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My Story: Starting to Learn About Autism
[Contributor Desiree Kaur previous wrote ‘My Story: Beginning My Journey With a Special Needs Child‘. She continues to share the journey she is on with her son] There is no parenting book or blog that...
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Raising My Boys as Feminists
I am a feminist. Loud and proud. When I got pregnant with my first son, my friends were tickled to see me lumbering around with a “penis growing inside me”. Twenty two months later, I delivered another...
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Mums We Love Who Practise Everyday Feminism
If you’re still basking in the glow of International Women’s Day, it’s probably a good time to ask ourselves why many people, including women, shy away from feminism. For those of us afraid to call...
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Keeping It Real: Sex After a Baby
Congratulations, new mama – you’ve brought your beautiful new baby into the world. Sleep deprivation, feeding issues and stitches aside, you’re feeling pretty good. But if you’re like most new mothers,...
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Hands-on Fathers: Top Ten Tips and Advice for New Dads, by Dads
Nine months have passed and it’s just a matter of time before you step into uncharted territory – becoming a new dad. All of a sudden, you’re getting butterflies in your stomach. “Am I ready?” “How do...
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Earth Day 2018 [Interview]: Green Living with Environmentalist Yasmin Rasyid
Many parents are increasingly aware of the need to care for the environment and to teach our kids to do the same. But it isn’t always easy for parents to be environmentally friendly. So, this Earth...
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Saluting All Kinds Of Mothers on Mother’s Day
The Single Mum: Queen of Cosplaying Balances Passion with Single Parenting Many Malaysians are ardent followers and fans of our very own homegrown makeup artist, Saraswati Suharto. She has gained...
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[Interview] Cheryl Ann Fernando- If Teaching is Tough, Parenting is Crazy Tough!
Come Teacher’s Day, stories of inspiring teachers often fill our social media timelines. It may not be an exaggeration to say that Malaysians’ all-time favourite Teacher’s Day story is perhaps the...
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Father’s Day Special: Honouring All Kinds of Dads
What does it take to make a dad? This Father’s Day makchic takes a look at some fathers and father figures out there who do all they can for the children they love. We salute all of you amazing dads!...
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The Mummies behind Happy Go KL
When Kirsi Salonen moved to Kuala Lumpur from Finland 7 years ago with her husband and two toddlers, she realised there wasn’t much information online about raising kids in KL. Noticing this gap, Kirsi...
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Disciplining Children Now and Back in The Day
She is in her 70s, but thanks to her close relationship with her children and grandchildren, Linda Lim often muses on parenting now and how it was back then. For our series Blast From The Past, she...
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[Interview] June Yap: I Started My Business Due to Baby’s Severe Eczema
Her baby suffered from eczema, and bath times proved agonising for both child and mother. June Yap took it upon herself to seach for chemical-free basic products for baby and home, and found that...
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Blast From The Past: How Parents Used to Introduce Food
Who knew the topic of food could be so complicated? Moving beyond the debate of whether to breast or bottle feed (either is perfect, by the way), you’re now faced with the question of when, how and...
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Min Luna: Mother of One, Fashion Stylist
She’s one of Malaysia’s most recognised fashion gurus thanks to her impeccable fashion sense and repertoire of styling local celebrities plus commercial and editorial shoots to boot. We managed to have...
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Oh, you don’t work?
Stay at home mums often juggle many responsibilities at a time. I wasn’t always a stay-at-home-mum (SAHM). In the first one and half years after becoming a mother, I worked. Thus I know what it feels...
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Mums of the World : Parenting in Finland
Finland gave us Nokia and Angry Birds. Recently, they showed us how to raise the best students in the world. Interestingly, Finland’s schooling and child-raising focuses more on a child’s happiness and...
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My Story: Pre-eclampsia
There are a few things no one tells you about pregnancy. One of them is that pregnancy is not always rainbows and butterflies. I have told my story about pre-eclampsia many times, but this will be the...
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My Story: I Have Stage 4 Cancer – Here’s What I Need You To Know
I am a mother of four, and I have Stage 4 cancer. It is incurable. But no matter what many others may believe, I firmly believe having advanced cancer is not a life sentence. It has been a year since I...
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Rails Girls Kuala Lumpur: Opening the world of coding to girls
We need more girls. Over the past 15 years, the global community has invested a lot of effort in engaging and encouraging females to actively participate in science-related industries, however, the...
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Catching up with Megan Tan
She wears many hats in the media industry and is a burst of sunshine wherever she goes. A mother of one, a television host, emcee, actress, and co-founder of lifestyle site, www.megsmesh.com; Megan’s...
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