But in Nigeria today, some parents, especially the parents of the over 200 Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, who were kidnapped over a month ago by Boko Haram insurgents.
Also mourning are parents who lost their children to the Boko Haram bombs in Abuja, Jos, Maiduguri, Bauchi and other parts of Nigeria.
Today on Morning Teaser, we want you to say a prayer for Nigerian children as we celebrate them today.