5 Tips for Surviving the Holidays with your Toxic Family Members
Elaine Yeoh
January 24, 2022
We hear you, mamas. As much as we would love to say we have a great relationship with all of
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Saying goodbye to the myth of parenting perfection
Editorial
January 21, 2022
The new year always brings a fresh wave of earnest resolve and a commitment to improvement. Since becoming a mum,
Mama Secrets (January 2022 Edition): Hopes for the New Year
Elaine Yeoh
January 19, 2022
Shhhhhh. Mamas out there, your secrets are safe with us. We recognise that there are so many challenges that come
How to Have Better Sex This Year
Elaine Yeoh
January 17, 2022
Uh, what sex? Any parents here doubling up in laughter (or tears) at the idea of great (or any) sex,
My Story: How I survived a long-distance family relationship
Editorial
January 13, 2022
A long-distance relationship between two people has always been touted as a challenge. It isn’t easy. You miss the in-person
How Can I Start 2022 Afresh After Two Pandemic Years?
Editorial
January 3, 2022
How does one make starry goals and plans when the pandemic still looms large all over the world? And as
Team makchic on: The biggest lessons 2021 has taught me
Editorial
December 21, 2021
#makchicmumtribe, please give yourselves a pat on the back for getting through the rollercoaster known as 2021. It’s not been
6 Skills Every 21st Century Child Should Master
Elaine Yeoh
December 3, 2021
We live in a pivotal age of innovation, advancement and technology. Skills deemed as crucial in the past are now often
My Story: Raising unmaterialistic kids in a material world
Tze Yeng
November 29, 2021
I watched The Story of Stuff about 15 years ago. Statistics and its American-centric point of view aside, this short
World Children’s Day 2021: 12 Young Changemakers Who Are Shaping The World Around Them
Elaine Yeoh
November 20, 2021
A day for children, by children. In conjunction with World Children’s Day today, makchic celebrates several amazing young changemakers who are
Walking the talk with WAO: Ending violence against women
Najmin Tajudin
November 17, 2021
Married at 19. Dead at the hands of her husband at 29. Nurhidayah A Ghani endured ten years of abuse,
SPOT: We need to talk about sex education in schools
Najmin Tajudin
September 29, 2021
“My grandfather sat me on his lap and touched me in places [that are] unsafe to touch.” “I was 12
Starting Family Conversations about Dementia with “Mist-Bound: How to Glue Back Grandpa”
Li-Hsian
September 21, 2021
“Eyes, she had been told, are windows to the soul. Were his windows just misted over? Was Grandpa actually inside,
My Story: Things teenagers wish we could tell our mums
Editorial
September 3, 2021
Growing up, our mothers are our world. Someone we go to in times of joy. Someone we look up to
Deena Marzuki: A journey of strength and self-love through PCOS
Kimberly Lee
September 1, 2021
Strange how four simple letters can change a life. Yet for many Malaysians, the term “PCOS” (which stands for Polycystic Ovarian
Stepmothers: The Other Side of the Story
Alena Couzet
June 4, 2021
Parenting is hard, but being a stepmother comes with an extra set of challenges. In fact, being a stepmother can
It Starts with Reading Aloud
Li-Hsian
February 3, 2021
I read The Read-Aloud Handbook (Seventh Edition) by Jim Trelease, in preparation for a children’s picture book reading we are planning
Better Dads Malaysia: For A Better Nation
Editorial
August 28, 2020
For all Daddy, அப்பா, 爸爸, Ayah out there, we now have a movement that will shake and shape the nation.
My Story: I had no idea it was coercive control
Laych Koh
August 19, 2020
I was in my early 20s when I fell in love with a charming, sporty man. The relationship swallowed me
Gift ideas for Dads, by a Dad
Editorial
June 19, 2020
“Abah, Happy Father’s Day!” “What’s this?” my father asked. “It’s a necktie. I bought it with Mak,” says an 8-year-old