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The Importance of Talking to Your Children About Consent and Respect in Relationships

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As parents, it’s our responsibility to equip our children with the knowledge and skills they need to navigate the world with confidence and respect. One of the most important lessons we can impart is the importance of consent and respect in relationships. Consent is a fundamental principle in all forms of human interaction, but it’s […]

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Join Always at Keeping girls in school.

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Her life was just perfect the other day. You know when she could play freely with whomever she wanted. Why is she all of a sudden being warned to keep off boys? Like playing with boys would suddenly give her a plague. Ever since the bloody scare, her mother, her aunties, even her cousin had

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Two Women Blazers Appear in the Top 40 under 40 Women

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In 2016, Safaricom embarked on a journey to come up with its most ambitious project yet. BLAZE- a new network created for young people by young people. Safaricom saw that with its increasing customer base, customers within the age between 18-26 years had different needs. Since its inception, BLAZE has created a platform that gives

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5 Benefits of Massage Therapy in Pregnancy

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Prenatal massages have become a debatable topic these days. While some advocate their importance, others consider them as harm in the growth of a baby. But, let’s make it clear that if done properly, there are a lot of benefits of massage therapy in pregnancy. If done gently, massage in pregnancy can reap great benefits

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Making divorce less traumatic for your kids.

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By Evans M Sifa. One widely held view in this century and an often cited statistic is that one half of all marriages end in divorce. It can be a hard time for any couple and an extra streneous emotional crisis especially if you have kids. Most parents never know how to approach issues arising

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The best gift for Mothers’ Day

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This mothers’ day, my special celebration goes to mothers of special needs children. They have faced all sorts of advice, opinions, judgment and even ridicule from well-meaning quarters. Most likely, there’s no one in the world that knows special needs children as well as their mothers. No mother wants their child to have special needs.

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Shine a Light: Effects of Abuse on a Child’s growth and life.

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At seven years, Maya Angelou was raped by her mother’s lover. She mentioned his name, and later found that he had been kicked to death. Maya did not speak for five years, because her seven year old mind thought that by speaking, she caused a man’s death. Many children suffer in silence at the hands

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The ‘Business Idea’ that was a surprise baby shower.

My Bad Doctor Experience

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I hate passing near Langata cemetery. I hate Langata in general because it reminds me of my losses. Brings lots of what if’s and regrets flooding back in my mind. We buried him there 14 years ago. It still feels like yesterday. I don’t even know the exact spot. I just know his tiny bones

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Why women wait so long to have a baby

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Some time last month I shared a link to a story of a woman in her 50’s, who decided to become a mother. The story was about how the woman, despite 50+, and being HIV positive went ahead and had babies. Now this was a public story , and I shared it without thinking of the

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