Solids Feeding Guide
Solid foods should add to, not replace, breast milk or commercial iron-fortified infant formula, which are nutritionally superior for young babies. Let your baby’s...
Hosting Baby’s Big Days
In our African culture, we prepare big events to celebrate every milestone. So, within the first year of your baby’s life, you will have...
Shaken Baby Syndrome
It’s common to see Kenyans shake a baby in an attempt to soothe or to make baby laugh. However, many don’t know that shaking...
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy, also commonly referred to as CP, is a term that describes a group of disorders caused by damage to the brain. It...
What is SIDS? How can it be prevented?
SIDS is short for ‘Sudden Infant Death Syndrome,’ and most people know it as ‘cot death.’ It refers to the sudden, unexpected death of...
Skin Care Tips
Here are a few tips to consider:
You don’t have to bathe your baby daily with soap. Newborns especially have delicate skin and a...
Nutritional Requirements
Complementary foods should provide sufficient energy, protein and micronutrients to cover a child's energy and nutrient gaps so that together with breast milk, they...
Common Childhood Diseases that are Prevented by Vaccinations
In Kenya, babies have to get about ten to fifteen vaccinations from the day they are born and into toddlerhood. These vaccines are introduced...
How to Sleep Train your Baby
In Africa and Kenya in particular, our culture influences how we train our babies to sleep. Most of us soothe our babies and will...
Tips and Remedies for Colic #Common Infant Conditions
The most frustrating aspect of colic is the apparently inconsolable nature of the baby's discomfort. While parents often feel helpless, there are steps that...
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Identifying Infant Behaviour Cues
Behaviour cues refer to the signs that infants give to tell you what they need.
Engagement Cues that your baby is ready to interact with...
Vaccinations/Immunizations
Immunization is to administer a vaccine into a healthy person that will prevent that person from getting a certain disease. Though breast milk offers...
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy, also commonly referred to as CP, is a term that describes a group of disorders caused by damage to the brain. It...
