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Should kids be awarded for attending school.
lifestyle

Mom sparks debate: Should kids win prizes for perfect school attendance?

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Parenting and Kids

Sjoe! Mom scrapes heaps of Vaseline off her toddlersaurus’ head [watch]

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Celeb News

‘Stop that!’: Heavy K slams single moms who ‘use kids as weapons’

Should kids be awarded for attending school.
Parenting and Kids

Mom sparks debate: Should kids win prizes for perfect school attendance?

vaseline
Parenting and Kids

Sjoe! Mom scrapes heaps of Vaseline off her toddlersaurus’ head [watch]

heavy k
Celeb News

‘Stop that!’: Heavy K slams single moms who ‘use kids as weapons’

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Parenting and Kids

‘I love my daughter but…’: Dad slammed for refusing to ‘babysit’

By Marilynn Manuel28-11-2021 21:15

‘A huge red flag’: One internet dad has been severely slammed for complaining about looking after his daughter.

mother
Parenting and Kids

Moms who kill: Here’s how to spot signs that a mother may harm her kids

By Marilynn Manuel20-09-2021 15:19

Lauren Dickason murdered her children shortly after moving from SA to New Zealand. Professionals take a look at what may have been warning signs before the tragedy…

Naomi Campbell: I’m so lucky t
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Naomi Campbell: I’m so lucky to have a dream child

By BANG Showbiz18-09-2021 10:39

Supermodel Naomi Campbell feels ‘really lucky’ to have a ‘dream child,’ as she says her daughter doesn’t cause any hassle for her busy mum.

Moms
Parenting and Kids

Should working moms get special privileges? Most South Africans say yes!

By Marilynn Manuel13-09-2021 19:08

A UK mom won R3 million in a court case against her employer who refused to allow her to leave work earlier to fetch her child from daycare. Many are now asking if all mothers deserve that privilege…

Women
Parenting and Kids

Educated women are swapping marriage for baby showers, here’s why…

By Marilynn Manuel07-09-2021 15:59

More and more educated ladies are deciding to have children before marriage despite society’s view on the matter. An interesting study reveals why…

This dad is hilarious
Parenting and Kids

A mom’s worst nightmare: Dad’s hilarious photoshopped baby pics go viral

By Marilynn Manuel30-07-2021 15:10

A mischievous dad has left the world giggling after he started editing his kids into dangerous situations before sending the snaps to his worried wife.

George and Amal Clooney
Celeb News

Pitter patter of more small feet: George and Amal Clooney expecting third child

By Cover Media30-07-2021 15:10

Parents to four-year-old twins Ella and Alexander, George and Amal Clooney, reportedly announced their pregnancy news to close friends

This mom is having motherhood sadness
Parenting and Kids

A mother’s tears: Distraught mom’s cry for help goes viral

By Marilynn Manuel29-07-2021 21:17

In a viral clip, a desperate mom shared how lonely motherhood can get. ‘I could use some friends,’ she is heard saying with eyes full of tears.

parents
Lifestyle

Parents reunited with teenage daughter after lockdown complication

By Jana Grobbelaar14-04-2020 09:09

The parents of a 13-year-old girl from Kimberley in the Northern Cape, are happy that she is home.

Paternity leave
Lifestyle

Paternity leave: Fathers can claim ten days off work from next month

By Junie Sihlangu10-10-2019 16:53

Paternity leave in South Africa could commence on 4 November 2019.

Cape Quads Khayelitsha quadruplets
Lifestyle

Khayelitsha quadruplets: KFM throw epic baby shower for new mom-of-four

By Tom Head08-08-2018 14:07

Just a beautiful story from start to finish. The city has come together to ease the strain on the mother of the Khayelitsha quadruplets.

20 times kids’ innocent antics
Lifestyle

20 times kids’ innocent antics turned out just a little off-side [photos]

By Erene Roux08-05-2017 09:16

Priceless!

22 Pictures that prove parents
Lifestyle

22 Pictures that prove parents are catching on

By Erene Roux18-11-2016 12:05

Gone are the days of socially awkward parents… well, maybe.

Ramblings of a searching entre
News

Ramblings of a searching entrepreneur — Reading, I’ve missed out

By Ed Fox09-09-2014 11:37

Saffa expat in the UK Ed Fox is our resident rambling entrepreneur. This week he muses on the role reading has played in his life

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