BRAND NEW CN DANCE CHALLENGE SHOW IS POPPING AND LOCKING ITS WAY TO CARTOON NETWORK If you’re struggling to see past the heavy cloud of dust rising around Cartoon Network this October, don’t be alarmed! That’s because the coolest kids’ channel will be turning up the volume, bumping up the beats, […]
NEWTOWN JUNCTION CELEBRATES FREE MUSIC FOR ALL IN COLLABORATION WITH FETE DE LA MUSIQUE On Saturday the 18th of September Newtown Junction hosted The Fête de la Musique festival, otherwise known as World Music Day, an annual popular free music festival that has been taking place in South Africa since […]
ULTIMATE BRAAI MASTER IS RETURNING FOR SEASON 7 What comes to mind when mentioning a South African social custom or a way of cooking outdoors? Of course, it’s the good old Braai, and we can braai anything – boerie, chops, chicken, seafood, we can make deserts and even plant-based meals. […]
GETTING YOUR CHILD BIG SCHOOL READY For parents and children, the step up into Grade 1 is a time of excitement and great anxiety. How do you know if your child is ready for this step? Firstly, parents should be guided by qualified teachers to assess a child’s readiness to […]
NEW DISCOVERED MOMENTS WITH MPILO IN THE KITCHEN The past year and a half has been quite hectic for me. It was probably the busiest time of my life, with work and managing some of my side hustles. It got to a point where I was not eating dinner with […]
WEBINAR SPOTLIGHTS TEEN IDENTITY AND SOCIAL MEDIA When it comes to social media and the youth, there’s no shortage of dire warnings and cautionary tales. Parents and teachers are all but hard-wired to view social media through the lens of threats and risks, and there’s little to provide balance and […]
EXPRESSING YOUR LOVE LANGUAGE WHILE MAKING THE TINY HANDS THE BEST SOUS CHEFS There are five ways people like to experience and give love. Among these are words of affirmation, physical touch, quality time, receiving gifts, and serving one another. Cooking dinner with and for your family is a huge […]
MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS INCREASING, SOUTH AFRICAN CHILDREN ARE TRAUMATISED According to the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG), South Africa’s children are traumatised: apart from our country’s high crime and violence rates, children have witnessed the trauma and loss of the COVID-19 pandemic, the consequences of parents’ unemployment, the fallout of […]
Every year on September 8, International Literacy Day is observed to raise awareness and concern about literacy issues that exist both locally and globally. If you can read this right now, you are more blessed than almost 800 million adults and over 250 million children worldwide who lack basic literacy […]
FOURWAYS COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO CHILD SAFETY Wheel Well, the non-profit organisation dedicated to road safety for children in South Africa, collected 24 car seats donated by the Fourways community at the Supa Quick fitment centre in Fourways. Wheel Well founder Peggie Mars was on hand to educate parents who had […]
