<![CDATA[Lifestyle Family RSS]]> http://www.iol.co.za:80/cmlink/1.640265 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[How to beat your kids at computers]]> http://www.iol.co.za/how-to-beat-your-kids-at-computers-1.1521479

Are children really better at technology than their parents? Rhodri Marsden finds out...

]]> 1.1521479 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[‘Social media shorten our childhoods’]]> http://www.iol.co.za/social-media-shorten-our-childhoods-1.1521470

Actress Emma Watson says social media are taking innocence away from young people.

]]> 1.1521470 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Children are ‘fattist’ by four - study]]> http://www.iol.co.za/children-are-fattist-by-four-study-1.1521330

They struggle to tie their shoelaces. But four-year-old children have already learnt to dislike fat people.

]]> 1.1521330 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:59:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Adoption crisis for 2 million children]]> http://www.iol.co.za/adoption-crisis-for-2-million-children-1.1521324

Since 2008 there had been no real increase in adoptions in South Africa, Beeld reported.

]]> 1.1521324 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:58:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Has the silliness left the room?]]> http://www.iol.co.za/has-the-silliness-left-the-room-1.1520816

Lorraine Candy thinks she may now be grown-up - but then how did she get that skateboarding bruise?

]]> 1.1520816 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:30:00 +0200 <![CDATA[‘Underweight children at risk too’]]> http://www.iol.co.za/underweight-children-at-risk-too-1.1520637

Despite alarm about obesity among schoolchildren, being underweight is a serious problem in Britain, scientists claim.

]]> 1.1520637 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:03:00 +0200 <![CDATA[‘Teen girls fight with mom 183 times a year’]]> http://www.iol.co.za/teen-girls-fight-with-mom-183-times-a-year-1.1520629

The average teenage girl has a row with her mother every two days, researchers have found.

]]> 1.1520629 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:02:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Mother’s diet may harm baby’s IQ]]> http://www.iol.co.za/mother-s-diet-may-harm-baby-s-iq-1.1520072

Iodine deficiency is widespread amongst pregnant women in the UK and may be harming their children, scientists have found.

]]> 1.1520072 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:30:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Name your baby the K-list way...]]> http://www.iol.co.za/name-your-baby-the-k-list-way-1.1520001

Is it cool, cute or crass to give your children names all starting with the same letter?

]]> 1.1520001 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:27:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Nappy that tweets when wet]]> http://www.iol.co.za/nappy-that-tweets-when-wet-1.1519978

Imagine a digital system that alerts parents to when a nappy needs changing...

]]> 1.1519978 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:17:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Can too much sunblock cause rickets?]]> http://www.iol.co.za/can-too-much-sunblock-cause-rickets-1.1519378

Rickets is returning in children due partly to lack of outdoor play and to diets low in foods rich in vitamin D.

]]> 1.1519378 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:30:00 +0200 <![CDATA[‘Sharing bed with babies increases risk of cot death’]]> http://www.iol.co.za/sharing-bed-with-babies-increases-risk-of-cot-death-1.1519287

Around 120 UK baby deaths per year could be prevented if parents stopped sharing beds with their children, researchers say.

]]> 1.1519287 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:04:00 +0200 <![CDATA[‘How do we stop fighting?’]]> http://www.iol.co.za/how-do-we-stop-fighting-1.1519284

Psychologist David Coleman says having an agreed approach to raising children will reduce division between a couple.

]]> 1.1519284 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:03:00 +0200 <![CDATA[For a good night’s rest, paint room blue]]> http://www.iol.co.za/for-a-good-night-s-rest-paint-room-blue-1.1518678

According to a survey, the colour blue is linked to calm, soothing feelings and is thought to slow the heart rate.

]]> 1.1518678 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:30:00 +0200 <![CDATA[‘Pets may help cut heart disease risk’]]> http://www.iol.co.za/pets-may-help-cut-heart-disease-risk-1.1518591

Anyone wanting to live longer and cut their risk of suffering from heart disease might want to consider getting a pet.

]]> 1.1518591 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:25:00 +0200 <![CDATA[‘Mama’ to the rescue for moms-to-be]]> http://www.iol.co.za/mama-to-the-rescue-for-moms-to-be-1.1518584

Nine-month-old has two ‘mamas’ – his real mother Gertrude and the new maternal health programme Mama on her BlackBerry.

]]> 1.1518584 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:23:00 +0200 <![CDATA[‘Children with two parents more intelligent’]]> http://www.iol.co.za/children-with-two-parents-more-intelligent-1.1517680

Being with both parents in the earliest years of life leads to a child developing more brain cells, scientists say.

]]> 1.1517680 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[‘My son has given up on life’]]> http://www.iol.co.za/my-son-has-given-up-on-life-1.1517555

Child psychologist David Coleman says tough love might help a young adult get a life.

]]> 1.1517555 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:04:00 +0200 <![CDATA[‘Most exciting IVF breakthough in 30 years’]]> http://www.iol.co.za/most-exciting-ivf-breakthough-in-30-years-1.1517441

Thousands of infertile couples could benefit from a new IVF procedure involving time-lapse photography.

]]> 1.1517441 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:25:00 +0200 <![CDATA[The birth of Mommy-lite]]> http://www.iol.co.za/the-birth-of-mommy-lite-1.1517063

Lorraine Candy is trying a little minimalist parenting...

]]> 1.1517063 Thu, 16 May 2013 15:30:00 +0200