Keeping your baby up longer at night/between naps will encourage her to fall asleep faster and sleep better. This is definitely a myth. Keeping your baby up longer at night/between naps will result in an overtired child. An overtired child will be fussy, cranky, have trouble feeding and take much longer to settle into sleep. […]
Positive encouragement and engagement plays such a key role in your baby’s emotional development. The GoBabyClub app places strong emphasis on these elements. Here are the reasons why and some tips on how to. Being a parent is doing the most important job in the world – raising a human being. A life is entrusted […]
With so many parenting books on the market, we often don’t know which one to choose. The world we live in today provides a wealth of information, however we don’t always know who to trust for our information. We were sent the Parent Magic book out of the range of Raising Kids Positively by Carol […]
Being a new parent is the most difficult, yet most important and satisfying work you will ever do. I remember doing all the research before our child was born, reading all the parenting books and articles that I could get my hands on and asking friends with kids for their advice. Unfortunately you only really […]
Becoming a new mom is filled with so many fun, exciting and sometimes nerve-wracking moments. There are also many things that you need to look out for and make sure you are doing correctly for your little one as a new mom. One of these, often very daunting things, is caring for your baby’s umbilical […]
You may want to pay closer attention the next time your child wakes you up after he or she has experienced a nightmare. New research shows children can grind their teeth during a nightmare, or if they snore, and this can lead to them developing headaches. A study published in the Journal of Craniomandibular Practice, […]
The South African Demographic and Health Survey (SADHS) found that a third of SA children under the age of six months are now exclusively breastfed1. This statistic was highlighted as the world recently commemorated World Breastfeeding Week. The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund and the World Health Organisation both recommend that breastfeeding should start ‘within […]
Riaan Badenhorst, General Manager, Kaspersky Lab Africa Social platforms give many families the freedom to communicate with their loved ones, whenever and wherever they want – it is convenient and no doubt saves lots of time. Further to this, social media sites also give parents the opportunity to share their memories and moments with family […]
The natural progression of a baby is moving from sitting to crawling. Crawling is your baby’s first method of getting around efficiently on his own. In the traditional crawl, he’ll start by learning to balance on his hands and knees. Then he’ll figure out how to move forward and backward by pushing off with his […]
As parents, but especially mothers we tend to be so hard on ourselves. We easily compare ourselves to others and find fault with what we do. This causes so much guilt. We judge ourselves harshly if we are working moms for not spending more time with our kids, or if we stay at home we […]
