Many first-time parents are not sure whether they should feed their children with eggs. It is one of those feeding practices surrounded by a lot of myths and misinformation, causing some parents to deny their children eggs.
For instance, Nancy Wekesa, a first time mother in London Estate in Nakuru County, is not keen on the food. Her three-year-old son loves eggs but she argues that egg consumption makes him slow in speech and forgetful of what he learns in school.
“They also make him not to recall anything I tell him,” she says.
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