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Your baby & the Law: A peak into your child’s rights
‘All rise!’goes the Court Clerk and everyone in the courtroom responds accordingly as the judge saunters in. They take their seats after the court proceeding that ensures that the involved parties are present. The accused are a man and a woman, and the complainant; a little, gentle person, cooing, drooling away, and hopelessly trying to…
Help! I cannot love my baby
Loving your baby is not something a mother will question, let alone discuss. For, is it not supposed to come naturally? What happens when you as a mother cannot bring yourself to love your newborn baby? And how is it possible that a mother can carry her child for nine months only to resent her…
Fainting-Is it normal?
I am convinced that you will not believe me if I told you that it is normal for your child to faint, at least when he is still below the age of 15 years. Medical research has recently proven that over 30 per cent of children worldwide have had a fainting episode. When this happens,…
Sleep, baby sleep
Babies can keep their parents on edge, especially when they have all forms of sleep disturbance. It gets worse when their sleeplessness is accompanied by crying, keeping parents awake for long hours. This can be nerve wracking; fortunately, there are possible solutions, although some may not be immediate. The golden rule is to always keep…
Understanding child’s behaviour- through birth order
Many mothers say that despite having many children, each pregnancy is unique. And upon delivery, the babies take on their own personality. So, how come one child will be very neat and responsible while the other is carefree and clumsy? Is there an explanation to this contrast or is behaviour engraved in the genetic code? Apparently, the sequence in which…
If the doctor is wrong?
Recently, TV must have missed to say, ‘The pictures we are about to show may be disturbing .. .’ or is it that citizens have matured to the capacity of handling emotional disquieting information unlike the case has been. Before I knew it, the camera had zeroed in on a mother who gently unwrapped her…
Inverted Nipple
To many, talking inverted nipples is an unheard of phenomenon. You may want to ask ‘how can a nipple be inverted?’ while some are contemplating how nipples can be inverted, others are wondering whether their nipples are inverted or not. Below is the story of Carol Gitonga who has had a difficult time breastfeeding her babies because…
What children should eat to grow properly
Knowing dinner is served at approximately the same time every night and that the entire family will be sitting down together is comforting and enhances appetite. Poor nutrition among toddlers and young children is an increasingly common problem with serious physical and medical consequences. According to a recent report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on child health, 70 per…
Attending To Her Bruise
A bruise occurs when tiny blood vessels are damaged or broken as a result of a bang on the skin. Blood leaks into the skin causing colour change on the bruised area to reddish, which is easily visible, especially for lighter skin. It then changes to purplish (blue-black), and eventually to dark brown as the bruised…
Baby’s first teeth
Do’s and don’ts Physician and philosopher Hippocrates of Cos said teething infants, especially the first tooth, experience symptoms like fever, diarrhoea and itching of gums. All the way through the end of the 19th Century, teething was considered the number one cause of death of infants. This was treated through leeches, mercury-based powders and pricking of the gum. Apparently, the deaths…
