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Baby blues?
Between 10 and 30% of all new mothers suffer from post-natal depression. Are you one of them?
Be watersafe
It is estimated that more than one child drowns in South Africa every day. There are things you can do to protect your child from drowning.
Birthday party ideas
Birthday parties for babies are more important for parents - babies don't even know what the fuss is about. Here's a tip to make it easy and fun for both.
Childproof your kitchen
Adhere to the following guidelines to keep your kitchen safe from curious kids, and to prevent possible injury to them.
Cool about going back to school
While many parents are only too grateful when the back-to-school advertisements start appearing, the start of a new school year can be a traumatic time for many children.
Could your teen be drinking?
Stop the trots in its tracks
Teach kids to be traffic wise
Toddlers vs. pets
Toddlers can hurt pets badly. And pets can hurt toddlers badly.
Your asthmatic child at school
Unfortunately, you can't keep an eye on your asthmatic child all the time. So, what can you do to ensure that your child is taken care of during school hours?
Get your kids off the couch
Once bitten, twice shy
Your kids and booze
Rheumatic fever: know the signs
Getting your child to sleep
Sparklers can get red-hot!
They sparkle and shine, and look like lots of harmless fun – but they can get six times hotter than a pan of cooking oil. Beware of sparkler injuries this New Year's Eve.
Discipline tactics
Discipline is important for children (and your sanity!). It teaches children what is acceptable and unacceptable, sets boundaries and makes them feel secure.
Home alone
Most adolescents are responsible enough to stay at home on their own.
Kids should buckle up too
Safe skateboarding
Getting the kids off the couch
Stop Billy from becoming a blimp
Balanced diet best for young bones
Is your child not pumping iron?
Help kids avoid weight problems
Signs of teething
Getting Johnny to eat his spinach
Breaking holiday habits
Holidays are times when we give kids a break. The downside is that it can become a battle to get them back into their normal routine when the new term starts.
Is your child depressed?
Is your child watching porn?
Keeping kids kitchen-safe
Road safety for kids
No chaos with kids in the car
Teaching toddlers to talk
Get your kids moving
Chubby child?
Is your teenager on a diet?
Recognise tummy ache in toddlers
Gifted child?
Could your child be using tik?
Buy safe toys this Christmas
Healthy lunch box ideas
Give good gifts this Christmas
A sore throat can damage the heart
Every year many South African children and young adults are crippled or die as a result of rheumatic heart disease – and it all starts with an untreated sore throat.
Baby brother blues
When there's a new baby in the house, older children can easily feel left out. It's important to help your older kids adjust.
Bedroom safety for kids
It's impossible to watch your toddler every second of the day. That's why it's important to make sure that your child's bedroom is as safe as possible.
Bye to bullies
Bullying can have devastating, even fatal, consequences for victims. What can you do if your child complains that he is being bullied?
Choose the right babysitter
Every parent has to leave his or her kids with a babysitter from time to time. The choice can be both liberating and nerve-wracking at the same time.
Could your baby be deaf?
Cuts and wounds
Cuts and grazes are part of growing up. Small wounds are usually easily treated at home with a little first aid and lots of TLC.
Stop toddler tantrums at the till
The baby is fine - how are you?
Weaning your baby
Your child could be taking drugs
Lice alert
Do not let lice get to your head
Are your kids exposed to lead?
Hit that heat rash
Prickly heat, a common heat-related skin rash, often occurs in children during summer.
Give safe toys this holiday season
Helmets a fitting protection
There are laws that require children to wear bike helmets, but there aren't laws that require parents to make sure helmets fit properly. And the fit is as important as the helmet.
Protect your kids from burns
Dreading that sex talk?
Taking the kids on a holiday trip?
Prevent your kids from choking
Keeping kids cool when flying
Put rust to rest
Get your tired child off the couch
The right toys for your toddler
The birds and the bees
Strategies to combat bedwetting
Helping your kid cope with crime
Trouble in Toyland?
First birthday party?
Kids and your medicine
Taking the sting out
Avoid daycare dilemmas
In the process of finding proper daycare for your kids? Many other parents share your dilemma – and it's not a matter to be taken lightly. Here are some things to consider.
Kids, cars and crashes
Solids a lot to swallow for kids
Child have a behavioural disorder?
Could your child be taking drugs?
Chaos in Toyland?
Signs of a dangerous game
No choking for children
Something up your nose?
Halt those hiccups
Hiccups can be triggered by anything from spicy foods to stress, but they can also start for no reason at all. What can one do to stop it?
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