Meet the Cover Stars T
OUR LOVELY COVER STARS ARE MSUTHU (8) AND INOTHANDO MPHUNGA (TURNING 3 IN AUGUST).
heir parents are Lungisa and Hlumisa Mphunga and the family lives in Pietermaritzburg. “Msuthu is a wonderful inquisitive young boy who is always hungry for information,” says his mom. “He’s in Grade 2 and wants to know about everything. He is not happy with his dad for not being able to explain the concept of a chemical reaction! With his dad being an Internal Auditor, chemical reactions is foreign to him. He says he wants to be transferred to a grade where he will be taught chemical reactions,” she laughs. He spends most of his time drawing things like cars, airplanes and buildings. What he dislikes most is when people are littering. “Inothando (Ino) is a friendly, charismatic child who enjoys being the center of attention. She named her herself “Princess
Chlóe”. If you need a favour from her, call her Chlóe then you would have won her heart. We always pray together and Ino is always the last one to finish,” says Hlumisa. “We love seeing them grow and learning from them is remarkable. Raising them is enjoyable all the time – especially the hugs and the smile that we always get after work.” “My advice to new parents is be what you want your children be. Children learn more by observing and imitating what parents do, rather than what you tell them to do. It is important that you become a role model to your children. Raising children is enjoyable and challenging at the same time. Let us not forget that children are gift from God, we must cherish them,” concludes Hlumisa.
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