The trend for decades has been to decorate a nursery with the gender of the baby in mind. Most people decorated in either pink or light blue. The standard gender-neutral shade used to be yellow, for not every parent is keen to know if they’re expecting a boy or a girl, and even today, many parents-to-be still look forward to getting to know the sex of their baby only at birth. Continue reading
A baby’s preference for certain foods is found to begin even before being born! Does this mean that a pregnant mom can attempt to train her child to love healthy food while the little one is still in her womb? Read on… Continue reading
Babies depend solely on their parents for everything they need while they grow and develop, and this includes the health and well-being of their eyes. Read on… Continue reading
All parents want to succeed in raising happy, well-adjusted children, but there seem to be much-contradicting opinions on what it takes to achieve this goal. Some follow scheduled feeds while others feed on demand; some immediately pick up a crying baby while others believe in leaving the little one to cry for a bit before responding; some believe that early education should begin at infancy while others do not. Continue reading
Dengue has become alarmingly common among Malaysians that we sometimes forget how dangerous this disease is. The fact that it is caused by the bite of a tiny, elusive Aedes mosquito doesn’t help either. To top it off, even the healthiest of individuals can fall sick with dengue. Continue reading
It is fascinating to observe toddlers, especially when parents are on the lookout for milestones in growth and development. However, there are also some lesser-known facts about toddlers that you probably haven’t even heard of! Here are some of them. Continue reading
Chances are we all know of families where even the youngest family member can be pretty demanding when it comes to the latest, coolest stuff they see or hear of. Chances are too, that most of the time, these little ones get what they want, enjoy their prize for a bit, get fed up and start to yearn for the next big thing out there. Continue reading
What we teach our children and how they’re taught has to keep up with the times, and goodness, how those times have changed! There seems to be so much to learn and what’s more, little ones today need to know way more than we ourselves ever needed to as kids. Continue reading
While many parents realise that jigsaw puzzles can play an important role in the development of their children, they may not fully understand why this is so. Continue reading
There is not a parent alive whose heart won’t swell with pride when told that their child has such good manners. Unfortunately, qualities like manners and politeness are not inborn, for they need to be taught from a very young age. Are good manners disappearing from children these days? If you think they still matter, read on… Continue reading
