The reality is that the society has ascribed the major work of parenting to women and the first challenge is stress. Stress is a normal...

Studies have shown a connection between nutrition and maternal depression that can occur during pregnancy and up to 1 year postpartum....

Most women feel stressed after giving birth to a child. Being a mom for the first time and the pressure to be the best can be...

- Limit smoking/tobacco use as it causes damage to the heart and blood vessels. This reduces oxygen in the blood, thereby increasing...

• Get vaccinations: Children should be vaccinated up to data. There’s a lot of misinformation about vaccines out there, but all...

Fever occurs when a child's body temperature is higher than normal. A high temperature is very common in young children. The temperature...

Constipation is when a child has very hard stools and has fewer bowel movements than normal. It is a very common GI (gastrointestinal)...

Pneumonia is a lung infection. It is usually caused by a virus or bacteria. These germs make the air sacs in the lungs fill with fluid...

Vitamins play an indispensable role in the metabolic reactions in the body system. The body needs vitamins to efficiently metabolise...

Some Feeding Guidelines for Children are: Discourage unacceptable behaviours like standing at the table or throwing food Let toddlers...

People with chronic stress try to manage it with unhealthy behaviours, including: Drinking alcohol too much or too often. Gambling....

Fever occurs when a child's body temperature is higher than normal. A high temperature is very common in young children. The temperature...

Diarrhoea is the passage of watery and loose stools. It can be sudden onset and lasting for less than two weeks (acute) or persistent...

Food safety refers to the process of handling, preparing and storing foods to prevent foodborne illnesses. It ensures the health and...

Food allergy occurs when the immune system reacts to a protein (allergen) in food.. This can be mild to severe. A child is considered to...

Low Birth weight is the term used to describe babies born weighing less than 2,500g or 2.5kilograms. These babies look much smaller than...

Feeding isn’t just about nutrition. It is: Exposure and discovering new tastes, flavours and texture Develop communication and...

Toddlers often refuse to eat certain foods which is normal. As a child grows, he or she tends to develop food preferences. Most parents...

Mothers should note that there are principles guiding the psychological growth and development of their children. Here are a few: Parents...

The first 1000 days of life - between a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s second birthday - is a unique period of opportunity when the...