OFM Family Focus

Lynette Beer help ons vandag dink oor veerkragtigheid. Yolanda Maartens gesels met Lynette oor hoe dit vir ouers moeilik is om te sien dat ’n kind teleurgesteld of seergemaak word. Ons taak is nie om elke struikelblok te verwyder nie, maar om ons kinders toe te rus om dit te oorkom.

Met die fokus in hierdie gesprek op 'perfekte ouerskap', gesels Yolanda Maartens met Lynett Beer oor die dinge wat kinders werklik nodig het. Baie ouers voel voortdurend dat hulle tekortskiet, omdat ouerskap vandag maklik ’n openbare vertoning word. Lynette verduidelik: Jou werk is nie om elke ongemak weg te neem nie; jou werk is om liefdevol, voorspelbaar en teenwoordig te bly.

Op Mid-Morning Magic in die OFM-familie fokus wil Yolanda Maartens spesifiek ouers nooi om saam te gesels onder die tema: Grootmaak vir die lewe. Bekende spreker, skrywer en temperamentkenner Lynette Beer sluit by haar aan en vertel hoe jy jou kinders met wortels én vlerke kan grootmaak. In hierdie gesprek fokus hul op karakter.

Juandre Watson, Health Promotion & Health Risk Assessment Programme Team Lead at the Heart and Stroke Foundation of SA and joins Yolanda Maartens this Heart Week to recap the main message of World Heart Day and to wrap up Heart Week on OFM. She shares some of the risk factors for heart disease and stroke and most importantly talks about warning signs and symptoms you might overlook when it comes t...

Geregistreerde dieetkundige by die Heart and Stroke Foundation van SA, Cari Erasmus sluit by Yolanda Maartens aan en verduidelik wat ‘n normale bloeddruklesing is en wat jou bloeddruk kan beinvloed. Cari verduidelik ook hoe hoë bloeddruk voorkom of beheer kan word. Verder is daar hulpbronne beskikbaar aanlyn https://www.heartfoundation.co.za/blood-pressure/

Nurse Gwendoline Petersen is a Health Promotion and Health Risk Assessment Officer at the Heart and Stroke Foundation of SA and joins Yolanda Maartens this Heart Week to unpack the causes of an irregular heart beat and what symptoms South Africans should look out for. The Heart and Stroke Foundation of SA has wonderful resources that you can access online, visit them here https://www.heartfoundati...

CEO of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of SA, Prof Pamela Naidoo joins Yolanda Maartens this Heart Week to talk about the focus of World Heart Day as a global campaign, what the symptoms of Coronary Heart Disease are and who is at risk for developing CHD in South Africa? Prof Naidoo also shares some tips as to what you can do to reduce your risk. For excellent resources and more information visit...

Geregistreerde dieetkundige by die Heart and Stroke Foundation van SA, Cari Erasmus sluit by Yolanda Maartens aan hierdie Hart Week om die ernstige statistieke van hartversaking in Suid Afrika met luisteraars ted eel. 64 miljoen mense wereldwyd leef met hartversaking en 1 in elke 5 mense in SA ouer as 40, leef met hartversaking. So wat veroorsaak hartversaking? Hoe word dit gediagnoseer en behande...

'n Kankerdiagnose is vir enige jong mens lewensveranderend. Buiten die fisiese uitdagings, is daar ook groot emosionele en praktiese behoeftes. In die OFM Familie Fokus gesels Yolanda Maartens met Anina Meiring, Dienstebestuurder: KANSA TLC, oor hoe die AYA-kamers 'n veilige ruimte vir tieners en jong volwassenes met kanker skep, en hoe hierdie inisiatief hoop, ondersteuning en 'n gevoel van norma...

Die Kankervereniging van Suid-Afrika (KANSA) vier in 2026, 95 jaar van diens. Junie elke jaar word wêreldwyd aandag gevestig op die impak van kanker op persone gediagnoseer met kanker, hul versorgers, geliefdes, familie en ander mense binne die oorlewende se kring. Dikwels het hierdie mense net iemand nodig om mee te praat oor hul kankerervaring. Olivia Curlewis, Diensspesialis by KANSA, sluit by...

The staging of cancer plays a vital role in treatment and treatment outcome. Early stages of diagnosis often has a positive outcomes vs late stage diagnosis which is often associated with poor outcome and high mortality. Clinical Nursing Specialist at the Cancer Association of SA, Vlooi Venter, joins Yolanda Maartens in the OFM Family Focus to explain the importance of early detection and to unpac...

At only 18 her life changed, forever and 32 years later Nthabiseng Molongoana still reflects on that day with pain but equal amounts of hope. Today, as Provincial Director of APD Free State, Nthabiseng isn’t just running programs—she’s transforming lives across the entire province. Every day, she oversees services for hundreds of people, from residential care at the Jean Webber Home to skills trai...

