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Are more kids getting Covid in the 3rd wave?

by Dr Karin Van Der Merwe | COVID-19 and kids | 0 comments

By Dr Karin van der Merwe, a general practitioner working in Johannesburg. Founding member of GGPC ( Gauteng General Practitioners collaboration) which has a platform for doctors to share resources during COVID-19 . Look for #voicesthatcare on the GGPC Facebook...Read more

Video games: good, bad or both?

by Elmien Ackerman | COVID-19 and kids | 0 comments

Gaming has become more popular due to lockdown. Is this good, bad, or a combination of both? Read what the experts have to say.

Impaq can help you make the switch to full-time homeschooling

by Louise Schoonwinkel | COVID-19, COVID-19 and kids, education, homeschooling | 0 comments

By Louise Schoonwinkel, MD of Optimi Home, a company that operates Impaq, South Africa’s largest home education curriculum provider.The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all aspects of human life. It has made people across the globe think differently about how we work,...Read more

Covid -ed Out… It’s enough already!

by Fatima Kazee | COVID-19, COVID-19 and kids | 1 comment

You’d think that by now we’d have gotten used to living with the Covid pandemic. I mean, it has been like 15 years hasn’t it? Sure feels like it – or am I just Covid-ed out?

Schooling during COVID, part 1: What the evidence says?

by Dr Despina Demopoulos | COVID-19, COVID-19 and kids, schooling | 0 comments

By Dr Despina Demopoulos a paediatric intensivist at the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre#VoicesThatCare In the lead up to the start of the academic year for 2021, conflicting views regarding schooling during Covid were expressed. Government, teacher trade unions,...Read more

Schooling during COVID, part 2: Ensuring schools are safe

by Dr Despina Demopoulos | COVID-19, COVID-19 and kids | 0 comments

Safety and precautionary measures to ensure schools are safe for learners, teachers, staff and parents.

Is my allergy acting up again, or do I have Covid-19?

by Dr Tamara Jaye | COVID-19, COVID-19 and kids | 0 comments

The 5Cs in allergy management. For patients who suffer from allergies, there is much conflicting discussion and opinions in the medical world, as well as in the media, regarding the risk level that COVID-19 poses to this population.

COVID’s 2nd wave and sending kids back to school

by Dr Megan Neudecker | COVID-19 and kids | 0 comments

A doctor’s advise about sending kids back to school during Covid’s 2nd wave with ideas about what risks to consider and safety precautions to take at school

11 Extra Murals Online and Offline: now just a click away

by Jozikids | Coding courses, COVID-19, COVID-19 and kids | 0 comments

With just a click of the mouse, extra murals online and even offline can now be enjoyed. Choose from Coding, Dancing, Horse Riding, Drama and Dance.

Awesome back-to-school shopping offers to jazz up 2021

by Jozikids | COVID-19, COVID-19 and kids | 0 comments

Awesome back-to-school shopping offers, at affordable prices. Suppliers of stationery, school bags, labels and even personalised items to jazz up your year

Alternative schooling options: homeschooling, cottage school, online & more

by Jozikids | schooling, COVID-19, COVID-19 and kids, education | 0 comments

What schooling options do you have and how would you go about switching from mainstream to any other school?

Impaq: Your guide to homeschooling in 2021

by Elmien Ackerman | homeschooling, COVID-19 and kids, education | 0 comments

Whether you are a homeschooling veteran or a nervous newcomer, Impaq is your best homeschooling guide in 2021.

As a parent, I am exhausted …

by Cindy Poluta | COVID-19 and kids, COVID-19 | 0 comments

I’ve never lived through a pandemic. You’ve never lived through a pandemic.
And our teachers and schools have never had to work through a pandemic.
It’s a first time for everyone.
No one has the answers.
No one is getting it right.
And no one is to blame.
I am just so tired and sad for my children right now.