Life changes significantly once we become parents. Before kids, most of us only had ourselves to look after. But once that squealing child is born or taken into our care,
As a parent, be it as a stay-at-home mum, work-at-home mum or working mum, we all agonise over our parenting choices. However, when makchic explored ‘mum guilt’ during a recent #MamaSecrets session, over
Dr. May Ng’s debut book, A Journey With Brendan, is a 10-year document of her life as a medical practitioner and mother to an autistic child. Ng is a paediatric endocrinologist and
It’s Malaysia Day! On this day of national unity and diversity, and this very significant year, we celebrate the very best of what Malaysia represents. But what do parents wish
Empathy is a big buzz word in parenting, child-rearing and 21st century skills at the moment. We all know what it literally means, i.e. to understand someone else’s situation or
To our Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. Dear Datuk Seri, We are readers of the site makchic.com, and mothers of Malaysia. Recently,
She is in her 70s, but thanks to her close relationship with her children and grandchildren, Linda Lim often muses on parenting now and how it was back then. For
The World Cup season is upon us again and my husband knows better than to stop me from hogging the telly or disturb me when I’m watching a game. I
When Kirsi Salonen moved to Kuala Lumpur from Finland 7 years ago with her husband and two toddlers, she realised there wasn’t much information online about raising kids in KL.
The kids in our family ‘talk back’ by our ‘Asian standards’. Scene 1: Mom is desperate to convince the reluctant eight year old to learn Mandarin. The unwilling kid ‘talks
The Single Mum: Queen of Cosplaying Balances Passion with Single Parenting Many Malaysians are ardent followers and fans of our very own homegrown makeup artist, Saraswati Suharto. She has gained international
Becoming a single parent is not always a straightforward choice, whether it resulted from divorce, the death of a spouse or through other circumstances. Being a single-parent is never an
Nine months have passed and it’s just a matter of time before you step into uncharted territory – becoming a new dad. All of a sudden, you’re getting butterflies in
If you have attempted to work from home, whilst caring for young children at the same time, then you are no stranger to a distinctive kind of struggle and stress.
I am a feminist. Loud and proud. When I got pregnant with my first son, my friends were tickled to see me lumbering around with a “penis growing inside me”.
“Mummy, I want to do a toy review.” “Ok. Go ahead.” “But I need the camera, mummy.” As my wife and I laughed, it occurred to us that this was
As women, and especially as mums, it’s easy to be filled with admiration and amazement at the achievements of Dr Jezamine Lim. She obtained a PhD in Stem Cell and
Chinese New Year is almost here, and preparations are underway for new clothes, eve dinners and ang pow packets. Parenting books and websites often talk about the benefits of tradition
When I was growing up, taking advanced science programmes in a Malaysian high school was not really a choice. If you did well in your exams, the school would nudge you
My wife Amy* and I had just had our second child Lisa*, and we were adjusting to the chaos that comes with a newborn. I was doing my part as
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