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Caring for a HIV positive baby

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The HIV virus depletes the white blood cells thus lowering the body’s immunity. Therefore, a person infected with HIV needs special care, be it young or old. As the main care providers, women living with the HIV virus have the greater responsibility when it comes to taking care of a HIV positive child. A lot…

BANANA CAKE

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One great way to enrich a cake is to add over-ripe bananas to it. It adds zest to your cake, not to mention nutrients for the kids. Bananas are a good source of potassium, fibre and help maintain sugar levels in the body. A banana cake makes a good accompaniment for breakfast or afternoon snack. One can also use ripe bananas to bake a…

Why they can’t make friends

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There is a quote by a scholar, Lois Kaufman that goes, ‘Plant a seed of friendship; reap a  bouquet of happiness: This is something that rings true in many of our lives. When times are hard and our friends are there for us, we are grateful and often wonder, What would I do without her/him? A simple…

HARD baby ‘poo’

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MARY a new mom, recently noticed that whenever she changed her ten-month-old baby’s diaper, it either had very hard excreta or none at all. She became worried when she noticed her baby’s condition had not changed by the end of one week. She. therefore, decided to rush the baby to the hospital where it was…

Meeting Your Child’s Teacher

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It was a little tough on you having to leave your crying child on his first day of school. But you know life has to begin—or is it go on for him. So you leave him in the learning arena; but you know he has to get nothing but the best out of there. There…

Baby bottom highlights

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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…

Kidding Moments 30

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A teacher draws a snake and asks her class, ‘How many feet do you think this snake is?’ Jane, the cleverest girl, lifts her hand smiling and confidently pipes up, ‘Snakes have no feet.’ – After school, John goes home hungry and with a stomach upset. The mother asks what he did with his lunch…

Eat! Don’t pick – A better way of saying that

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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…

The Why Factor

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How to answer his many many questions What is it that makes a toddler keep asking, ‘Why?’ to almost every answer? Could there be an explanation to this age old habit? While the ‘Why?’ bit may be a daunting a task, it is inevitable as this is a right of passage. So don’t blame it…

Fadhili’s suffering and pain

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At the tender age of one, Fadhili was snoring abnormally loud both during the day and at night. This worried his mother, Lucy Gichia. He had a condition referred to as Adenoids. However, when she decided to seek help, the doctor reassured Fadhili’s mother, Lucy, that the problem was common and it would disappear as…