Children watch and copy what parents do. Each parent should therefore endeavour to pass on good habits to their kids. Here is some advice on good eating habits: Speak their language: Tell children that real food comes from nature, while ‘fake’ food – like crisps, biscuits and sugary...

Motherhood exposes women to many challenges whose magnitude only those with firsthand experience can comprehend. Challenges of motherhood are more ominous for single mothers, who have to sift through every issue solo. This month’s Mum’s Helpline is inspired by two experiences. Two months...

Most mothers agonise when their babies diarrhoea continuously, pass excessive gas or suffer the pain of infant colic frequently despite trying to manage the symptoms in the best way they know how. When the symptoms persist, they start wondering if it could be food poisoning or teething...

For many people, a cancer diagnosis is a death sentence. For Joseph Kinuthia however, it was a call to prayer and finding ways to fight the disease. He narrates his experience to MWAURA MUIGANA. One Sunday, Joseph Kinuthia, 34, stood up and gave a moving personal account at the...

While not everyone can afford to buy a home, there are many advantages to owning the place you call home, even if you have to take a mortgage on it. Here are just a few: Freedom. You have peace of mind knowing the place belongs to you, as well as pride of achievement. You can do a lot...