Can children have high blood pressure? It is usually 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 of children who […]
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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
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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
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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
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The cold and rainy period is upon us. It is that time of the year filled with lots of water and coldness all around. However, it’s quite tricky and unpredictable this time. The weather could go from sunny to rainy real quick. This is one of the reasons why we have to be adequately prepared.
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When your skin is irritated, it could be in form of dry skin, layered skin, skin discoloration or bumps on the skin. This could be caused by many factors such as: Eczema, Allergies or reaction to soap, Acne, Nibbles and stings, Ringworm of the body, Rashes due to wearing tight clothes or fake jewelery, Extreme
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For some Mums, there’s nothing more frightening than when a stranger touches their baby without permission. One, you’re a stranger and you need to respect boundaries. Two, germs! Is it okay for people to touch your baby? Tired of people approaching her baby without invitation, one mother decided to take action and place a “no touching”
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The theme of World Asthma Day 2018 is “Never too early, never too late. It’s always the right time to address airways disease”. Asthma is a condition which causes breathlessness, wheezing, coughing and chest tightness. As a health condition, asthma cannot be cured but can be controlled by bringing in a few lifestyle changes. Asthma
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Most children with Autism have sleeping difficulties. A lack of a good night’s sleep can affect not only the child but everyone in his or her family, especially mum. Their sleeping difficulties include difficulty falling asleep, inconsistent sleep routines, restlessness or poor sleep quality, waking early or waking frequently. [Autism: The myths and the facts]
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I had looked up to search for inspiration from my ceiling and…was that a mosquito I just saw flying by? I start thinking that it is actually time to fumigate the house again. Which vendor was I going to use? I remember the last time an estate-wide fumigation was done where I live. Some very
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