Nigerian comedian, Bovi Ugboma, has advised against flogging children for doing wrong, stressing the importance of communication over physical punishment.
Bovi, in an interview with The Honest Bunch, disclosed that his child, who broke his television three times, has speech and communication problems.
According to the popular comedian, he prioritizes talking to his children about their mistakes rather than flogging them.
Sharing his personal experience, Ugboma stated that the beatings he received as a child had no positive impact and instead contributed to abusive tendencies.
He also encouraged parents to reflect on their motivations for disciplining their children.
“Most times when we beat kids, are we really trying to correct them or we are frustrated?” he said.
“I don’t advocate for flogging children but I advocate for calling them to talk to them about their offense and give them a punishment.
“They will still go wrong, offend you but it will reduce gradually. All the beatings we got from our parents made no difference. It just made us abusive.”
The veteran also revealed that his family relocated to London due to the increasing rate of bullying in Nigerian school.
The comedian added that his desires to protect his son from bullying, fuelled the motive to relocate.
“We moved abroad because of my children’s education. My son moved first when he wanted to start secondary school. I went to boarding school so I know the effect and benefits but the last thing I would be alive to witness is the bullying of my child,” he added.
“So I said to myself I will send my son to a boarding school because of it’s benefits but not in this environment.”