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Why I barred my daughter from having phones – Bisola reacts to criticism

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Why I barred my daughter from having phones – Bisola reacts to criticism

Popular Nigerian actress and reality TV star, Bisola Aiyeola has stand on her decision of not giving her teenage daughter a mobile phone until she reaches a certain age.

The actress made the revelation during an episode of “Mums Next Door” with reality star, Maria Chike Benjamin.

Not too long after celebrating Leyla, her daughter’s birthday on June 12, the Big Brother Naija contestant stated that she barred her 15-year-old daughter from using phone since she started school, and it will remain like that until the girl reaches 16 years.

I don't regret barring my daughter from using phones - Bisola reacts to criticism

Addressing the criticism she faces over her parenting style, the mother of one affirmed that she stands by her decision, however, her child can access a laptop for schoolwork and communicate with friends via Zoom.

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Bisola also recalled when she discovered that Leyla had created a smart chat account on her laptop, which led to extending the phone ban by another year.

She said: “Yes, I have been judged by my parenting skills. So, my daughter turned 15 this year and still doesn’t have a phone. I have been pretty strict with that part of her life, and she begged. I told her she wouldn’t have a phone till she was 16, so she still had one more year to go. And people have been asking me, like, what if there is an emergency?

“Wouldn’t she be behind her pairs and all, but she has a laptop for school work? If her friends need to talk to her, they can call her on Zoom. Sometimes, people feel like I am overdoing it, or I am trying to be overprotective, and I am like, well, that’s your business.

“There was a time I found out she opened a smart chat account on a laptop, and I was like, how? I disciplined her, which made me extend her phone usage by a year because she was supposed to get it this year at 15.”

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