Workplace pregnancy discrimination is very real. Sasha Menon shares how she was treated unfavourably by her employer when they were told of her pregnancy.
Despite wanting to tell the truth to her toddler all the time, Janet Tay finds that being a new parent means employing all sort of methods to get the job done – and occasionally lying one’s nose off.
There’s no guilt like that of a mother leaving her kids for the first time. Yet January Low took the plunge and was surprised at how the trip changed her for the better.
Keeping track of baby milestones is important, particularly if you’re concerned about developmental delays. But January Low questions if there’s a real need to need to quantify and compare everything.
Sharon Chai thought she was ready for motherhood. Then, the baby blues hit. She shares her story in the hope that others going through a similar experience will feel less alone.
We’re genetically predisposed to protect our children. But when does protection become failing to equip our children with the ability to stand on their own two feet? Uma muses over this through her own experience with her toddler.
Toddlers and not napping are three words that never go well together. Learn what child sleep consultant Sarah Ong has done to solve her own toddler’s nap time sleep issues.
Sleep regressions, as Ai Sin discovers, are the hellish points in a baby’s development. She shares what she’s learned from this often overlooked phenomenon.
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.
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.
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