Wikipedia has this for your heads up about vaccines “It is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease-causing microorganism and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the microbe, its toxins, or one of its surface proteins.” A mouth full huh… I know, but let me save you the stress, simply put vaccines are the medications administered to help produce the antibodies by stimulating the immune system. They contain a weakened or killed version of the disease causing germs ..read more

You will never understand why parents see the umbilical cord clamp as a souvenir until you have your own baby. The cord joins the baby to the placenta making it an emotional attachment to the carrier; this goes way deeper than simply being an incubation period reminder. Normally after a child is born, the umbilical cord is cut off, but a bit of it remains still attached to the navel. It’s a painless process as the cord has no nerves which make it numb to pain, the attached stump then stays on until it shrivels and falls off in about one to two or so. The quest of who should cut the umbilical c ..read more

Infants under the age of two years go through several vaccinations to protect them from dreaded diseases. The vaccines contain weakened organisms that assist in building antibodies hence great protection against infections. It is true that babies can get part of the disease protections directly from their mothers but this only happens until they are 6 months old after which they are completely defendant on immunization. It is at this very young age that they are more exposed to life threatening diseases and infections, the more reason that vaccination becomes an essential for their protection ..read more

Vaccination is a cost effective way of avoiding the spread of diseases, often administered to infants at their tender ages when they are most vulnerable to diseases. It helps boost their immune system while building antibodies for a better protection against the disease causing bacteria. However, the safety of the vaccines is an open debate between concern parents and the Health Organizations, where parents get hesitant towards the vaccinations due to the many uncertainties. On the other hand, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in combination with The Food and Drugs Administr ..read more

Children sensory issues are definitely the list thought about when it comes to motherhood preparations. Who knew that after spending too much time and money buying the best outfits for your child you will later be through a lot of push and pull before getting the child dressed? For some weird reason children are simply allergic to clothes, one minute you are on a thorough freaking exercise of getting them dressed, and the next minute you turn around and voilà, they are inexplicably undressed. While watching their tiny bum is pretty adorable, it gets a bit worrying if the weather is not in sync ..read more

Gaps in employment history happen for different reasons. It could either be a challenge of balancing family and career or a break to specifically focus on motherhood. But while taking a break to nature your children is a viable reason, accounting for the career gap to your prospective employer requires some form of strategy. It’s not every day that you will fill in “mom duties” in your curriculum vitae and have your prospective boss run with it. Any mother, who has opted for a full time mum schedule as opposed to the standard maternity leaves provided, will confirm to you that getting back to ..read more

Being a parent is no walk in the park, its actually easier talking about parenting than implementing it. We tend to think we have all the skills to make this great, well that’s until we get there and realize it takes basically more than thoughts to actually do it right. The first step towards being a great parent should actually be self-love, you can never give what you do not have and you have to learn to manage your own emotion before you teach a child how to deal with theirs. It is for this reason that most of us look up to our mothers, borrowing a leaf from them means learning from the bes ..read more

Parenthood is a fun and fulfilling but definitely intense journey; a journey you walk without manuals and instructions but only your instincts to go by. You struggle from taking care of a baby, who turns into a toddler, who grows into a moody teen and then becomes an adult, all the while, trying to ensure that you provide the basic needs and strive to bring up well-rounded, well-mannered and responsible children. During this journey, you go through different phases that you are left wishing your kid was a certain age or glad they are not. Many parents go through these periods which then begs t ..read more

If you are a parent to a toddler, you definitely know the real meaning of frustration. You’re probably wondering when your 1, 2, 3, or 4 years old will outgrow the tantrums. Toddlers are sweet little humans, but they can also get stormy to a point that you almost lose your mind. Dear parent, if your toddler just turned 2, play closer attention, as you will need this! When your child starts screaming, whining, crying, kicking, and throwing themselves to the ground, know you just pulled up the tantrums age. Tantrums involve sudden explosions of anger and frustration at the slightest provocation ..read more

Remember the good old times when you were once carefree and free-spirited and could go out and eat anywhere without a care in the world? Fun times right? Fast-forward a few years later, you are now a parent, and your life has become more cautious, more careful and thought out because of your children. You no longer just walk in to an establishment freely. You are now more concerned about the kind of service, the ambiance offered and how kid-friendly a place is. Eating out with your children especially the young ones can be a bit daunting. While parents envision a quiet and amazing time, someti ..read more