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Protect your children’s education with Discovery

by Jozikids | health, learning, schooling | 0 comments

Discovery’s Global Education Protector Benefit helps to cover your children’s education from crèche through to tertiary education, locally or abroad, if something happens to you.

Why friendship is the most important factor in your child’s life

by Mia Von Scha | health, self-esteem, Self-esteem | 2 comments

Here are 10 things that you can focus on to help your children to develop these kinds of relationships that will protect their health, brains and happiness…

Going Green when you clean!

by admin | health, health | 0 comments

While common, conventional cleaners may be cheaper in the short term, most of them come with a long-term price tag, compromised health. “Industry standard” cleaners or “heritage brand cleaners” that contain strong chemicals and disinfectants pose major health risks for people, animals and the environment.

16 road trip tips for the festive season

by Tiffany Markman | cars, family, family time, going away, holidays, travel | 2 comments

Yikes. Travelling over the festive season is NOT for the faint-hearted. Here are some tips for safe car travels, and for taking your littlies along without wanting to murder someone en route.

Safety tips for the festive season

by Fatima Kazee | going away, holidays, safety | 0 comments

The festive season is notorious for break-ins, hold-ups and all sorts of attempts at ruining a perfectly good end to the year. Here are a few tips to bear in mind before you hit the road… or the malls.

What is an ADHD assessment?

by Marilena Deroukakis | ADHD, Homeopathic treatments, special needs | 0 comments

Unlike other illnesses, there is no blood test, scan or gene that can reliably diagnose ADHD. There is a great deal of reliance on observations of teachers and parents who are required to fill in a “Rating Scale” describing the child’s behaviour.

A homeopathic approach to hayfever

by Marilena Deroukakis | health, health, health, Homeopathic treatments | 1 comment

Symptoms of a runny nose are often just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the homeopathic prescription, and there’s no ‘one size fits all’ pill for dealing with it, says Dr Marilena Deroukakis

Review: The Adventures of Mr Toad, National Children’s Theatre

by Tiffany Markman | activities, cars, family theatre, family time, holidays, reviews, safety, shows | 0 comments

Watch as the wealthy Mr Toad becomes obsessed with motor cars and addicted to reckless driving. His friends Rat, Mole and Badger intervene, with unhelpful sabotage by a nasty pack of ill-intentioned weasels – and both chaos and jail time ensue. This is a glorious holiday musical for the kids.

Choosing an au pair agency? Read this first!

by Candice Lee Reeves | child development, fatherhood, health/safety, motherhood | 0 comments

When looking for an au pair agency, your most important concerns are probably the quality of the candidates, the costs, and the reliability of the agency. But what happens if things go wrong? If you’re choosing an au pair, read this first.

Why play and fun are good for brain and body

by Tiffany Markman | activities, being present, family, family time, games, health/safety, homeschooling, indoor, left or right handed, outdoor, parenting, play, play, products, raise healthy kids, technology | 1 comment

If your child loves his/her devices and often has to be nagged to just *move*, you need to read this article. It’s about actualising more of the brain-and-body-potential that’s inside our children, using easy brain-boosting activities. Plus, research shows that stimulating both sides of the brain enables children to learn better, become more creative, deal more effectively with challenges and emotions, and build enhanced confidence, self-esteem and understanding of their environment.

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

Getting babies to sleep with Una Van Staden

by Mike Marinus | baby health, health, sleep | 0 comments

I sat down with Sleep Coach Una Van Staden from Pikanini baby and picked her brain about how best to get our little ones into good sleep routines.

Healthy school lunches

by Jessica Ferguson | health, lunchboxes | 1 comment

It’s a new year, which is a good time to make some new, exciting, and healthy changes to your child’s lunchbox? Here are some tips that will help you to pack a lunch that is nutritious, tasty, interesting, and safe