With the extension of water rationing in Selangor for another two months, young mother January Low shares tips on how she’s survived water rationing with two 7-month old babies.
Find out all about breastfeeding as a working mother, including how often to pump, how to store breast milk for your baby, and more.
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.
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.
Life with a newborn really starts at home. And while I had done it before with Aidan, bringing Aria home came with a new “first” – having to deal with an only child adjust to getting a new sibling.
It’s one thing for a baby to engage with herself in front of a mirror, and quite another for her to get used to flicking through numerous pictures and videos of herself, and demanding to see them again and again.
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.
Up till now, at seven months old, my daughter had used less than five packs of disposables diapers. We live in a farm that doesn’t have a regular garbage collecting service.
Your first child will always be special. It comes with the newness of parenthood: doing things you’ve never done, going to places you’ve never been, experiencing emotions you’ve never felt.
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.
Ensuring the safety of a child with Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy requires understanding and cooperation from babysitters, relatives, teachers and friends. Here’s how to go about it.
Experience is a great teacher and financial literacy is a greater friend, so here’s what Khairun Nisa has learned from having two kids so far.
Learning the alphabet, forming letters and practising gluing skills can be combined in just one fun activity. Here are 10 tips on how to do it at home.
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.
The best remedy for a growing frustration is to take deep breaths into our belly. Belly breathing restores our bodies to a calmer state, which then bring us to be more present in our bodies.
Do parents of twins really need to buy two of everything for their infant twins? Find out what you really need two of, and what you need to leave on the shelf.
If you have a baby on the way and are thinking, “I don’t know how I’m going to do it all,” these tips are written to encourage you.
I knew that gaining weight was perfectly normal with pregnancy. It felt like I had a license to eat and gain weight. My usual excuse was “It’s OK, I was eating for two”. I think I had it all wrong.
Li-Hsian and her husband recently took their twin babies on their maiden long haul car journey to Johor to visit family. She shares some tips for mummies driving home with their babies over the upcoming CNY period.
Does your child throw terrible tantrums? Read on to find out how Uma deploys an arsenal of strategies to stop her toddler in his tracks.
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