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.
Every parent and every child loves Fisher Price, including me. The first Fisher Price that Earthling received was a shape sorter for her full moon celebration.
I’m obsessed with letting my children know about my love. Tough love, strong love, emotional love, physical love – I make sure they feel it.
Do nausea and identity crisis go hand in hand in pregnancy? For Janet Tay, a taste of motherhood and making choices that weren’t her own began in the first trimester.
Anyone who’s had mastitis will know it’s a bad deal. I had it for the first time when our fourth baby was three weeks old. Here are 10 tips that helped me survive mastitis.
It probably goes almost without saying that men have a very different perspective on birth from women. Read Azalia’s husband’s funny and touching account of their baby’s birth.
To be perfectly honest with you, I’ve not really stressed out about parenting till the day came to start feeding my babies solid food.
Janet Tay hopes to teach her toddler a few things about happiness but ends up learning from him instead.
Somewhere along my pregnancy, my Martian husband and I decided to go for exclusive breastfeeding. He got so confident that he even suggested giving away the packets of formula milk samples we received.
I’ve had countless moments where I’ve paused and thought to myself, “Well that’s something I’d certainly do differently next time.” Here’s a list in a roughly chronological order.
I’m a stay-at-home-mum without outside help so I need to stick very closely to a routine to keep sane. I’m proud to say that with sleep-trained babies, I can eat meals, shower and do laundry in peace.
A babysitter is not merely an extra pair of hands or a playmate, but a person who will have a huge influence on your child and the formation of his character.
Every mother wishes to be able to do everything a mother is expected to do – take care of the home, cook for the family, educate and nurture the children or even bake a scrumptious chocolate cake.
It was not an easy decision to give my baby formula and unfortunately, it was a decision not made easier by some mothers.
Truthfully, it was the hints that I got from my feline friends that sent me to the doctor’s room for a pregnancy test on a Monday morning. Pets can sense pregnancy, they say.
If there’s one thing I can be certain of about my kids, it will be that they are both book lovers. Here are some of my reading tips that you can try at home with your toddler.
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