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Tips and tips 35a
Bathing your new born o Until his umbilical cord has fallen off and his circumcision has healed avoid giving your baby a bath in the basin. o Start the bathing by wiping his eyes from the inside to the outside using a clean damp soft cloth or a wad of cotton wool without soap. o…
Honey pleeeeze!
We are heading to the clinic for the flu Jab and I have beads of sweat on my forehead. From what? You may wonder. Well, for the last 4 minutes I have been trying to force a baby boot on my boy’s foot. The exercise has been exasperating because the little bootie will simply not…
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…
Mary Wavinya – ‘We will become great friends’
Mary graced pregnant issue 9 cover. Her baby boy, Javan Kitangana (Pictured with her), was born on 6 October 2007. Motherhood has been challenging because I now have two baby boys who are both a handful— my eldest son is five years old. When I went back home after delivering Javan, his eldest brother always…
Tears without sobs – there’s a problem
The trickling down of tears is one of the many forms of expression in human beings. There are tears of joy and tears of pain. However, for newborns, though they cry, they do not have the capacity to produce tears, at least not until the end of the first month. It is around this time…
The days of a mummy
During Father’s Day I decided to treat my son to a day out of the house. The weather as you well know has been conniving with the clouds to deny him the much needed sun. Once upon a time, it did not matter whether or not the sun shone. Or if it rained elephants and…
Please dad, be there for me. It’s important
My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, ‘You are tearing up the grass.’ ‘We’re not raising grass,’ dad would reply. ‘We’re raising boys.’ Harmon Killebrew, former American baseball star, now a philanthropist Most mothers want their baby’s father involved in their child’s life right from conception. They…
Wean your child for school
Even before birth, a baby and the mother develop a bond that only grows to greater heights when the baby is born. As days go by, and the baby achieves developmental milestones day by day, his dependence on his parents for his survival creates an inseparable connection. He learns to associate security and provision of…
Sexually assaulted babies
Child sexual abuse is still (sadly) a common occurrence. With cases dating back to our childhood as current parents and adults to present child molestation occurrences, these violation cases of our young ones are as heartbreaking as ever. Lessons of understanding on this issues as well as holistic recovery directives are imperative.
Ways to help kids to be responsible and useful
Most parents say that it is hard to have kids and maintain a neat house. It appears easier to clean up than engage kids in doing the chores. Getting kids to engage in constructive housework requires patience, tact and lots of play. But ultimately, kids have to be taught responsibility early as it is a vital life…
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