Every day we laugh and are touched by the beauty our children bring to our school.  We have created our unique Sacred Heart Pre-Primary School culture and shared values are constructed here.<span class="more-link"><a href="http://www.motherandchild.co.za/educational/sacred-heart/">Read More →</a></span>

What is the foundation of a mother and child relationship? If you bet on unconditional love, read on and find out that even this love can face troubled times. As for every other aspect of maternity, we don’t know what personality our child will have. We all dream of a<span class="more-link"><a href="http://www.motherandchild.co.za/family-planning/the-foundation-of-the-mother-child-relationship/">Read More →</a></span>

Can the order in which you were born really affect how you turn out as an adult? Common knowledge seems to suggest that an older, middle and younger child will all have personality traits determined in part by their order of birth. However, there are many exceptions to the rule.<span class="more-link"><a href="http://www.motherandchild.co.za/birth/does-birth-order-really-effect-a-childs-development/">Read More →</a></span>

You’re probably experiencing a few changes to your skin as your bundle of joy grows inside of you. Stretch marks, scars, pigmentation and sensitivity to the sun are just some of them. Justine has improved its Tissue Oil formula to help give your skin the care it needs throughout every<span class="more-link"><a href="http://www.motherandchild.co.za/pregnancy/let-justine-care-for-you-while-you-care-for-baby/">Read More →</a></span>

Mimbee kids, now represented in nearly 200 stores in Southern Africa, continues to grab attention with the fun range of not only bright, colourful and crazy watches, but now kiddie’s foldable animal sunnies and gifting items too. The base product that forged Mimbee’s success over the past 4 years would<span class="more-link"><a href="http://www.motherandchild.co.za/family-planning/mimbee-kids-bio/">Read More →</a></span>

Come and meet an aerial ‘big five’ when Nemo, Squid, Octopus, Red Teddy and Bertie the Worm take to the skies at the 24th Cape Town International Kite Festival on 27 and 28 October, in Muizenberg. It is Africa’s biggest kite festival and sees kiters from around the world flying<span class="more-link"><a href="http://www.motherandchild.co.za/family-planning/rise-up-and-fly-at-africas-biggest-kite-festival/">Read More →</a></span>

BETADINE™ Advances Leadership in Feminine Care with the introduction of a new cosmetic range  Cape Town, August 2018: Mundipharma has advanced its leadership in feminine care by launching a new cosmetic range specifically designed for the intimate area. Everything from daily protection, to doctor-recommended treatments for specific issues, are now<span class="more-link"><a href="http://www.motherandchild.co.za/press-release/betadinet-advances-leadership-in-feminine-care/">Read More →</a></span>

Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University New research claims that giving babies solid foods at just three months old will help them sleep. Though this may sound appealing to exhausted new parents, unfortunately there is a large gulf between the headlines and the data. Much of the published evidence in<span class="more-link"><a href="http://www.motherandchild.co.za/family-planning/giving-your-baby-solid-food-early-wont-help-them-sleep-better/">Read More →</a></span>

It’s difficult to talk about breastfeeding in a productive way right now. On the one hand, the UK’s breastfeeding rates are so low, that campaigns such as National Breastfeeding week have become really important in encouraging more people to support it. Unfortunately, at the same time, these events often stir up a<span class="more-link"><a href="http://www.motherandchild.co.za/birth/breastfeeding-is-not-easy-stop-telling-new-mothers-that-it-is/">Read More →</a></span>

Research shows it’s more beneficial for dad, rather than mom, to read to a child, writes Dorothy Ewels Bedtime story duty was typically shared between my mom and dad. But for the most part it was my dad, reading to me each evening while my mom either did chores or<span class="more-link"><a href="http://www.motherandchild.co.za/infancy/true-story/">Read More →</a></span>

DR LIN DAY explains how baby learns to roll over, and the importance of tummy time. Rolling over is an extremely important milestone in your baby’s development, and the starting point for all other balance skills including sitting up and crawling. Rolling over from front to back usually occurs at<span class="more-link"><a href="http://www.motherandchild.co.za/infancy/baby-steps/">Read More →</a></span>

Moaning, cramping, reflux, restlessness… For those moms and dads struggling to comfort a colicky baby, why not try chiropractic treatment? By Collette Merritt and Dr Greg Lacock I heard this statement for the first time about a decade ago: “I handed my 2-day-old colicky baby to my chiro, and he<span class="more-link"><a href="http://www.motherandchild.co.za/birth/colic-chiro-and-no-more-crying/">Read More →</a></span>