Children can be grumpy sometimes. As a new mother, this can easily drive you insane and sink you into depression because unlike an adult, your baby is not able to explain to you what is irritating them. This brings to mind Amanda Nyarongi, an adopted mother to baby James. When she took James from a…

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…

A Spanish proverb says, ‘The belly rules the mind.’ This statement holds true for most of us. Various foods improve bodily functions,including the mind. However, spinach is a vegetable that most children love to hate-some cringe at the thought of eating it. Regardless of the taste, the fact is leafy green vegetables such as spinach…

Most countries, Kenya included, have achieved the United Nations goal of reducing deaths from measles by 90 per cent between 2000 and 2010. The World Health Organization (WHO) attributes this to vigorous vaccination campaigns. However, experts fear that there might be a resurgence in deaths from measles if the vaccination efforts are not sustained, because…

Everything is mine!!! It is now 10 months since Zuri’s brother, Ami, joined the household. And believe it or not, she is getting along with him well, albeit conditionally! As long as Ami stays away from Zuri’s toys, her food,her bed … anything she considers hers, they are the best of friends. Unfortunately, the house and everything in…

I don’t know if ‘quality’ time between a father and the son is still the norm these days. Nevertheless, I strive to make time for my prized son, Kevin and me. Here is what happened to me when I got home from work recently: ‘Dad, our teasher wants us to learn a shong,’ says Kevin…