Octopizzo: Don't just teach your children to read. Teach them to question what they read

Octopizzo poses with kids as the Day of the African Child was marked   Photo: Facebook/Octopizzo

By Sheila Kimani (@sheilakimm)

Quite the father, Octopizzo has been vocal in raising his daughters often putting out his happy family photos on social media.

Better yet, when it comes to international celebrations, no celebrity goes harder than the chocolate city rapper whose affiliations with international NGOs has seen him increasingly become more of a human rights activist.

As the world yesterday celebrated “Day of the African” child, Octopizzo actively joined the bandwagon and even took time off his schedule to spend time with some African school kids. While at it he took the chance to put a word across in regards to parenting saying

“Don't just teach your children to read. Teach them to question what they read. The attitude that you have as a parent is what your kids will learn from, more than what you tell them. They don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.”

That said, it was impressive to see that while most African parents forgot the day, Octopizzo paid keen interest, enough to appreciate the African child.