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Sinusitis —It’s not just a cold…
Sinuses are air spaces in the bones of the face around the nose and they are usually moist. Babies have sinuses. However, they are usually not well developed. These air spaces are in four sets located in the brain, forehead, behind the nasal passages and cheekbones and have a lining of a mucus layer and…
Cuts – What to do when they happen
Very active children will once in a while get a graze or cut in the house or while playing outside. The range of cuts can be minor scraping of the knee to a deep cut that calls for admission at the hospital. Regardless of the state, all of these cuts need fast attention to stop…
Schooling with your child
I was never a big fan of school in my days, it now seems. School came across as a punishment, exam time only compounded my hatred, let’s call it lack of enthusiasm, for school. I was sure my mother hated me—sending me to school and seeking to check on my progress. Now older and wiser,…
Putting time in your baby’s account
Why is it mandatory? As a single, working mother. Angela* would leave the house before daylight to beat the traffic and return just after dark. She spent two hours in traffic and ten hours at the work place just so to remain the effective provider of the home. Time is money—you know. She had Saturday…
Baby bottom highlights
Your baby naturally has sensitive skin which needs extra special care. This includes the skin around the diaper area that needs protection from the irritating effects of pee and pooh. A good diaper, when used well, should soak up your baby’s waste to prevent diaper rash, provide general hygiene and make your baby and everyone…
Asthmatic Baby
Asthma is a recurrent condition, affecting the airways in the lungs. It is characterised by coughing, wheezing(whistling sound in the chest), and difficulty in breathing. What causes asthma in children? Asthma is an allergic condition that tends to occur in families. That is, it is hereditary. Several members of one family may have asthma or…
Childless? – letting another woman get pregnant on your behalf
Wandia and John had been trying to bear a child countless times, unsuccessfully. They had listened to every old woman’s folktales on fertility enhancement and would have visited a local mganga were it not for the good Lord forbidding it in His word. Then once, after months of drinking beetroot and amaranth—she believes that was…
Eat! Don’t pick – A better way of saying that
Alice came home later than usual expecting her children to be fast asleep. But walking in, Alice met frustration written all over her house help’s face. Beside her was one of her sons, Sam, with a bowl full of untouched food. For Sam, the word ‘food’ was enough for him to throw a tantrum that…
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Kinder – bites
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…
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