It was only thanks to Lena Maas, BCT friend and playgroup leader, that I found out my son Alexis had diabetes. She had remarked on how tired I looked and I explained that for some weeks now he’d suddenly started wetting the bed at night. And sometimes not just once a...
An honest guide for new parents Sex is such a very small word for an activity that holds such an important place in our lives and relationships; an activity loaded with huge meaning and emotion. And we do it for many and varied reasons. Sex can be the cement that...
A while ago, I asked the members of the BCT Facebook group their opinion on the ‘right’ age to leave a child home alone. Even though I knew the answers would be diverse, the interest in the topic was higher than I had anticipated. As I expected, there is no ‘right’...
Ask a parent at what age children should be dry at night and they’ll probably say three or four years old. Ask an expert and they’re more likely to say six or seven. Bedwetting is the most common childhood urological complaint. It is also one of the most common...
‘I can’t eat that! The daily dinner table battle cry from children who won’t try meat, pasta, potatoes, carrot or food with ‘bits’ in. Dealing with fussy eaters is a universal parental challenge and in fact nearly two thirds of parents describe at least one problem...
Have you already heard about ‘TENS machines’ and wondered what in the world they were? Or perhaps this is the first you’ve heard of one and now you are curious! Allow us to introduce this drug-free pain-management tool for use during labour… TENS is an acronym that...
