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Don’t replace human interaction with cartoons – Paediatrician
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Dr. Seyram Wordui
Parents who want to help their children communicate well should rather stimulate them to talk as often as possible than resorting to making them watch cartoons.
This advice comes at a time when many parents are of the conviction that, watching cartoons help children to learn to talk fast which has encouraged many to buy electronic devices such as television sets, tablets and cell phones for their children to facilitate that.
But, a Paediatrician and Chief Executive Officer of Babychildandco, Dr. SeyramWordui, in an interview with The Spectator on Monday said parents should interact more with their children than rely on electronic devices as she had observed.
She said human interaction should not replace cartoons but efforts should be made by parents and guardians to engage the children in communication even after watching the cartoons.
Dr. Wordui whose organisation offers parenting guidance and support to parents online said “Watching cartoons does not help children to talk fast especially when there is no conversation to stimulate a discussion”.
She said parents who had observed that their children had not met communication milestones as should be the case per their ages, should seek professional help.
She added that children developed differently and milestones could be considered only a guide.
The Chief Executive Officer again advised parents and guardians to be vigilant and look out for what might be thought to be wrong with their children and wards but not compare their children with others’.
Dr. Wordui said that every baby should be allowed up to a period of three months to meet expected speech and language milestones.
She said after this, parents who were not satisfied with the baby’s development should seek professional help because it was possible to suspect autism in a baby as young as six months or earlier.
From Dzifa Tetteh Tay, Tema.
Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has announced that the government has accepted the recommendation to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment as part of the constitutional review process.
He said the proposed amendment would affect Articles 3, 13, 19 and 72 of the 1992 Constitution, with offences that previously attracted the death penalty instead carrying life imprisonment.
Dr. Ayine made the announcement on July 30, 2026, at the Jubilee House in Accra during the Government Accountability Series while outlining the government’s position on the final recommendations of the Constitution Review Committee.
According to him, the government believes the death penalty is inconsistent with the constitutional right to life and Ghana’s international human rights obligations.
He explained that the recommendation forms part of broader proposals aimed at strengthening the protection of fundamental human rights under the Constitution.
Dr. Ayine said the government had also accepted the spirit of several recommendations to expand rights relating to women, children, persons with disabilities, older persons and the youth.
He added that a comprehensive Human Rights Act would be introduced to protect these rights and provide detailed enforcement mechanisms instead of amending the entrenched provisions of the Constitution through a national referendum.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called on both local and international investors to tap into opportunities in Ghana’s tourism, hospitality and creative industries.
Speaking in an interview yesterday with World Media USA Today, the Minister said government is committed to creating a conducive investment environment to support growth in the sector.
She highlighted key investment areas including hotels, fashion, music, film production, and tourism infrastructure.
Dzifa Gomashie also encouraged Ghanaians to invest in domestic tourism to help boost the local economy.
According to her, strategic investment in tourism and the creative economy will drive economic transformation, create jobs, and position Ghana as Africa’s gateway for heritage, culture, business and investment.
“Ghana has vast opportunities across tourism, hospitality and the creative industries. We are ready and open for business,” she stated.
The Minister’s remarks come as government intensifies efforts to leverage culture and tourism as drivers of economic growth and job creation.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
