My Story: Losing a Parent, then Becoming One
Editorial
May 11, 2022
Three weeks to go. Instead of talking to him about the twins I was expecting, I was looking at him,
My Story
How (and Why) I Started Book Clubs for My Kids
Li-Hsian
April 21, 2022
Like many parents, I was anxious at the start of the pandemic about how my children’s learning would be negatively
My Story: Why I Went on a Social Media Fast
Editorial
April 12, 2022
The average Malaysian spends three hours and one minute a day on social media, equating to 46 days a year.
How to talk to kids about: Their disabilities
Editorial
April 2, 2022
When our child is different, there’s so much more we need to learn about parenting. Our first go-to will be
What Does #InclusionMean to You?
Li-Hsian
March 26, 2022
21st March was World Down’s Syndrome Day (WDSD). It has been observed by the United Nations since 2012, as a means of raising
International Women’s Day 2022: Celebrating makchic’s Sheroes
Elaine Yeoh
March 8, 2022
Forget Marvel – we’re celebrating makchic‘s Sheroes this year! Who do we mean exactly? We’re talking about women of strength
My Story: I got Coronavirus while 6-months Pregnant
Editorial
February 4, 2022
Fear is ever present in a pregnant woman’s mind, even if it comes in little flashes of worry, or in
My Story: Surviving the Sandwich Generation
Su Ning
January 31, 2022
My father was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer two years ago, which required an emergency surgery that left him weak
My Story: The Wins, Woes and Worries of a Spectrum Mum
Editorial
January 26, 2022
The twelfth day of the twelfth month of 2020 rerouted the course of my life. My daughter, Emma, was formally
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
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
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
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
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
Navigating The Time of Coronavirus as a Teacher and Mum
Laych Koh
May 16, 2020
Ten days ago I was asked by makchic editor Liyana if I would write an article for Teacher’s Day. Being
My Story: Being a father to an autistic child
Desiree Kaur
April 13, 2020
“Never a day goes by that I don’t try, Seldom a moment comes by for me to cry Neither
The Importance of Inclusive Education, and Why It Should Matter to You
Li-Hsian
March 21, 2020
Today is World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD). It has been observed on 21 March by the United Nations since 2012, as a means
My Story: How I bond with my son with autism
Desiree Kaur
January 16, 2020
“We need to enter their world and show them the way out,” said Raun K Kaufman, the first to benefit
My Story: A Cancer Caregiver’s Perspective
Desiree Kaur
December 11, 2019
My love story was a whirlwind romance; my husband and I met and married within a year. Ups and downs
My Story: The Unexpected Upside of Down’s Syndrome
Li-Hsian
March 21, 2019
When you are expecting a baby, you experience excitement, anticipation, a very special kind of happiness. Yet, at the back