We see publicities and calls for volunteers to retreats, visits to orphanages and homes for Children with special needs. We hear of booming calls to art shows, parties, fests and comedy shows. Then my roaming mind is drawn back to the tragic incident of a few weeks back- the Tanker Explosion on the now popular…
Health
What Should You Do When Your Child Needs Special Assessment?
At the LagosMums 4th Annual Parenting Conference and Exhibition last year (2017), during her session, Mrs Tosin Babalola shared a few nuggets to help parents be more educated about their child’s developmental milestones and about special assessment. How do you know when your child needs special assessment? There are certain developmental milestones that children attain at…
Impulsive Suicide: Grieving Mum Shares Her Sons Final Thoughts
Fisseha “Sol” Samuel He was a marvelous, graceful boy. We, his lucky family from the moment he arrived at age 10 from Ethiopia, weren’t the only ones to think so. A wide swath of local boyhood fell in love with him, too; migrating to our house, staying off and on, nights and weekends, holidays and…
Scoliosis Awareness Month – What is Scoliosis? #KNOwScoliosis
What is Scoliosis? Do you know Scoliosis? “No I don’t! Yes I do! I must have heard about it before… Is it not that disease that?….” It is Scoliosis Awareness Month and we are here to make sure you #kNOwScoliosis! First, Scoliosis is NOT a disease; it is a (spinal) disorder. What is Scoliosis? Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the…
How Do You Ensure Your Husband Stays Healthy?
The first question should probably be; Do you make it your business to ensure your husband stays healthy? Some men don’t really consider or know that doing certain things will put their health at risk. This could be because they are too busy, they depend on their wives to help them live healthy lives or…
All You Need To Know About High Blood Pressure In Children
Can children have high blood pressure? Most often than not, it is assumed that High Blood Pressure only affects older people. However, high blood pressure affects people of all ages — from birth to teens as well. High blood pressure (hypertension) in children is blood pressure that’s the same as or higher than 95 percent…
How To Help When Your Daughter Starts Her Period
Puberty is a stage of life children will hit. What do you do when your daughter starts her period? You have to be available to educate her and take her through this change in her life and body. Some girls start periods very young, even as young as 8. A young girl who just started menstruating will be dealing…
Recipe Of The Week – Coconut Chicken Soup
Hi Mums! Our recipe of the week is Coconut chicken soup and it is just perfect for this cold weather. It is an excellent healthy recipe as it contains ginger, lemon grass and coconut milk. We recently did a recipe on how to make Chicken pepper soup with plantain. Also, we have different recipes for…
My Experience Weaning My Child
As a first time mum, I was knocked into the reality of breastfeeding by the pain, cry, bites and engorgement in the first few days and I never remained the same. Although I made the decision to exclusively breastfeed my baby for 6 months based on the recommendation during my antenatal classes, I didn’t realise…
Mental Health: Are We Surviving Or Thriving?
Are we surviving or thriving? This week is Mental Health Awareness Week 2018 and the theme is: ‘Stress: are we coping?’ In a recent article, Mark Rowland explains the theme and proclaims that the single greatest thing we could do to prevent mental health problems is to reduce and avoid stress. Many of us are…