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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.

Covid-19: One year reflections

by Dr Sheri Fanaroff | COVID-19 | 0 comments

Covid-19 : one year reflections that makes you wonder

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

World Frog Day – time to celebrate with 400 Frogs

by Jozikids | environment | 0 comments

400 frogs tells it all! Watch what it took to release captive-bred Pickers Gill Reed Frogs back into their natural environment!

COVID continues. Time for a mental health check-up?

by Dr Adrienne During | COVID-19 | 0 comments

Anxiety, depression and insomnia – what is the cause of these post Covid mental health issues?

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?

You don’t need to be a teacher to homeschool

by Elmien Ackerman | education, homeschooling, learning, schooling, traditional schooling | 0 comments

Two former teachers share their experience on using Impaq as a curriculum provider for homeschooling.

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.

Positive Parenting Webinar by Crawford International

by Jozikids | communication, parenting | 0 comments

Join Crawford International for the #LiveYourBestLife series.. a wellness webinar on positive parenting

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.

Is it Just a Cold, or is it Corona?

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

Even though you may think it’s just a cold, chances are you may be positive for Covid-19. Stay home, even if you are a little ill.

What to do when your teen wants to start dating

by Danielle Barfoot | independence, parenting, relationships, romance, romance, teens | 0 comments

The prospect of your child wanting to date is a little unnerving – what if they get hurt, are manipulated, get in over their head, or have their heart broken? Yet as uncomfortable or scary as it may feel, dating is a normal, healthy, and necessary part of any young adult’s emotional development. In fact, romantic relationships are a major developmental milestone.