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Spring Cleaning Beauty Treats for Tweens

by Jozikids | child/teen, health, health, healthy | 0 comments

Spring into the season of life looking and feeling beautiful. Its liberating, rejuvenating and completely fashionable too! September marks the end of the cold, the end of a time where we may have hoarded emotions along with the snacks. But, Spring inspires us to...Read more

Being a Queen Demands Self Love

by Jozikids | child/teen, health, health, parenting, self-esteem, Self-esteem | 0 comments

Let’s take some royal tips on how to be selfish, or to self-love – just like a queen

Massage therapy to beat the flu

by Jozikids | baby, baby health, health, health, health/safety | 0 comments

Apart from vitamins and kitting the kids in flu armour, good massage therapy has proven to be effective in warding off the flu and building the immune system too. Find out more

Kids don’t say, “I’m worried” but rather say, “I have a stomach ache”

by Andy Cohen | anxiety, health, self-esteem, Self-esteem | 0 comments

By Andy Cohen, a Psychoanalytic Candidate, Community Art Counsellor, artist and mother of 2. She is also the author and illustrator of Wish You Were Here, a children’s book which explores loss and parenting with a light-hearted touch. Stomach aches in children are a...Read more

Dettol ProFresh: designed to support today’s active lifestyle

by admin | baby health, health | 0 comments

Today’s lifestyle is typically busy, with work, family, friends and recreational interests all demanding for their share of time and energy. Achieving and maintaining good health can be a challenge, with so many competing demands – particularly within families. Not...Read more

Sun protection doesn’t disappear in winter for your child’s delicate skin

by Fatima Kazee | health | 0 comments

Many people mistakenly believe that they do not need to apply sunscreen in winter or on cloudy days. Did you know that the sun is closer to the earth during the winter months? Yes it is and this means that the sun’s rays are harsher and stronger than in summer.

Fever in babies and children

by Mike Marinus | baby health, health, health, health | 3 comments

When a child has a fever we often reach for the meds to get rid of the high temperature and return our babies to normal…but is this the right approach?

Fever itself is not an illness. In fact, an increase in body temperature is a great indicator that your child’s immune system has switched on and is fighting off an infection

Is your child overeating? How you can help

by Carey Haupt | health, raise healthy kids | 0 comments

Obesity… It’s an ugly word, but as we head into the ‘eating season’ take this time to take ownership of it and make a change! A healthy weight is not only vital for your child’s health and wellbeing, but as any woman will attest to, it can also be a great source of anguish.

Helping children sleep

by Ilze Alberts | health, health, sleep, toddler issues | 4 comments

by Ilze van der Merwe-Alberts , Educational Psychologist and CEO of Bella Vida Group Bedtime can be a very difficult time for many parents when the kids refuse to go to bed or stay in their beds. Many parents throw their hands up in the air and say “we just give in...Read more

Would you accept a C- when it came to your child’s health?

by Lindsay Grubb | health, health, health, healthy, nutrition, raise healthy kids | 0 comments

My daughter will eat anything you put in front of her with no arguments. She adores vegetables, happily munches away on broccoli, cauliflower, snap peas and carrots…