Raising children
To play is to learn. Time to step back and let kids be kids
Play is crucial to building skills – and yet children have less and less time for it in the modern world.
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[OPINION] Your child is my child is not just a hashtag
Lisa Joshua Sonn says she regularly crosses the bridge between her childhood and contemporary childhoods and she is clear it's time we went back to basics.
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TV ads may spur snacking in kids as young as two
In an experiment with 60 kids, researchers focused on how advertising influences what’s known as eating in the absence of hunger.
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Child fitness gap linked to income inequality
To improve children’s cardio fitness, researchers recommend that kids do at least 60 min of exercise per day.
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Childless women don't know much about egg freezing options
Most women still lack knowledge about the costs & viability of freezing their eggs to preserve fertility.
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[LISTEN] Ways to help your child succeed with a smile
Therapist Lesego Mashishi-Matlala spoke to the Night Talk about how parents can help their children reach personal milestones, without adding too much pressure on them.
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[LISTEN] How to discipline your kids while driving
Cape Talk host Kienno Kammies spoke to child psychologist Christine Kritzas about appropriate ways to discipline children.
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Isn't it time every child had a fair chance?
Unless the trend is disrupted, by 2030 almost 70 million children may die before reaching their 5th birthdays.
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‘I love my child but…’
Dr Nthabiseng Mabena shares her expertise on single mothers feeling guilty about having kids and her experience in working with children who suffer parental resentment.
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Puberty timing influenced by both parents
Researchers have studied the timing of puberty for 672 girls and 846 boys relative to their parents.
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At what age can your kids stay home alone?
Creative parenting expert Nicky Bush spoke to CapeTalk’s John Maytham about leaving kids home alone.
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How fathers raise their daughters in the 21st century
Author and doting father to three girls, Alan Hoskings, spoke to 702’s John Robbie about raising young daughters in this day and age.
