Desmond

Encouraging children who don’t like fruits and veggies is every parents’ pet peeve. Luckily children tend to favour one over the other, so at very least they can still get some fibre and essential vitamins. If your little one loves them both, then lucky you. However, when children refuse to eat both, that’s when parents

For some parents, this might be the first time hearing about Acupressure. It is a form of reflexology massage that is treated as an alternative approach to ailments in adults and children as opposed to medication. When parents practise Acupressure, it can build a strong relationship between parent and child as it requires mum or

To begin to understand Asia’s deep-rooted obsession with being fair-skinned, we first need to go back in history. Many countries in South Asia and South-East Asia were colonised by Europeans back then where the white race was deemed more superior, and the dark-skinned race was considered lower class. Unfortunately, white supremacy has been ingrained in

Skin-to-skin contact is a practice where a newborn baby fresh out of the bun is dried and laid directly on their mother’s bare chest after birth. Another common name for it is kangaroo care, and it is one of the most effective methods for promoting exclusive breastfeeding. Depending on what hospital you are in and

With the uncertainties of MCO, a new baby and piling work, sleep is probably the last thing you need to worry about — but you can’t help but smack the snooze button and crawl right back into bed. Juggling a new baby with work and weariness just to keep your job is not easy, especially

Let’s face it; most mothers-to-be would have purchased a post-natal binder, bengkung or some form of post-partum girdle way before their delivery date. This is partially due to the fact that belly binding is not something new, but it is what mothers across Malaysia have done for generations. However, this practice’s best selling point is