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Issue 128 • Pietermaritzburg & Midlands • June 2017

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Meet our gorgeous cover star family, read about some local activities to do with your dad this Father’s Day and find out how you can win a weekend away in the Berg!

Healthy Life/Beautiful Life

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Find health tips for men this Men’s Health Month, a healthy paleo recipe, some fitness and weight loss motivation, advice for those with ethnic skin and a piece about fatherhood from our dad blogger.

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Kids’ Life/Party Life

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Read about the link between play and your child’s development, how to teach your kids good money habits and a fun and messy science experiment for kids.

Diary Dates

Find out about events, festivals and markets happening in your area.

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The Mum’s Mail Team

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Meet the Cover Stars Meet Charmaine and Sandile Hlongwane and their kids – Alwande (9), Anela (4) and Amelinda (2).

Alwande is a sweet and well behaved boy who loves school. He also loves rugby, cricket, swimming and hockey. He is a friendly child full of love for his friends and family. He enjoys spending time with his Daddy – they go bike riding together, play soccer and they play PlayStation together. Anela is very bubbly and such a drama queen, according to her mom. “She is the total opposite from me, as she is more girly than I am, she loves the mirror, doing her nails, and is always combing her hair, with lots of Vaseline on her lips!” She loves swimming, ballet and singing. She can be a handful but she is full of love and cares for everyone around her.

Amelinda is very friendly and responsible – she’s only two but always prefers to feed herself and dress herself. She loves playing games on the iPad, singing along to the nursery rhymes and loves dancing along too.

“She is very disciplined and as a result she shouts at her sister a lot for being a cry baby, and sometimes tells her to chew properly when she eats,” laughs Charmaine.

Charmaine and Sandile spend most of their time with their kids – if indoors they play a lot of games and do movies. They also enjoy outdoor activities and try to avoid shopping malls. Ahead of Father’s Day, dad Sandile says that a good father is to understand his responsibilities, putting your loved ones first – your happiness is seeing them happy.

“Being a father has been, without a doubt, my greatest source of achievement, pride and inspiration. Fatherhood has taught me about unconditional love, reinforced the importance of giving back and taught me how to be a better person,” says Sandile.

“We are young parents but blessed with so much strength and love for all three of our little ones. God has really blessed us so much. I couldn’t have asked for a better family,” concludes Charmaine.

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Father’s Day Activities If you are looking for some great ideas on how to spoil your dad or hubby this Father’s Day (Sunday 18 June), here are our top ideas in your area.

• Rawdons Hotel & Country Estate – take a scenic drive through the Midlands to Rawdons for a scrumptious lunch and a visit to the Nottingham Road Brewing Company.

If it’s cold, you can eat in the pub by the cosy fire! If you’re in the mood for something different, visit the Bierfassl down the road for some traditional German fare in a fun and relaxed atmosphere – there is also a kids’ playground there.

Visit www.rawdons.co.za.

• Visit the African Bird of Prey Sanctuary in Pietermaritzburg - a safe-haven to the widest selection of indigenous raptors in southern Africa. Aerial predators can be seen in action during interactive, free-flying shows which are conducted daily from an open-air amphitheatre.

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• Golf at Victoria Country Club - if your dad enjoys golf, take him for a round of morning golf and a yummy lunch afterwards.

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• Visit Tala Collection Private Game Reserve for a day of game viewing with a delicious lunch in the restaurant, or book a picnic basket to enjoy in the outdoors.

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• Book a trip on the Creighton Aloe Steam Train on 24/25 June for a return steam train ride from Creighton Station along the Ngogwaan River through thousands of beautiful and colourful aloes.

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Healthy Life/Beautiful Life

Men’s Health Month

The purpose of Men’s Health Month in June is to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. It is about the health risks men may face, how to prevent them, what symptoms to look out for, and where to get medical assistance. This month gives health care providers, public policy makers, the media, and individuals an opportunity to encourage men and boys to seek regular medical advice and early treatment for disease and injury. The response has been overwhelming with thousands of awareness activities around the globe. Visit www. menshealthmonth.org for more information.

Health Tips for Men • Eliminate ‘white foods’ from your diet.

