Category: Children’s Health
3 Small things you can do to survive the heatwave
As temperatures rise we should all take extra care of how the heat is affecting us and take ...
Why many South African mothers give up breastfeeding their babies so soon
Globally, numerous policies and programmes have been put in place to promote and support breastfeeding. South Africa has ...
Why are my child’s teeth yellow?
Your child’s teeth can become yellow and discoloured even when they practice good oral hygiene...
Paediatricians seeing a growing demand for medical cannabis for kids
Only four per cent of paediatricians said they had authorized medical cannabis for one of their child patients...
What is Leukaemia and what can you do about it?
Leukaemia and blood disorders may be considered rare, the kind of things you see on medical dramas but ...
4 Things everyone needs to know about nut allergies
4 Things you need to know about having a nut allergy...
Should kids be eating dairy?
No matter their income, many South African families fall short of the recommendations for 2 to 3 servings ...
Is inyongo a real illness?
Inyongo directly translated means bile, it is a condition caused by overindulgence and which can cause bile reflux ...
Playing at dating – What’s appropriate for kids and what isn’t?
Although playing at relationships is a natural step in a child’s development, parents still have a role to ...
Why you need to stock up on brain food
Great advice on brain food and how it can help your children develop optimally...
South African policy isn’t connecting child nutrition and sanitation
in South Africa, where around 25% of children under the age of three years are stunted. The situation ...
Lockdown ‘could have damaged the eyesight of thousands of children’
Specialists from various countries have analysed the data from over 170 000 children
Children under 5 can spread COVID-19 – study
A new study published by the American Medical Association in its journal Pediatrics has revealed that children younger ...
Paediatricians speak out against school closures
As schools welcomed only Grade 12 learners back this week, the Paediatrician Management Group (PMG) and the South ...
Traumatic breastfeeding experiences are the reason we must continue to promote it
All the pain, regret and anger that mothers feel is the reason we need to shout so loudly ...
5 Ways to keep your children’s immune systems strong
We’re halfway through winter and no doubt us parents are paying much more attention to our children’s immune ...
What happens when infants have COVID-19?
What COVID-19 looks like in an infant younger than 3 months...
Meet Stella, the 7-year-old bodybuilder
Stella was only a toddler when she first went to the gym: now at seven years-old she is ...
Preparing your child for a COVID-19 test: stress-reducing tips for both of you
If you haven't had a Covid-19 test yet, you need to read this, so that you know how ...
Plant-based diet may reduce obese children’s risk of heart disease
Obese children who begin a low-fat, plant-based vegan diet may lower their risk of heart disease...
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