Don’t forget to make him burp after he takes milk!, most mothers will tell their baby’s nanny. But how exactly to do it, is sometimes a nightmare, especially when you are a first-time mum. Most mums dread to think what the consequences of not burping a baby might be. To allay such fears, it is…

Funny things parents say If you don’t finish your food Richard (neighbour’s younger kid) will grow taller than you. To a crying six-year-old boy. ‘A-a-ah! Stop that. Men don’t cry.’ I am going to the market, take of care my child. If I meet the child crying or if you make him fall, you will…

Where my ancestors came from, when a child got mumps, they would be advised or led to a certain tree and urged to sing certain songs and dance around the tree to cast away the mumps. After which the child will be required to walk back to their home without looking back. It was believed…

As I researched on the content of this story, I was reminded of a story that happened several years ago, at our village in Bungoma. That fateful morning, my two younger sisters had been sent to the shops to buy breakfast when they spotted a wild dog walking by the roadside. In an attempt to…

It has definitely been different these past few days. Ami is home now and he seems to be fussier than Zuri was at his age. He cries a lot more too! I love the new bundle of joy and he is such a beautiful baby, but I am having a hard time sleeping at night.…

One may ask, of what importance is it to get a health insurance? And to answer that, I am reminded of the Scouts’ motto, “be prepared”. As such, I feel it is important that one adopts it even when it comes to life-preparedness for unknown eventualities should rattle you out of your comfort zone and…

I am reminded of the internationally acclaimed musician and the Ambassador of Hope for Burundi – his country of origin, Jean Pierre Nimbona, aka Kidum. He started singing at a tender age of 10. His father discovered Kidum’s passion for music around then and went ahead to support and encourage him; not to only sing…

As a parent, you are more excited than your baby as he approaches his first birthday. Of course the importance of the date at that age, while a big deal for you, is lost on the child. As you plan your baby’s birthday bash, a rush of apprehension hits you as you are not sure…

Your heat beats 101,000 times a day. During your lifetime, it will beat about 3 billion times and pump about 800 million pints (378 million litres) of blood. A normal heart beats 70 to 80 times a minute. Over 70 and 80 years, it gives a few billion beats. It is the powerful machine inside…

Your child’s body stores unused energy as body fat. To maintain a healthy weight, she needs to use (or ‘burn’) the energy from the foods he eats. If she eats more than she uses, her body will store the extra energy as fat. Too much of this kind of storage makes her overweight/obese. Over-weight attracters…