By Ntombenhle Khathwane Sports for children has numerous benefits, and playing sports competitively can lead to a productive career for children talented in sport. There are numerous, very important reasons for kid to play sport into adulthood even if they are […]
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Like everything in life, every circumstance, or situation, it impacts different people and children in different ways. It is the same for the world of pageants, participating in pageants will have a positive effect on some children, and will have negative […]
Read more →Throughout history the value and significance of the family unit is evidenced in communities across the globe. They are the building block of society. A family is supposed to provide a space for the provision of emotional, physical and psycho-social […]
Read more →It is a well-known and researched fact that life experiences in childhood like divorce of parents, the death of a loved one, abuse etc. are linked to the development of some mental disorders in childhood and sometimes even much later […]
Read more →This has been a hotly debated topic in research since the Information Technology era took over more specifically from the late nineties. It is also a very broad topic so this article is just going to touch on the surface. […]
Read more →Raising Super Heroes If you’re a mom you will probably know exactly what I am talking about. If not, well keep reading for future or for empathy’s sake. Immediately after I gave birth to my daughter (December 2018) I thought […]
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Firstly we will discuss the basics of brain development, what is really happening in your little one’s headin the first years of life. Television and media technology in general has increased in the past 2 decades making it highly accessible […]
Read more →Gender Socialization – What is it? Normally when we discuss child development we just talk of developing the ‘child’ and we are sort of blindto an important aspect that has a bearing on whether the ‘child’ gets opportunities for optimaldevelopment that leads to […]
Read more →0-12 months The brain is the only organ that is not fully developed at birth. From birth to about age 5, a child’s braindevelops more than at any other time during the life span. During the first year of a […]
Read more →3–6MONTHSMilestonesAt 4 months a baby: Smiles a lot Laughs out loud and squeals with delight Shows they enjoy life by laughing and kicking their legs Likes people Is interested in the surroundings and activities going on around them Clearly shows […]
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