Valentine’s Day at home: Teaching children what love really means This week, the world celebrates Valentine’s Day, the day associated…
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Parenting burnout: The new silent crisis in families Mary Kaimuri is a working mother who loves her children fiercely. The…
Why routine is key to children’s emotional safety, growth In the outskirts of Ngong town, Jerusha Otieno, a single mother…
When gossip replaces genuine family intimacy In some homes, you will find a parent and child seated in their usual…
Purposeful parenting in a month that demands too much January is the time for new calendars, new school terms, new…
Experts: January is not the time to fix your children To most parents, January arrives loudly. For many families, it…
Raising an introvert in today’s world Before going with a child to a new social setting, an introverted one will…
When Christmas ends, silence begins for many families By the time Christmas decorations come down, the silence feels louder. The…
Those interested in fertility matters may already be aware of recent headlines involving a single sperm donor in Europe. This donor’s sperm has resulted…
How parents are rethinking Christmas, raising generous children It is three days to Christmas, and the questions are already piling…
How parents can practice self-care without feeling guilty Self-care for parents is not about indulging in fleeting luxuries. Rather, it…
Recognising, breaking free from toxic parent-child bonds Certain topics are not discussed enough, and one of the most sensitive among…
Why children panic in quiet and what parents can do It took the stillness of a forest for Joan Mwende,…
AI era: What parents need to know about new digital reality Today’s children are among the first generation to interact…
The Hows: New book helps parents decode children’s behaviour compassionately If parenting came with a manual, many parents would have…
The schools have closed for the longest holiday of the year. For the so-called urban dwellers, some children have been…
How to keep your peace, sanity till schools reopen When the school bell rang ushering in the long holidays, many…
How to prepare your child for a new sibling When five-year-old Tina Mwirigi learned she was going to be a…
How to deal with a selfish parent When you think of parental love it is universally associated with selflessness, love…
‘I see my mum on visiting day’: The emotional cost of boarding schools On a chilly Monday morning in Nairobi,…
As the school holidays approach, many Kenyan families are preparing their sons for initiation rites. But what if these cultural…
Parents and kids using laptop, smartphone and digital tablet on sofa [Getty Images] While the digital world offers endless opportunities…