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Newborn Care 101: From the Hospital to Home
byNo one is prepared to be a mother. You learn on the job and hope for the best. Newborn care is an essential aspect…
Daddy Talks: How Stay-at-Home Dads Can Connect With Other Parents
byAs a stay-at-home dad, I’ve experienced the joys and challenges of raising our little ones whilst navigating the primarily maternal landscape of playdates and…
Financial Safety 101: How to Recognise Scam Red Flags
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Memory Games for Kids: 10 Exciting Activities for Enhancing Cognitive Skills
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Constipation in Pregnancy: Everything Expecting Mums Must Know
byConstipation and pregnancy often go hand in hand. Between changing hormones, and a changing body, a woman’s gastrointestinal health is bound to be affected…
Clay Crafts For Kids: 15 Delightful Projects and Step-by-Step Guides
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7 Beautiful Decorations to Brighten Your Home This Deepavali
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10 Indomitable Clapping Games for Kids
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It’s RSV Season: Here’s What You Need to Know
byIt’s the time of year again where it’s raining most evenings and causing people to be sick due to the weather. One of the…
How Plant-Based Lifestyles Can Save You Money
byAs Malaysians, we may cringe at the word vegan. After all, our local cuisines are notorious for containing lots of chicken, beef, fish and…
Virtual Reality: Paedophiles Use VR to Abuse Children
byYou might have heard of virtual reality (VR) these last few years, as it’s taking over the technology world. Based on TechTarget, it is…
Sleep Expert Shares Tips on How to Make Kids Fall Asleep in the Heat
byThe hot weather can be uncomfortable for most people, including babies and young children Sleeping can also be difficult for some adults, babies and…
6 Investment Steps Every Mum Needs to Know
byBeing a mother is the most rewarding and challenging job in the world! It entails so many responsibilities that you’d do anything for your…
Protect Our Children From Vape: The Dangers of It
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Why Your Boys Should Get the HPV Jab Too
byUpon hearing of an HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccination, you may think of one for your girls. Well, it’s technically true that girls are the…
Bad Breath In Kids: Uncover 12 Surprising Causes and 7 Life-Saving Tips
byWhen breakfast time with your family suddenly becomes less enjoyable due to the unpleasant whiff of your 2-year-old’s morning breath, several questions pop up…
How to Talk to Your Kids About War
byIf you’ve been on the Internet the past few days, you must have heard about the devastating war between Israel and Palestine. This war…
Mummy Shares: How and Why I Acknowledge My Children’s Stress
byStress is a major issue for many people. It can affect just about anyone even the kids. In Malaysia, the number of Malaysian kids…
Daddy Talks: How I Explain What Losing It All Means to My Kids
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Boy Falls Out of Car, Miraculously Survives After Being Hit by Two Cars
byA shocking dashcam video has recently emerged, revealing a young boy tumbling out of a moving vehicle in Kota Bahru, Kelantan, just moments before…
Doctor Explains Why You Must Never Flush with the Toilet Cover Open
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Protect Your Family from Influenza This Flu Season
byAs we enter the month of October in Malaysia, we also usher in the flu season, a time when the influenza virus is most…
Expert Shares on Coping with Breast Cancer Emotionally
byCancer does not only come with physical side effects. There are also emotional ones. While not technically symptoms, the emotional toll that cancer can…
Disease X, Hypothetical Next Pandemic: All You Need to Know
byMost of us are already accustomed with COVID-19. We may have spent most of our time with our family during lockdown, but businesses and…
Why You Shouldn’t Give Marshmallows to Young Kids
byMarshmallows, the sugary goodness that many kids go crazy for. Perhaps not many may expect soft-and-sweet marshmallows to be dangerous but here we are….
The Rise of Malaria in Malaysia: All You Need to Know
byThere has been a spike in the number of malaria cases in several parts of Malaysia this year. The Star reported the number of…
Topical Steroids Use in Kids: Pharmacist Shares Expert Advice
byIf your child has ever experienced any skin problems, their doctor may have prescribed them a steroid cream. When used properly, steroid creams can…
Baby First Aid Experts Advise Parents to Hide Bath Plugs
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Overcome Pregnancy Constipation: 5 Proven Tips for Expectant Mums
byNavigating through the unexpected hurdles of pregnancy, many pregnant women stumble upon constipation. Despite sounding slightly comical, it often leads to abdominal pain and…
Why You Shouldn’t Give Babies Water
byIf you’re giving babies under six months old water, this is a warning for you to stop. You might have heard this warning before…
How to Handle the Haze with Kids
byThe Minister of Education, Fadhlina Sidek, urged that schools can’t conduct outdoor activities if the air pollution index (API) reading exceeds 100. As of…
Study Says Blue Light May Cause Early Puberty
byYou’ve probably heard that blue light isn’t good for people, but did you know that it’s linked to early puberty? A study shows that…
Helium Balloons: When Fun Turns Deadly
byIt was supposed to be a fun day for Karlton until a tragic accident happened. Karlton Donaghey was a five-year-old boy who only wanted…
Breast Cancer Warning Signs That All Women Should Be Aware Of
byBreast cancer is one of the most prevalent malignancies in Malaysia, followed by colorectal cancer, lung cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, and liver cancer. According to…
Healthy Alternatives to Everyday Snacks
byOur childhood was incomplete without snacks. From Haw Flakes and Smarties to Mi-Mi Snek Ku and Sugus, there were never any scarcity in variety…
Food Wastage and Its Impact on Your Finances
byFood wastage is a worldwide issue that affects the environment. But did you know that it can also take a toll on your personal…
How to Help Kids Understand the Basics of Health Literacy
byHealth literacy is one of the most significant types of literacy that children will be exposed to throughout their lives. The U.S. Department of…
Easy and Fun Yoga Poses for Kids
byLet’s talk about yoga poses for kids. All children need regular physical activity to keep their minds sharp and bodies healthy. One great way…
Pharmacist Shares on How to Choose Cough Treatments for Kids
byIt can be worrisome when our kids start coughing. Whether that’s from the flu, pollution or some other reason. So, we scour the drugstore…
‘Lala Bop’: How to Keep Your Kids Safe from This Damaging Trend
byThere has been a lot of trends being made around the Internet. There was the weird and disturbing animation of Skibidi Toilet and the…
Understanding the Signs and Symptoms of PCOS in Adolescents
byPCOS, also known as a polycystic ovarian syndrome, affects one in ten women. It is a common condition that affects the ovary of women…
Group Games for Kids: 20 Fun and Engaging Activities
byParenting can sometimes feel like navigating through an obstacle course, particularly when it involves keeping your little ones entertained or finding group games for…
Mummy Shares: Dressing Up and Photographing My Baby for Malaysia Day
byI had been planning a photo session for my precious baby girl for months but couldn’t come up with a theme. Since we are…
12 Dos and Don’ts of the Cry It Out Method
by‘Cry it Out’ (CIO), also known as the extinction method, is a sleep training technique for babies. According to BabyCenter, this entails putting your…
Inhaling Danger: Long-Term Effects of Second-Hand Smoke on Children
bySmoking is not just a bad habit. It’s a dangerous addiction hat not only has grave consequences to the smoker but also to everyone…
Here’s Why You Can’t Lose Your Belly Fat
byYou’ve been going hard at the gym for months. Hitting the treadmill, showing those dumb bells who is boss and cutting out calories by…