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Easy microwave playdough recipe
Playing with playdough has many benefits for your child’s development, including developing her hand-eye and bilateral coordination. Here’s an easy recipe you can make at…
Is your toddler acting out, or acting her age?
If your toddler throws a tantrum, ignores you when you talk to her or lashes out when you play, it could be that she is…
Quick and easy chicken and mushroom skillet
Your kids won’t even know you’re serving up a healthy meal with this delicious recipe!
From pregnancy to birth
5 things you should know about your first postpartum poop
For many moms, the first postpartum poop comes with many challenges. Here’s how to deal with them.
The fourth trimester – caring for yourself after childbirth
Sister Burgie Ireland offers some expert advice on how to care for yourself after the birth of your baby.
When should my baby start kicking during pregnancy?
At what stage should your baby start kicking during pregnancy? How often should you feel the baby move, and how do you know that everything…
Baby
How to cope with load shedding when you have a newborn
Eskom has announced that Stage 1 load shedding will be implemented from 9am to 10pm tonight. Here’s how to beat the power blues with your…
7 facts about walking every first-time parent should know
Plus, when you can expect your little one to take her first steps.
How to develop your baby’s language skills
Follow these tips to stimulate your little one's language development.
Toddler (1-3 years)
Easy microwave playdough recipe
Playing with playdough has many benefits for your child’s development, including developing her hand-eye and bilateral coordination. Here’s an easy recipe you can make at…
Is your toddler acting out, or acting her age?
If your toddler throws a tantrum, ignores you when you talk to her or lashes out when you play, it could be that she is…
How much should my child eat? Here’s a handy guide to portion sizes for toddlers
Here's how much your little one should be eating. By nutritional therapist Hannah Kaye
Pre-schooler (4-6 years)
5 creative motor skills activities for preschoolers
Develop your preschoolers motor skills with these fun games.
What your 4-year-old child should know
When it comes to academic achievement for pre-school children, have we lost the plot?
Here’s how to spot the signs of heat exhaustion in kids, PLUS how to cool your little one down
If your child complains of nausea and having a headache after spending most of the day playing outside, she could have heat exhaustion.
Big school and beyond
5 tips to help your child in Grade R or Grade 1 make new friends at school
Making new friends in a class full of unknown faces can be a daunting task. Here’s how you can help.
Five ways to help your child develop a love for reading
This is how parents can foster a culture of learning in their children.
The reopening for independent schools is being delayed by a week
Due to the second wave of COVID-19, school reopening will be delayed, and orientation camps will be canceled.
For Mom
Quick and easy chicken and mushroom skillet
Your kids won’t even know you’re serving up a healthy meal with this delicious recipe!
CHEAP AND EASY: 5 quick recipes you can make using bread
We show you how to make 5 different recipes with 1 loaf of bread.
3 steps to make the day care drop-off less traumatic
A tearful drop-off is as difficult for you as for your little one. Here’s how to make saying goodbye less painful. By Lisa Witepski