Parenting

Be honest with your children, understand their emotions

Everyone gets emotional, and you may even throw a childish tantrum now and again. But what holds all your emotions together is a healthy foundation, especially at home

By Esther Muchene 16h ago

Be honest with your children, understand their emotions

Make food toddlers will eat without a fight

By Jayne Rose Gacheri Oct. 15, 2024

Be honest with children, understand their emotions

Emotions are complex, so you can imagine how challenging it is for children. They’re still trying to understand themselves and may not know what to do with their feelings

By Esther Muchene Oct. 12, 2024

Encourage children to read whatever they get

We need to allow children to experience literature in all its full glory because literature in whatever form is beautiful

By Ciku Kimani Oct. 11, 2024

Encourage children to read whatever they get

When at odds with young adults

With each step and milestone, the parent-child relationship changes. And while much has been written and said about parenting young children and teens, what about young adults?

By Jayne Rose Gacheri Oct. 8, 2024

The monster that is mum-shaming

Many agree that motherhood is a noble undertaking, yet even mothers are not immune from negative voices and criticism

By Angela Ndolo and Shirley Genga Oct. 5, 2024

Protect your children from sexual predators

Report: Both young males and females are likely to encounter sexual predators while travelling on foot or in their homes

By Peter Muiruri Oct. 1, 2024

Protect your children from sexual predators

Baby trap: When a man becomes an unwilling father

Historically, social norms have often associated women with childbearing and parenting, creating an imbalance in discussions about family planning

By Peter Muiruri Sep. 28, 2024

Baby trap: When a man becomes an unwilling father

Strict or liberal: Handling parenting in a changing world

Strict parenting is an approach to raising children by strict rules, strong discipline, and expectations of obedience from children

By Jayne Rose Gacheri Sep. 25, 2024

Strict or liberal: Handling parenting in a changing world

How to stop your child's constant whining

“Whining is what we call when someone talks and cries at the same time or speaks in an annoying sing-song or high-pitched way”

By Jayne Rose Gacheri Sep. 24, 2024

How to stop your child's constant whining

Dr. Teresa Mwoma: Why breastfeeding doesn't make you age faster

Breast feeding is a natural process that offers immense benefits to both the mother and the child. Myths about aging faster are unfounded.

By Jael Musumba Sep. 23, 2024

Dr. Teresa Mwoma: Why breastfeeding doesn't make you age faster

When is the right time to let children travel alone?

Whether short day trips or long trips out of town or country, it is never an easy decision when your child starts exploring the world on their own

By Jayne Rose Gacheri Sep. 18, 2024

When is the right time to let children travel alone?

Are you unknowingly shaming your child?

Children need to feel loved unconditionally because when love is perceived as conditional, only given when the children make some achievements, it can cause deep feelings of shame and insecurity

By Jayne Rose Gacheri Sep. 17, 2024