{
  "id": 5490120,
  "title": "Pampering your children will destroy them – Patience Ozokwor warns parents",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/pampering-your-children-will-destroy-them-patience-ozokwor-warns",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T01:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/pampering-your-children-will-destroy-them-patience-ozokwor-warns-parents/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Veteran Nigerian actress Patience Ozokwor, known affectionately as Mama G, has cautioned parents against over-indulging their children, warning that such actions could stifle their children's development into responsible, self-reliant adults. Addressing the topics of parenting, wealth, and inheritance, Ozokwor emphasized the importance of allowing children to face challenges and work towards their goals, rather than simply providing for every need. \"When you say, 'I don’t want my children to suffer what I suffered when I was growing up,' you see, that's the best way to destroy your children,\" she stated. While she did not advocate for deliberately causing children to suffer, Ozokwor urged parents to let their offspring confront difficulties and understand the process of constructing their own lives. \"I’m not saying allow them to suffer; what I’m saying is allow them to struggle. Go through the process,\" she explained. On the subject of family wealth, Ozokwor cautioned that children should not assume they will inherit everything their parents have worked for. \"Keep the things that you have and let them know that you get yours, this is mine,\" she advised. Ozokwor personally applied this philosophy to her own son, instructing him to earn his own home instead of presuming it was hers. \"I told my son, 'My house isn’t yours; go and work for your own.'\"",
  "summary": "Veteran Nollywood actress Patience Ozokwor, popularly known as Mama G, has warned parents that over-pampering their children could hinder their ability to become responsible, independent adults.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "‘Pampering your children will destroy them’ – Patience Ozokwor warns parents",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/pampering-your-children-will-destroy-them-patience-ozokwor-warns",
        "published": "2026-09-02T15:33:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Allow your children to struggle, Nollywood actress Patience Ozokwor advises parents",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/allow-your-children-to-struggle-nollywood-actress-patience-ozokwor",
        "published": "2026-09-02T16:58:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}