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Disabled parents: where to find personal assistance services to prepare effectively for parenthood

By Babylove Network | August 6, 2021

For parents with disabilities, the memorable phrase “it takes a village” is more than just an idyllic hope. In the United States, it’s the law. In the landmark 1999 Olmstead v. L.C. ex rel. Zimring case, the U.S. Supreme Court officially mandated community support for disabled families. Subsequent public debate has focused attention on a…

Kenya Bans Inter Country Adoptions

By Babylove Network | August 8, 2021

The Kenya cabinet has indefinitely banned inter-country adoptions as per the report below quoted from the press statement of cabinet meeting held on the 27th of November 2014. Cabinet approved “An indefinite Moratorium on Inter-Country Adoption of Kenyan Children by foreigners”, and also revoked all licences to conduct inter-country adoptions in Kenya with immediate effect.…

Mystery detectives: The Causes of Autism

By Babylove Network | August 8, 2021

What are the causes of Autism? This is perhaps the most common question Autism parents ask themselves, each other, or get asked by others. I once caught myself back raised, mouth foaming, nails scratching deep marks into wood when a therapist posted an article suggesting that moms were the cause of Autism; that something we…

Sesame Street introduces Julia, the Muppet with Autism

By Babylove Network | August 8, 2021

Epically Classic Sesame Street. Nostalgic. Not many a melody captivates our collective mind, as that which is the theme song of PBS children’s television series; Sesame Street. In close to half a century of airing, the long running programme has impacted an international audience and implemented a multifaceted understanding of academia and cultural diversity. It…

Adoption The Boon? The Doom?

By Babylove Network | August 8, 2021

Adoption – especially the first adoption is scary…….. The other day I received a phone call from a lady I did not know and she wanted to talk to me about my adoption experience. She wanted to adopt a baby girl, but she was afraid of many things. For many adoptive parents, fear is a…

Lost autistic child – how to mitigate flight risk

By Babylove Network | August 8, 2021

A friend recently posted on Facebook about a scare she had when she could not find her daughter. It was a case of a lost autistic child. “Find her daughter” is putting it lightly; her autistic 6 year old had actually disappeared. Turns out hours later, she had followed some kids home and being non-verbal had…

Put God at the Center of The Family

By Babylove Network | August 8, 2021

I am constantly amazed at just how God created man, then later a woman for companionship. These two make a couple, and out of this union God raises a family. To put God at the CENTER of family therefore seems only sensible. Being a wife and a mother has given me the most joyous and…

Cerebral Palsy – Living one day at a time…

By Babylove Network | August 8, 2021

My mum had a normal pregnancy. And all was well Until my birth. My mum was mis-diagnosed. And went through prolonged labour. I suffered lack of oxygen. Causing DAMAGE to my brain. [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmA57MDlYEM&vol=4&width=700&height=554&cc_load_policy=1&vq=hd720&loop=0[/embedyt]

Eczema

By Babylove Network | August 8, 2021

Eczema is a recurrent dry and scaly, itchy skin rash found mainly in infants and toddlers. For infants, the rash is found usually on the cheek but it can appear on the limbs, the trunk and around the joints. For older children the rash is seen mainly in the elbow joints, and behind the knees.…

When your child cannot read

By Babylove Network | August 8, 2021

Dyslexia is a condition that is intricate and hard to diagnose without expert help. Even the medical fraternity does not speak with one voice on what dyslexia is. The common definition of what dyslexia is the one given by World-Federation of Neurology, which defines it as a reading disability resulting from the inability to process…

 


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