White flour, white sugar and other processed foods are not only devoid of vitamins and minerals, but they’ve also been stripped of their natural fibre.

• Stay away from dangerous trans fats.

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While it’s important to reduce your overall fat intake, it’s even more important to watch the types of fat you eat.

• Take a potent daily multivitamin and mineral supplement.

• Include weight training in your exercise routine. Aerobic exercise is great for cardiovascular conditioning, but it’s vastly inferior to weight training in attacking the ‘flab factor’.

• Maintain your optimal weight. Maintaining a healthy weight is one of the best things you can do for yourself.

• Drink alcohol only in moderation. Repeated studies have shown that drinking moderate amounts of alcohol (all kinds) protects not only against heart disease, but also lowers risk of death from all causes. Remember that moderation is key.

• Reduce your risk of prostate cancer. Experts estimate that 80 per cent of all cancers can be prevented by making healthy lifestyle choices.

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Healthy Life/Beautiful Life

Don’t Give Up

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Understanding Patchy Ethnic Skin

The key to success with skin of colour is to always treat with minimum inflammation, as the slower melanin degradation coupled with over-stimulating the skin increases the risk of injury to the skin. This includes unsuitable lasers, dermabrasion, peels, micro-needling and excessive friction on the skin. Ingredients such as benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid, retinoids and glycolic acid should be avoided. The use of banned ingredients such as Hydroquinone and Mercury offer short term results, but leave the skin burnt black long term. Chemical burns can leave one permanently scarred.

Duzimed Advanced Cosmetic Laser Clinic recommends the Diode Laser. The treatment protocol uses the latest combination technology incorporating Diode, IPL, and RF in a single shot. This offers a painless, maximum penetration treatment into the thicker ethnic skin.Eczema is believed to occur twice as frequently in darker skin, increasing the risk of pigmentation. Acne is linked to hyperpigmentation. Antibiotics can cause darkening of the skin for several months. Darker skins are also more at risk of developing keloid scarring post injury.

As beard hairs are coarse and curly, they easily become ingrown, thereby causing Lifestyle and hormonal changes can affect the eruptions that lead to darkened areas and distribution of colour, leading to sunspots, shaving bumps. Treatment increases cellular age spots, or melasma. Overzealous facial turnover and inhibits ingrown hair. hair removal methods such as hot wax, threading and tweezing eventually result For more information on treatments for in dark patchy facial discoloration. IPL and pigmentation and hair removal on ethnic SHR Lasers offer short term permanent skin, contact the Duzimed Advanced hair reduction but hair will grow back.

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Healthy Life/Everyday Life

The Joys of Fatherhood For me, being a father is the greatest joy.

It’s a joy because I have witnessed the birth of my baby girl, seen her take her first steps and heard her say “Dad” for the first time.

I’ve been on the receiving end of thousands of hugs and kisses, thrown my little girl high in the sky, and heard her scream with excitement as she fell back into my arms again. I’ve learnt all the words to her favourite songs and see her excitement when she grabs our hands to get up and dance with her.

I’m watching her grow and learn what it means to be a person in this big world and every day she reminds me to see the world with joy and wonderment. She reminds me of the possibilities in everything around me; that the smallest details, which can so easily go unnoticed or forgotten, can become the most magical; and that every moment is precious.

We all have an idea of what having a baby is like, right? Maybe a bit like that scene in ‘Knocked Up’ or something off ‘One Born Every Minute’. But what becomes apparent, very quickly, is that each birth and parenting experience is unique and that you don’t know anything at all. No scene in any movie will give you even a sliver of insight into childbirth or parenthood. At first I was worried about how I was going to be a dad, how was I going to take on this huge title and be good at it? No-one offers you training before hand, there is no interview either, you are simply deemed fit for the job. What I can Accommodation for up to 150 guests.

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Although at times it can feel as if you have been thrown into the middle of a tornado, your life really does change, but in the most beautiful way. You wake up before the sun rises and realise how you have never experienced a cup of coffee on the patio, in the crisp morning air. You realise that one of the most astonishing things in life, is life itself, and watching your baby sleep leaves you in complete awe. Afternoon naps have upped their ranking in your weekend schedule and now most arrangements are planned around that heavenly 2pm snooze. A family walk along the beach on a Sunday takes preference as you and your wife soak in the reality of what the word ‘family’ really means.

