Women still cook(3) Men reframe from hitting the wife, endangering the child. (3) A pregant women’s husband must keep praying at local shrines for the safe delivery of the child. (3) My Culture: “Baby Showers Child is given yellow (meaning good luck) and white (unisex) clothing Gathering of the family to present the new family member Red bow underneath clothing to keep the Moon from deforming the child in any way.

5. During Pregnancy: (continued)

6. The Role of Men & Women: Nigerian Culture: Each wife is responsible for feeding and caring for her own children, though the wives often help each other when needed (1) Husbands are the authority in the household, what their word goes. (1) My Culture: Women and Men both work hand and hand to feed, clean, and nourish the child when young Compromises always occur when caring for the Child

7. Roles of Women and Men:

8. Toys Nigerian Culture: Children Play with homemade toys *Wooden dolls *Wooden Trucks *Soccer is a common game played in any Nigerian Village (1) My Culture: Homemade toys aren’t used as much as store bought toys. *plush toys *rattles *trucks, cars *dolls

9. Education Nigerian Culture: All Nigerian children are suppose to go to local schools. (1 & 5) The number of girls in class are usually much lower then the number of boys (1) The family loses help of the children while they are at school, so not all the kids get to go. (1 & 5) Paying for new uniforms and supplies. (1) Boys get chosen to go to school more often then girls.(1) My Culture: No matter the gender, the child is sent to school Education is the key to success – vital in our lives. Streets are no place for Kids to play at

10. Training - Laziness Nigerian Culture: When kids start getting to the age of 5 or 4 they are EXPECTED to start house hold duties (1) Young men tend the fields and tend the livestock (1 & 4) Young women help with cooking, fetching water and washing laundry (1 & 4) As children, many Nigerians learn that laziness is not acceptable, everyone is EXPECTED to contribute. (1 & 4) My Culture: Kids don’t start cleaning until they are about 8 There is no specific training its just chores In Mexico its different -Children help around the farm

11. Bibliograpahy : "Culture of Nigeria". Advameg, Inc... (1) "Witch Hunts and Penticostal Churches in Nigeria". Culturekitchen.. (2) Women in Igbo life and thought by Joseph Therese Agbasiere, Shirley Ardener (3) Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart, 1959. (4) Ojaide, Tanure. Great Boys: An African Childhood, 1948. (5)