The bond between humans and canines isn’t just a source of joy; it’s a lifeline. Director and Founder of Honey’s Garden Medical Service Dogs, Lucy Breytenbach has turned her lifelong passion for animals into a mission to help those living with epilepsy. Lucy and the team from Honey’s Garden Medical Service Dogs aim to bridge the gap between South Africans in need and the life-changing support of a...

Epilepsie is 'n toestand wat mense nie verstaan nie. Wat is van die taboos van Epilepsie? Dr. Ben van Niekerk ontmasker sommige van die wanpersepsies, veral vir kinders wat met epilepsie saamleef.

OFM Family Focus is your daily appointment discussing your family’s needs on Mid-Morning Magic, weekdays, 09:00 - 12:00. Yolanda Maartens discuss education and learning, family health and nutrition, babies and toddlers, parenting and marriage advice, as well as teenagers and planning for the future with various experts in the respective fields. Read more: https://www.ofm.co.za/Blogs?page=1&blog=13...

OFM Family Focus is your daily appointment discussing your family’s needs on Mid-Morning Magic, weekdays, 09:00 - 12:00. Yolanda Maartens discuss education and learning, family health and nutrition, babies and toddlers, parenting and marriage advice, as well as teenagers and planning for the future with various experts in the respective fields. Read more: https://www.ofm.co.za/Blogs?page=1&blog=13...

This year Epilepsy South Africa is launching a bold new national campaign – Epilepsy Pledge: Epilepsy In Action – calling on all South Africans to take one meaningful step to support persons with epilepsy. Epilepsy SA calls all South Africans to take one meaningful action today to support persons with epilepsy. National Director of Epilepsy SA, Sharelene Cassel joins Kayla Barker in the OFM Family...

Menopouse gaan nie net oor warm gloede en breinbeneweldheid nie. Dit is ook ‘n tyd wanneer hormonale veranderinge die risiko van borskanker kan beïnvloed. Kliniese Verpleeg Spesialis by KANSA, Vlooi Venter, sluit by Yolanda Maartens aan om te verduidelik hoe hormone, menopouse en kanker jou risiko kan beïnvloed. Besoek gerus www.cansa.org.za vir meer inligting.

The Deputy Director at the Disability Unit based at the Central University of Technology Bloemfontein, Mohau Manyarela, joins Yolanda Maartens to challenge you to live life without limits. He highlights the importance of accessibility for students and also the lengths they go to for the individual needs of students. The Disability Unit has various programs that they implement across faculties. For...

The Special Olympics Global Youth Leadership Council (GYLC) was established to evolve Special Olympics youth work from being for the youth to by the youth. The Council aims to position young leaders to play an active role in the execution of Special Olympics programming at the Global, Regional, National, and local levels. For the next two year term, two young South Africans have been chosen as mem...

The Special Olympics Global Youth Leadership Council (GYLC) was established to evolve Special Olympics youth work from being for the youth to by the youth. The Council aims to position young leaders to play an active role in the execution of Special Olympics programming at the Global, Regional, National, and local levels. For the next two year term, two young South Africans have been chosen as mem...

Brunhild Strauss is woonagtig in Springbok in die Noordkaap. Hy is ‘n parapleeg vanaf sy bors verlarm weens ‘n motorongeluk 30 jaar gelede. Hy is aan diens by die Nasionale Raad vir en van Persone met Gestremdhede (NCPD) as Ontwikkelings Werker en beeiwer homself vir die bewusmaking en inklusiewe omgewing so wel as toeganklinkeid en die uitrol van projekte in die Namakwaland. Hy help ook met die i...

Kolorektale kanker is in ‘n groot mate leefstyl verwant, en Suid Afrikaners moet let op die verskeie risiko faktore. Wees bedag op die tekens en simptome van Kolorektale kanker en kry dadelik hulp. Vlooi Venter , Kliniese Verpleegspesialis by KANSA, sluit by Yolanda Maartens aan in die OFM Familie Fokus om te gesels oor die insidensie van Kolorektale kanker so wel as die behandelingspad. Kontak ha...

Taking place under the auspices of South Africa’s G20 Presidency in 2025 the Disability-20 (D20) seeks to centre the voices, leadership, and lived experiences of persons with disabilities in global policy formulation. With the momentum initiated by the Brazilian G20 Presidency in 2024, South Africa is uniquely positioned to solidify the D20 as a recognised and impactful platform within G20 structu...

Lolo Lekgoane joins Yolanda Maartens in the OFM Family Focus to motivate you to live life without limits. She speaks about her journey with SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) and how fighting to stay healthy has created awareness of the plight of others also faced by this autoimmune disease.