DIY Snake Crafts to Do with Your Kids This Chinese New Year
byWith Chinese New Year so close, you may be looking fo some beautiful and inexpensive ways to decorate your house in the spirit of…
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How to Boost Your Child’s Emotional Intelligence
byBeing smart is important, but being smart with your emotions is even more so, especially in this stressful, fast-paced world. It is so easy…
Gen Beta: The Rise of a New Generation
byIt seems only yesterday that the world was making a fuss about the birth of Gen Alphas, babies born between 2010 to 2024. These…
Girl or Boy: Which Gender Is ‘Superior’?
byThe battle of the sexes has been going on for centuries. Boys are supposedly stronger but too aggressive, while girls are said to be…
How to Quickly Cool Your Mouth Down from Spicy Foods
bySome of us may derive a little pleasure from pain, especially when it comes to what we eat. After all, chillies are a staple…
How You Can Prepare for Future Inflation
byAs parents, we may often worry about how rising prices will affect our family’s wellbeing and happiness. Money, after all, makes the world go…
6 Things Parents Secretly Sacrifice for Their Kids
byParenthood and sacrifice go hand-in-hand. There’s simply no way around it. Even if you’re wealthy and can afford all the best maids, private chefs,…
Harness the Healing Power of Colours
byThe human eye only perceives about 0.0035% of the electromagnetic spectrum; that’s only about a fraction of visible light. There are colours out there…
How to Tell if Your Baby Is in Pain
byNew parents may often struggle with interpreting their baby’s cries. After all, infants are limited in how they can communicate with adults. Older children…
Autism Adventures: How to Make Holidays Magical for Neurodivergent Kids
byWe are entering a most joyous season, and the arrival of Christmas is upon us. The holidays would be like the roller coaster at…
Weekend Side Works You Can Do With Your Kids
byWe always tell our kids to save money and to spend wisely. But what if there are more money lessons to be taught, ones…
Why Therapy May Be Good for Parents
byThere has recently been a positive change in society’s mentality towards mental health. More and more people are beginning to appreciate the benefits of…
How to Promote Professional Wellness in Your Career
byBeing parents in this day and age is not what it used to be. There is significantly more pressure to hustle, to grind and…
How to Care for Eczema-Prone Skin in Children
byChildhood eczema can be debilitating, uncomfortable, and sometimes even downright painful, for both parent and child. The condition causes itchy, leathery skin that can…
5 Eczema-Causing Ingredients That May Be Triggering Your Baby’s Flare-ups
byChildhood eczema can be triggered by so many things: food, weather, temperature, pollution and yes even things like lotions and detergent. While more young…
7 Ways to Avoid Miscommunication In the Family
byDisagreements, conflict and quarrelling happens in every family. That is just what naturally happens when you live with other people in such close quarters….
The Importance of Cultural Sensitivity: How to Raise a Global Thinker
byHumans have evolved on various continents over thousands of years in various tribes, communities and civilisations. We have formed cities and nations, and created…
Why Is My Child So Secretive?
byWe all have skeletons in our closets. Misdemeanors, white lies, sins of the past. There are so many things that we keep to ourselves…
Understanding the Overwhelmed, Overstretched Mummies: Are We Really Angry, or Just Overstimulated?
byHey, mummies. Let’s be real, we’ve all had those moments where we feel like we’re about to snap. The kids are arguing over who…
How to Have Incredible Conversations with Your Kids
byMost children are not intellectually ready for philosophical discussions or profound debates about life, reality, and the universe. Unless they somehow have savant syndrome….
Are We Turning Our Kids Into ‘Trophy Children’?
byI couldn’t help but wonder: when did parenting become less about nurture and more about, well, merchandising? Here in Malaysia, with Vivy Yusof’s luxury…
When and How New Parents Should Ask For Help
byEveryone struggles with asking for help, even if you’re not a new parent with a new baby. But unlike most people, new parents require…
Why You Should Get Your Child into Journaling
byWe all grew up watching The Princess Diaries, Bridget Jones and Harriet the Spy. Well, most of us. Younger parents may not remember these…
The Lost Art of Doing Less: Embracing Minimalist Parenting
byEver since Marie Kondo’s Spark Joy boomed in popularity back in 2016, almost everyone has tried their hand at being a ‘minimalist’. From winnowing…
The Sound Chart: Why It’s Better to Teach by Sound Than Name
bySometimes, teaching kids to learn their alphabet can be a difficult task. It’s another thing to think about teaching them to read and spell….
