Dealing with differences in a co-ed classroom
Baby steps, but gender-mixed learning can assist in both sexes acquiring knowledge, writes Lee Koster ||| Boys and girls, made differently, learn differently, live differently. A common saying is that...
View ArticleKids’ fears can raise red flag
Abnormal anxiety levels should be addressed to improve quality of life ||| We are seated on the airplane about to take off when my son grips my hand, paralysed with fear, a face of sheer dread and...
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Why breastfeeding in SA still needs champions
Breastfeeding has been proven to protect the health of mothers and babies ||| Breastfeeding has been proven to protect the health of mothers and babies. It naturally inoculates babies against disease...
View ArticleBreast being best for feeding baby is a basic right
Omeshnie Naidoo chatted to Dr Sarah Hooper, the medical doctor who turned to social media after being humiliated for breast-feeding her child on a local flight ||| Breast-feeding is a human rights...
View ArticleABC of movement learning
A kinesthetic or tactile approach to education can combat effects of ADHD, writes Lee Koetser ||| Do any of these commands sound familiar? “Judith! Turn around!”, “Jonathan, quit fidgeting!”, or...
View ArticleHappily ever after … ?
Marriage Week is from September 1 to 7, but it comes at a time when South Africa’s divorce rate is the highest it’s ever been, writes Omeshnie Naidoo ||| According to data released by Statistics SA...
View ArticleWhere men are proud to be the homemakers
Japan is seeing a rise in the number of stay-at-home dads ||| On a weekday morning in July, Takatoshi Miyauchi and two other men were chatting at a Tokyo restaurant.“My wife doesn’t wash the dishes,...
View ArticleBullying – what you and your child can do about it
Bullying is the most common form of violence in our society. ||| Bullying is an increasingly serious problem in schools. It seems to be getting worse and has recently begun to take different...
View ArticleADHD medication may put kids at risk
Stellenbosch University child psychiatrist has warned this illness was often misdiagnosed, resulting in over-medication of children. ||| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the...
View ArticleDon’t let parenthood keep you up at night
Control of child's sleeping patterns will save your sanity ||| "Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone.” Never mind snoring, if you don’t sleep, no one wants to come near the...
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