After exclusively breastfeeding your child for a period of four to six months, it is important for you to start introducing your baby to other foods, which will ensure that he receives the adequate amount of nutrients that he needs. The first food he can be introduced to is formula milk. There are two ways…

A bright smile lights up Mary Wambui’s face as she kicks a ball and frolics around her compound in a city estate, as energetically as her young charges. It is clear that she loves children and time with them provides a welcome break from her busy schedule. However, the 40-year-old mother of three children aged…

Any mother, especially the first-timers, will tell you that being separated from their child is one of the hardest things they have had to face. She sits in the boardroom barely listening to the presentations being made. She knows that back home, her baby is just getting up to feed. Her anxiety builds; all she wants is to call the…

Your child’s body stores unused energy as body fat. To maintain a healthy weight, she needs to use (or ‘burn’) the energy from the foods he eats. If she eats more than she uses, her body will store the extra energy as fat. Too much of this kind of storage makes her overweight/obese. Over-weight attracters…

There is something about your children’s growth that inspires you to try out as many recipes as possible— so that they clear up their plate every meal time. With their fluctuating appetites, you will have to experiment with various types of food. Here, we discuss the making of banana bread that can be eaten in…

For countless reasons, mainly safety and convenience, you must consider your baby’s means of transport a priority. Details of baby prams and walkers, which help you get around more conveniently with your baby, are worth discussing. Baby Prams Today’s parents have a wider range of options when it comes to taking those bonding strolls with…

We usually want to breastfeed our babies exclusively for at least six months now that breast milk is considered the best food for your infant. However, this has proved almost impossible for a number of reasons like health concerns, mothers having to go back to work their three months maternity leave or simply the breast…

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Foolishness is firmly attached to a child’s heart. Spanking will remove it far from him (Proverbs 22:15). Fathers, do not be hard on your children, so that their spirit may not be broken (Colossians 3:21) These are two powerful bible verses that can easily be misunderstood. I’d say the context of the scenarios is what…

We know them by their colour and shape, and whether they are eaten raw or cooked, they are undeniably, a delicacy. While many of us eat them for their nutritive value, others simply like their taste. Bananas are good for babies too and are in fact among the first solid foods given to infants. Bananas…