Tag: lifestyle

NSRI swimming initiative set to curb child drownings

Swimming is a life skill and learning to swim at an early age will reduce drowning incidences, especially among children. In many underprivileged communities in South Africa, this would never become a reality. This is according to Andrew Ingram, Drowning Prevention Manager at the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) who is happy to announce […]

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Reboot your sleep to recharge your life

Nothing is right when we haven’t had enough good sleep. The brain is slow and foggy, mood is irritable and the mind, troubled. For the body, deprived of its time to rest, recuperate and heal, insufficient sleep can take a real toll, across all of its systems, from cardiac to endocrine. A good night’s sleep […]

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4 Smart tricks to give your living room the edge

Some living rooms just have something about them – something that makes them stand out and look and feel like they were put together by an interior decorator. They have an ‘edge’, and you look at a space like that and think ‘how did they achieve that?!’ Well, here are some clever tricks to give your living […]

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Absenteeism in the work place

Absenteeism is when an employee stays away from work without permission, but there is a clear indication that they will return. While it might not seem like a big deal when you are away, it is if you consider that, on average, 15%–30% of South African staff could be absent any given day. Suddenly, the […]

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Why you need to limit television for your child

The first two years of a child’s life are considered to be a critical time with regards to brain development. Therefore, children under the age of two should not watch television at all. This is according to Anna Rodrigues, play therapist and counsellor. Anna stresses that though television and technology have broadened our horizons in many facets […]

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4 ways to deal with car sickness

Car sickness, sometimes referred to as motion sickness, is an unpleasant ailment that affects a lot of children and adults. Moms will know all about travelling long distance with a child with motion sickness. By Vuyi Mpofu Car sickness is believed to be triggered by conflicting signals between the inner ear, eyes and the body’s […]

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