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That your teeth start growing six months before you are born. While few babies are born with teeth in place, the teeth that will eventually push through the gums of young children are formed long before the child even leaves the womb. At 9 to 12 weeks the foetus starts to form the teeth buds…
School Uniform- More than a set of clothes
The idea of taking children to school may be somewhat alien for those taking their little ones to school for the first time. However, whether a first timer or an old hand, your children’s grooming is supreme. This will ensure your child looks pleasant in school, and in turn boost his self-esteem. Requirements School uniforms…
Putting time in your baby’s account
Why it is 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…
Dehydration can kill your child!
Dehydration is one of the most common conditions, that affect infants and toddlers. It often occurs as a result of loss of body fluids through vomiting, fever or diarrhoea. Babies may get dehydrated quickly when they lose a lot of water and salts. If not hospitalized immediately, dehydration can cause serious complications and even lead…
Malezi Bora-Afya Leo ni Uzima Kesho
What is Malezi Bora? It is an initiative by Ministry of Health and partners to promote use of routine health services for mother and child in all health facilities. You can promote good health and well being of children through the following key steps: 1. Healthy pregnancy: As soon as you know you are pregnant,…
Caring for baby’s navel
BABIES receive nourishment and oxygen in the womb through the placenta, which is connected to the inner wall of the mother’s uterus. The placenta is connected to the baby by the umbilical cord through an opening in the baby’s abdomen(‘umbillicus’). The umbilical cord is the only channel of communication between the child and the mother…
Drug allergies
How to protect your kids Drug allergy occurs when the immune system reacts to a medication. Though not as common as food or Hay Fever allergies, reaction to medication affects children and adults. According to Dr Magda Attia, a general practitioner, drug allergy accounts for 20 per cent of all allergy patients seen in a month, with the majority being children. Just…
Essentials of baby skin care
The importance of Baby skin care Nothing feels quite as soft and supple as a baby’s delicate skin. Gorgeous to touch, it’s a constant source of delight and wonder to you. It is through gentle, skin-to-skin contact that you will first communicate your love to one another, as your tender touches help baby feel safe…
The boy is mine
*Mary Obilisi had been waiting in the Monday morning down pour for the offices of a human rights NGO to open. *Mark, her husband of 14 years, who had infected her with the HIV virus on the second year of their marriage through marital rape had brutally assaulted her with a knife, destroyed her month’s dosage of ARV…
Be careful lest kids out-smart you
When my nephew recently began to crawl, I was super excited; first of all because it was an important milestone in his life, but also because it meant I didn’t have to carry him around all over the place. Of course from previous experience with his sister, I know that crawling is not as slow in children as it is in…
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