A young child may find it difficult to tell you sheโs experiencing motion sickness, but if you recognise a pattern and suspect your child suffers from it, life coach Nadia Scrooby has some pointers for what to do. Motion sickness can be difficult to identify in a...
Do you speak Love?
Just as we all have a spoken language we feel comfortable with, we also have a love language that resonates best with us. Educator Kerry McArthur explains how love languages work. Your love language is the way that you feel the most loved, the most appreciated and the...
Teaching your children how to respect animals
Many of us have fond memories of growing up with a family cat or dog. Clinical psychologist and play therapist Dr Jo-Marie Bothma writes about how to teach your children to respect pets in your household. Aside from building great memories, having a pet in the house...
Teaching your toddler manners
Itโs amazing how, as soon as you have your own children, you start to hear your own parentsโ voices echoing through your head. Itโs not easy to teach children manners, especially toddlers, who have very firm ideas about what they will and will not do. Clinical...
Itโs as easy as riding a bikeโฆ
Teaching your child to ride a bike is one of those rituals of parenthood โ Yashmitha Padayachee walks you through the basics. A literal rite of passage for any child is learning to ride a bike. Not so long ago we spent some time teaching our son how to ride a bicycle...
How to choose the right swim school for your child
Learning to swim is a vital skill for your child to learn. But how do you choose the right swim school? Clinical psychologist and play therapist Dr Jo-Marie Bothma has some helpful advice. Teaching your child how to swim should never be regarded as just a fun sporting...







