Probiotics and Travel: Your Gut’s Best Friend On the Go
Travelling is an exciting adventure, but it can sometimes throw your digestive system off balance. Multi-strain probiotics contain a variety of live micoorganisms1a that provide health benefits,1b including enhancinggut health1c while on the move. Benefits of Multi-Strain Probiotics The human digestive system is filled with hundreds of different types of tiny organisms living together in balance with […]
Sleepless Nights: Understanding and Addressing Pain and Fever in Children
There’s no “right” moment for pain and fever to strike. Yet, when they jolt your child awake in the wee hours, the challenge often feels magnified. Understanding the symptoms of pain and fever and knowing how to address them can make the experience less daunting for everyone involved. Why Do Children Experience Fever? Fever in […]
STRONG FOUNDATIONS: FACILITATING SUCCESSFUL EDUCATIONAL JOURNEYS FROM GRADE 1
Parents and guardians are widely acknowledged as the primary educators in a child’s early years, and the significance of their role cannot be overstated. Cultivating a child’s independence and self-assurance begins with fostering a sense of belonging and security within the family unit. This foundation provides children with the confidence to explore, learn, and grow, […]
Breathing is easy, or is it? Blocked noses in newborns and pregnant or breastfeeding moms: what you need to know.
We all just want to do what is best for our babies. Knowing what that is might be challenging to new and even experienced parents because advice comes at us from all angles, and everybody has an opinion. It is therefore reassuring to know that for all disease entities, healthcare providers follow guidelines, carefully put […]
Back to School 2024 – Creating Healthy Lunch Boxes
The 2024 school year has kicked off and parents are back to the challenge of the daily packing of nutritious and appealing lunch boxes. Time constraints, especially on weekday mornings, picky eating, getting the nutritional balance right and cost concerns are all hurdles that busy parents must grapple with. What goes into the lunch box, and what […]
Have you asked your child: ‘What’s the worst thing you have seen online?’
Devices, always connected to the internet, play a significant role in the childhood of our youngest generations. There’s so much that is good in this, and so much also that is an outright threat to their mental and emotional well-being. You might think that the worst of this is cyberbullying or exposure to pornography, but […]
8 ways to cultivate creativity in schools, and at home
In times of rapid, constant transformation and with unprecedented challenges that need urgent solutions, the demand for innovation and creative thinking skills in 21st Century workplaces has never been more pronounced. As industries shift towards adaptability and agility, the ability to foster creativity in our young generations becomes an important investment in the workforce of […]
Don’t Let Pain or Fever Dampen Your Child’s Holiday Spirit
Don’t Let Pain or Fever Dampen Your Child’s Holiday Spirit With the December holidays just around the corner, families are dusting off suitcases, giving car tyres the once-over, and plotting adventures. If you’re rolling with young children, you can expect a few unexpected challenges (and the occasional scraped knee). Being prepared for sudden pains or fevers […]
The first days after birth is a magical, miraculous and profound
The first days after birth is a magical, miraculous and profound time for new moms and babies alike. The little one has to adapt from living in an aqueous womb environment to air breathing, and from a 24/7 food supply, to all of a sudden getting sustenance from a nipple or teat. One would think […]
Teens & tweens are watching porn & we need to talk about it
Parents of today’s adolescents grew up in a world where pornography was something you had to get your hands on, which was difficult to do while you were underage. There wasn’t much of it around to start with, and then there was a host of regulations and restrictions that limited the range and possibility for adolescents […]