Oftentimes no matter how much you read, the best advise seems to come from these hands-on experts: other dads. Newly-minted dad Asrif Yusoff shares pointers for other new and soon-to-be dads.
Kids don’t need fancy, expensive toys to stimulate their motor and cognitive development. With a little bit of imagination, Ernadia Os’Hara shows how she’s turning household items into playthings for her son.
Ever wonder what’s on the mind of a new dad-to-be? Michelle Lim-Chua sat down with Malaysian advertising mogul and first-time expectant dad Adrian Cheah to find out.
Forgetting appointments and where you’ve placed your house keys? Before you panic, find out why you may feel more forgetful during pregnancy and what you can do about it.
As Khairun helped her 2-year-old son unwrap his birthday presents, she realised that it all added to his existing pile of toys – and made his waste footprint that much bigger. Learn how she’s found ways to deconsumerise her kids.
A family holiday always sounds like a good idea – until something goes wrong. January Low recalls her first family trip abroad and why she’s having second thoughts about travelling with her twin babies in tow.
From the nonstop movement to the near-universal obsession with anything with wheels, Uma reflects on what she’s learning from raising a boy and how we affect gender stereotypes and behaviour.
Baby massage has many benefits and is a wonderful way for you to feel close to your baby. Find out how it can help you and your little one.
Creating photo series to document baby’s growth, as Azalia Suhaimi learns, has helped her kick the postpartum blues and celebrate the journey of motherhood.
When her second child was born, Khairun felt she wasn’t paying enough attention as she did her first. Being a second child herself, Khairun refuses to feel guilty and instead sees opportunity to bond with her baby.
Every pregnancy is different. Following a miserable experience giving birth to her firstborn, Ayuni Ayatillah shares how she’s making her pregnancy so much better the second time around.
Motherhood is an experience that is almost universal – yet it catches many new mothers off guard. Azalia Suhaimi writes about the things she never knew until she became a mum.
Having gone through a traumatic experience at the dentist’s with her toddler, Uma is suitably chastened with new dental hygiene routines.
When breastfeeding stretches to toddlerhood, it becomes a journey with different challenges. Weaning a toddler isn’t for the fainthearted, Janet Tay realises, as she tries unsuccessfully to wean her toddler from his favourite pastime.
Toddlers don’t like to be ordered around any more than you do. What they do love is to play. Want cooperation? Kiki Quah shares how she made it work for her household.
Considering sleep training for your baby? Learn what Ayuni Ayatillah did to help her one-year-old daughter kick that night-time waking habit to sleep through the night.
Can HypnoBirthing really make labour and birth easier? Mother of two, Ayuni Zainuddin, reveals how this completely natural, pain- and medication-free birth has benefited her family.
Homeschooling is the education of children at home rather than in a formal setting. Here are the factors Jin Ai and her husband considered in choosing to homeschool their children till age six.
I’m part of a Facebook group in which mothers from Malaysia and Singapore post questions or share experiences, though I’m mostly a lurker who enjoys the breadth of responses on it.
Words are really important and can have powerful impact. The more positive birth stories you and your partner hear, the more likely you are to feel empowered and positive about your upcoming birth.
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