Nigerian Parents Beat Us to “Discipline” Us: What Did We Learn?

why do nigerian parents use corporal punishment as discipline? in this video essay, i explore what many of us were taught growing up about respect & obedience—from my own childhood experience, as well as research on Nigerian culture, respect, religion and parenting, i ask “what did we actually learn from these beatings?” i’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences in the comments too ♡ #nigerianparents #corporalpunishment #videoessay #africanparents #commentary #nigeria 🏷️ chapters: 00:00 - intro 00:48 - art started the conversation 01:41 - my childhood had a before & after 02:55 - respect vs obedience 04:38 - where is the line? 06:09 - did the beatings work? 08:06 - “spare the rod, spoil the child” 09:03 - children become adults 10:35 - “our parents were beaten too” 12:40 - what does “i turned out fine” mean.. 14:01 - and yet, we laugh 14:55 - so.. what did we actually learn? 15:46 - what do we do instead? 16:42 - final thoughts