Here’s Why You Should Never Leave Your Child In the Car Unsupervised
byYou may have heard the horror stories. Parents forgetting their kids in the car after a day of shopping. Kids being rushed to the…
Raising Your Kids Right: How to Be A Successful Parent
byWe all want what’s best for our children, but sometimes that’s easier said than done. We may have been guilty of bad parenting every…
Going Green: Teaching Your Kids About Sustainability
byYoung children may not yet have the capacity to conceptualise things like global warming. They may know nothing about carbon footprints or environmental pollution….
8 Ways to Ensure A Safe Online Experience for Your Child
byThe World Wide Web is no fairyland. It is dangerous, uncharted territory for children who stray off the beaten path. So, how do you…
How to Properly Use Praise in Your Parenting
byParents praise their children all the time, for a variety of reasons and with different goals in mind. Whether it’s cleaning their room, or…
Traditional Values, Modern Parenting: The Malaysian Approach
byJust like with many Asian countries and communities in the world, Malaysia has a long history of traditions and customs. But with the rise…
6 Tips to Help Your Easily Distracted Child
byChildren in general tend to be easily distracted, even if they don’t have any cognitive disorders like ADHD or autism. While some may assume…
Enfagrow A+ Empowers Future Ready Generations with Essential Nutrition for Optimal Brain Development
byEnfagrow A+ has launched their Future Ready A+ Kids Expo Event highlighting the importance of early brain development in children. This was officiated by…
Dad’s Decade: Celebrating Different Fatherhood Stages
byFatherhood is a journey of transformation, for the dad as much as it is for the child. Each phase brings with it its own…
Parenting Tips from Dads: Lessons Learned from Fatherhood
byFatherhood is nothing short of life-changing, in every sense of the word. It has it joys, but it has its challenges too. For the…
8 Easy Ways to Encourage Healthy Eating in Children
byThere has been a rise in childhood obesity and diabetes over the past decade, and unhealthy diets are to blame. Some parents may be…
8 Surprising Brain Foods Your Children Will Enjoy
byAt this point in human history, I’m sure most of us can list down at least five brain foods. Salmon, walnuts, avocados, blueberries, almonds,…
Click, Curate, Celebrate: Your Guide to a Stress-Free Raya Shopping Spree
byHello, retail rangers! Today, we’re embarking on a fantastical excursion into the enchanted realm of Raya shopping trends. Gather around, my friends. Let’s embark…
Sprinkle Kindness: Fun Ways to Teach Charity to Your Child This Ramadan
byRamadan is a time for reflection, spiritual growth, and of course, delicious food! But it’s also a perfect opportunity to teach your child the…
Snuggle Up for Ramadan Bedtime Stories: Tales of Faith and Friendship
byRamadan is a special time for families to come together and grow closer to Allah. But bedtime routines can sometimes feel a little rushed…
Create Lasting Memories with a Ramadan Family Journal
byRamadan is a special time for Muslim families. The arrival of Ramadan brings a sense of renewal and spiritual growth. It’s a month for…
Raising Little Dragons: Tips and Activities for Wood Dragon Kids
by2024 is the Year of the Wood Dragon, and you can bet there are plenty of babies being born in this auspicious year. There…
Raise Happy Kids in the Year of the Wood Dragon: Zodiac-Based Parenting Tips
byIt’s that time again where we reveal your Chinese Zodiac forecast for the new year! And this time, we bring all parents the Year…
Eco-Friendly Parenting Hacks: Dominate 2024 in Green Style
byCalling all eco-conscious crusaders (a.k.a. tired but awesome parents)! Hands up if you’ve ever battled both a tantrum and a guilty conscience about plastic…
Father Installs Padlock on Fridge, Here’s Why It’s a Parenting Fail
byIn what seems to be a new funny viral video circulating around on the Internet, a man is shown installing padlocks on his fridge…
7 Clever Organisation Hacks For Your Child’s Closet
byThere is nothing better than a clean, organised closet for your kids. Doesn’t matter if they’re babies, toddlers or older kids, when everything is…
Cash-Savvy Kids: How to Help Your Tots Prep their Financial Budget
byMoney wasn’t a thing that we used to worry about as kids. Ask any millennial adult who grew up comfortably with frugal parents. We…
Why You Should Consider Adoption
byWe’ve been fed this idea that reproduction should immediately follow marriage. It’s become nothing short of a cliché at this point. Newly weds constantly…
Lessons in Kindness: Raising a Compassionate Child
byEmpathy and kindness are ingrained in our DNA. We are naturally predisposed to compassion at a very young age before the world hardens our…