Amongst all the craziness and excitement of this role, one cliché that actually rings true is that you have never known a love like you do now - a love that makes everything you’ve ever done in your life feel insignificant when you look at those tiny eyes staring up at you.

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Kids’ Life/Party Life

The Link Between Child Development and Free-Play

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As technology has become our children’s main source of entertainment, the bigger questions stands - “why has the digital age taken over the learning development of our children?”

It is important for parents to bear in mind that the brain of a child develops rapidly before the age of three. This is a crucial time in your toddler’s life, when he/she begins forming speech and language abilities through human communication and interaction.

Regardless of age, play is the universal language amongst children. Through play, your kids learn to use all their senses by touching, tasting, smelling, hearing and imitating actions they see from others. Freeplay is also referred to as “unstructured play” where children take the initiative to create stories around set activities without the guidance from a parent or adult close by.

A study conducted by an Australian National University found that allowing kids to use their imaginations when playing was highly beneficial to language development.

Outdoor play is as important as imaginative play, as your child strengthens their muscles and mobility, whether it is through jumping off a rock or learning to navigate across the monkey bars. By simply taking your kids outdoors or to a playpark, you are able to watch their confidence grow as they learn to take risks and explore the world around them.

This is a call to all parents to ensure that your children receive the best learning experience with each school activity and at home. By placing a focus on learning and free-play instead of technology, you instil confidence, trust and self-assurance in your child.

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Kids’ Life/Party Life

Are You Teaching Your Kids Bad Money Habits?

When it comes to finances, the habits that children learn will most probably follow them through to adulthood. Are you unintentionally teaching your kids bad money habits by making the following common mistakes?

Creating a money shield “By shielding your child from how finances work, you are unintentionally putting them on the back foot,” says Eunice Sibiya, Head of Consumer Education at FNB. “Introduce them to simple money concepts as soon as you can.” If they are fairly young you can get your child to pay for something in the queue and also help them identify the difference between a want and a need. Older children may even have the ability to grasp more complex concepts such as compound interest or credit.

Not giving them control “By giving your child some measure of control over their own money you will be empowering them

to make important financial decisions,” adds Sibiya. “Set up a bank account and, under your watchful eye, let them make their own transactions such as airtime purchases or swipes.”

Not allowing them to make their own purchases It is easy to simply buy something for your child outright, or tell them you can’t afford it and move on if you are in the store.

But, stopping and making your child think carefully about their purchase will put them in good stead for the future. They will have to consider how much money they have put away and whether the cost of the item is worth it.

Too much pocket money Giving children too much pocket money can be detrimental to future good financial behaviour.

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Kids’ Life/Party Life

Make Your Own Fake Snot

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As disgusting as it might sound to some people, let’s make some fake snot! Snot actually serves an important purpose in our body so this experiment is not all about grossing out our friends, although that’s certainly part of the fun.

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Instructions: Fill half a cup with boiling water.

Add three teaspoons of gelatin to the boiling water.

Let it soften before stirring with a fork.

Add a quarter of a cup of corn syrup.

Stir the mixture again with your fork and look at the long strands of gunk that have formed.

As the mixture cools slowly add more water, small amounts at a time.

What’s happening?

Mucus is made mostly of sugars and protein.

Although different than the ones found in the real thing, this is exactly what you used to make your fake snot. The long, fine strings you could see inside your fake snot when you moved it around are protein strands.

These protein strands make snot sticky and capable of stretching.

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Diary Dates JUNE AWARENESS DAYS • Men’s Health Month • National Blood Donor Month • National Youth Month • 3 – 9: World Heart Rhythm Week • 18: Father’s Day • 1: International Children’s Day • 1: Global Day of Parents • 2: International Cancer Survivor’s Day • 4: Comrades Marathon • 5: World Environment Day • 8: World Oceans Day • 14: World Blood Donor Day • 15: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day • 16 – 24: National Epilepsy Week • 16: Youth Day • 21: National Epilepsy Day • 21: International Yoga Day • 24 – 28: SANCA Drug Awareness Week • 25: World Vitiligo Day. ARTS & CULTURE • 6, 13, 20, 27 Jun (Tues), 7pm – 9.30pm, HILTON ART GROUP, R200pp per class, claudiaplunkett@gmail.com.

