Afrobeats star Tiwa Savage has shared details of her parenting approach, saying she is intentionally raising her son, Jamil, with discipline and limits despite her wealth and success.
The singer made this known in a series of posts on her Instagram story, where she reflected on a video by businesswoman and pastor Ibukun Awosika. Quoting Awosika, Tiwa warned parents against using their own success to “kill their children’s ambition”.
According to her, children who grow up having everything handed to them may struggle with passion, drive and ambition later in life. She noted that having a need or lacking something often pushes people to work hard and pursue their dreams.
“A dream should be something bigger than your reality. Something you wish you had that you don’t already,” she wrote.
Tiwa said this philosophy is something she has already started practising with Jamil, whom she shares with her ex-husband, Tunji “TeeBillz” Balogun. She explained that while she sometimes flies private, she now deliberately puts her son in economy class whenever they travel commercially.