• 4, 11, 18, 25 Jun (Sun), 9am – 2pm, CITY HALL CRAFT MARKET, opposite PMB City Hall, Michelle 033 – 396 2807.

• 4 Jun (1st Sun), 9am – 4pm, MARITZBURG OVAL ARTS & CRAFTS MARKET, Alexandra Park, PMB, Monica, 082 774 5493.

CHARITY • 1 – 30 Jun (Sat & Sun), 9.30am – 4.30pm, GROWING PARKS, Chase Valley Road Park, PMB, growing.parks@gmail.com.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS • 1 Jun, 5.30pm, MONTESSORI AND THE 21ST CENTURY BY SUSANNE VAN NIEKERK, Hilton Lions Hall, 071 471 4404.

• 1 – 30 Jun (various days & times), YOGA CLASSES, PMB and Hilton, Glynis, 076 823 9327, Facebook: @YogaIdentity.

• 1 – 30 Jun (various days), 9am – 4.30pm, DOMESTIC COOKING CLASSES, Vital Life Training, R1 450pp, 033 – 386 4451, 083 445 1441, www.vitallifetraining.co.za.

• 1 – 30 Jun (various days), COMPUTER TRAINING, R120 per hour, Microsoft Software 2003 – 2013, one-on-one training, beginners to advanced, lynettemuchna@sai.co.za.

• 1 – 30 Jun (Mon & Wed), 9am – 10am, TAI CHI WITH DEBORAH DON, 1 Committee Lane, Hilton, 033 – 343 3226, 082 228 7943.

• 1 – 30 Jun, various days & times, DOMESTIC TRAINING – EMERGENCY CARE & FIRST AID WORKSHOPS, in English and isiZulu, Vital Life Training, 083 445 1441.

• 2, 9, 15, 23, 30 Jun (Fri), 1pm – 4.30pm, 3 DAYS HERBALIFE TRIAL PACK CHALLENGE, Mills Spar Bean Tree Café, PMB, Clayton, 082 332 5032.

• 3 Jun, 10am – 4pm, THE ART OF FRENCH BREAD WITH GRAEME TAUTE, R850pp, Edgewater, 36 Sutton Road, Hilton, graemetaute@ mweb.co.za.

• 6, 13, 20, 27 Jun (Tues), 2.30pm – 3.30pm, MOMMY HEART FOOTPRINTS GROUP, 9 Hillside Road, Hilton, 081 528 6577.

• 7, 14, 21, 28 Jun (Wed), 9.30am – 11am, MOMMY HEART POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SUPPORT GROUP, 9 Hillside Road, Hilton, 081 528 6577.

• 9 – 11 Jun, ALONG CAME A COWBOY – WEEKEND WRITING WORKSHOP, The Knoll Guest Farm, Hilton, ginny.sawc@gmail.com.

• 24 Jun, 8am – 4pm, HILTON ANTENATAL CLASS, 9 Hillside Rd, Hilton, 081 528 6577.

• 26 – 29 Jun, 8am – 12.30pm, ASP TUTORING REVISION SCHOOL, St Anne’s College, Hilton Ave, Hilton, Lindi, 083 501 2506, asptutor@ gmail.com, www.tutorlessons.co.za.

LEISURE/OUTDOORS • 1 – 30 Jun (Sat & Sun), 10am – 5pm, GOSHALA COW SANCTUARY, just outside PMB, info@goshala.co.za, 084 258 1121, 033 – 251 6110.

• 1 – 30 Jun (Sat & Sun), 9am – 5pm, SPRINGHOLM PICNICS, Springholm, Nottingham Road, Natal Midlands, 082 682 0378, picnics@springholmchalets.com, www.springholmchalets.co.za.

• 1 – 30 Jun, PMB BABYSITTERS’ CLUB, Nikita, 078 439 9051.

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• 1 – 30 Jun, 10am – 3pm, every weekend (weather permitting), LIONS RIVER RAILWAY, Piggly Wiggly, Midlands, a miniature railway, R30 per person, www.facebook.com/LionsRail, Andries Keyser, 062 206 1906.

• 1 – 30 Jun (Thurs & Sat), various times, CIRCLE DANCING, 1 Committee Lane, Hilton and Lakes in Amber Valley, Deborah, 082 228 7943, 033 – 343 3226.

• 1 – 30 Jun (Tues & Wed), various times, YOGA CLASSES IN PMB & HILTON, Glynis, 076 823 9327.

• 4 Jun (1st Sun), 10am – 3pm, HALLEY PARK MINIATURE RAILWAY, 78 Rudling Road, Bisley, Pietermaritzburg, Andries Keyser, 062 206 1906, www.pmes.co.za.

• 25 Jun (Sun), 8.30am & 12.30pm INCHANGA CHOO CHOO STEAM TRAIN, from Kloof Station (Stokers Arms) to Inchanga Station Craft Market (return), adults: R240, pensioners & children: R170, Bruce, 082 353 6003, bookings@umgenisteamrailway.com, www. umgenisteamrailway.com.

• 26 May – 4 June, THE ROYAL SHOW, Chief Albert Luthuli Street/ Old Howick Road, PMB, www.royalshow.co.za.

MARKETS • 3, 10, 17 24 Jun (Sat), 8am – 12pm, PIETERMARITZBURG SPCA MORNING MARKET, 235 Woodhouse Road, 033 – 386 9267.

• 3, 10, 17 24 Jun (Sat), 6am – 10am, PMB FARMERS’ MARKET, PMB Botanical Gardens, Mayors Walk, Mike, 082 886 0687.

• 3, 10, 17 24 Jun (Sat), 7am – 12pm, CLARIDGE FARM & GARDEN MARKET, 5km from Northway Spar, PMB on the Otto’s Bluff Road, 078 037 6908.

• 3, 10, 17 24 Jun (Sat), 7am – 11am, KARKLOOF FARMERS’ MARKET, 2.6km outside Howick on Karkloof Rd (access on D507), 082 820 8986, Andrea.

• 3 Jun (1st Sat), 8am – 2pm, JESMOND DENE MORNING MARKET, Jesmond Dene Nursery, 204 Murray Rd, Cleland, PMB, Belinda/ Hayley, 033 - 396 1342, beanbag.cafe1@gmail.com, R120 per stall.

• 4 Jun (1st Sun), 8.30am – 11.30am, DARGLE COUNTRY MARKET, Lions River Club, darglecountrymarket@gmail.com.

• 4 & 25 Jun (1st & last Sun), 9am – 3pm, YMCA SUNDAY MARKET, YMCA, Scottsville, Jenny, 073 500 1244.

• 18 Jun, 9am – 10am, HILTON PRODUCE EXCHANGE: JUNE CROP SWOP, James Craib Park, 3 Committee Lane, Hilton, www. facebook.com/groups/midlandsbartermarkets.

• 25 Jun (last Sun), ALEX UPMARKET, Alexandra Park, PMB, Michelle 033 – 396 2807.

• 30 Jun (last Fri), 5pm – 9pm, PMB DUNROBIN MARKET, Dunrobin Garden Centre, 31 Warwick Rd, Penny, dunrobinmarket@gmail. com, 082 920 2787.

MEETINGS • 6, 13, 20, 27 Jun (Tues), 2.30pm – 3.30pm, MOMMYHEART FOOTPRINTS GROUP, 9 Hillside Rd, Hilton, 081 528 6577.

• 7, 14, 21, 28 Jun (Wed), 9.30am – 11am, MOMMYHEART POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SUPPORT GROUP, 9 Hillside Rd, Hilton, 081 528 6577.

• 7 & 21 Jun (1st & 3rd Wed), 7pm, MARITZBURG CAMERA CLUB, Victoria Country Club, Duncan Mackenzie Dr, Montrose, PMB, Leon Heyes, pmbcameraclub@gmail.com, www.maritzburgcameraclub. co.za.

• 20 Jun (3rd Tues), 9.30am, HILTON GARDEN CLUB, Judy Sinclair, 033 – 343 2402, 082 852 4087.

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