Screens are supposed to be tools — not pacifiers with WiFi and hypnotic nursery rhymes.

Pregnancy is an exciting time, but it often comes with questions — especially about your baby’s health. The good news? A healthy pregnancy and good prenatal care can reduce many risks. But it’s also true that some childhood disabilities are influenced by things completely outside any parent’s control.

Your baby hits 6 months and suddenly everyone’s asking, “Dah start makan?” Welcome to the messy battlefield that is starting solids. Whether you’re team “Here comes the airplane” or team “Eat it yourself, baby,” one thing’s for sure: your floors will never forgive you.

Let’s get one thing straight: your baby isn’t a mini MasterChef contestant.They’re not out here craving nasi lemak with extra sambal or comparing rendang recipes. They literally just learned what a spoon is.

You’ve slaved over a lovingly homemade chicken porridge, chopped everything into Pinterest-worthy micro-pieces, sang two renditions of “Baby Shark” just to get your toddler in the high chair… …and they look at your efforts and say: “I don’t like it.” They haven’t even sniffed it. They just know. Welcome to the picky eater chapter of parenting — where toast is gourmet, and green things are the enemy.

Picture this: your toddler is building a tower of blocks while narrating a dramatic dinosaur invasion. It looks like pure chaos — but under that messy pile of plastic bricks is a brain firing off thousands of learning connections per second. That’s play. And it’s not just fun — it’s foundational.

In a multicultural country like Malaysia, being bilingual is a superpower — and many children grow up speaking both Bahasa Malaysia and English from an early age. But what if your child leans heavily into one language? Or mixes both in a single sentence? Or freezes when asked to “say that in BM”? Don’t panic — bilingual development isn’t linear, and language mixing is normal (yes, even if your mother-in-law insists otherwise).

By now, most parents have heard the advice: “Limit screen time.” But here’s the truth: the screen isn’t always the enemy. What really matters is what the screen replaces — the real, rich experiences young children need to grow.

Preschool teachers spend their days with messy, magical little humans — teaching them letters, life skills, and how to line up without tears. But behind those smiles and storytimes are a few things they wish every parent understood.

Many parents ask, “When should I start reading to my baby?” Our answer is simple: Start now — even if your baby is only days old.

Not all toys are created equal. Some entertain for five minutes… others support real, lasting brain development.

Speech delay means a young child is slower than usual in producing clear sounds or words.  It’s not the same as a language delay, which involves understanding and using words.  A child with a speech delay can hear and understand others but struggles to form sounds correctly.  By contrast, a language delay (expressive or receptive) means a child has trouble forming meaningful sentences or understanding speech, even if they can make sounds.

When we think of math, many of us imagine schoolbooks and memorising formulas. But for kids, math begins long before school, and often without a pencil in sight.

Whether your child is just learning to walk or already asking “When do I go to school?”, it’s never too early to start thinking about their learning path. But with so many terms — preschool, tadika, taska, SK vs private — it can feel confusing. This guide breaks it down, so you can make confident choices based on your child’s readiness, personality, and your family’s values.

Nobody warns you how much time you’ll spend staring into diapers like you’re reading tea leaves. But here we are—tracking texture, sniffing suspicious smells, and Googling things like “green seedy poop at 3am???” So let’s break it down: what’s normal, what’s weird, and when to call the doctor.

Dyslexia is a common language-based learning difference, not a sign of low intelligence. Children with dyslexia have brains that work a bit differently when it comes to reading and writing.

ou’re doing baby-led weaning. You hand your 6-month-old a steamed carrot stick. They chew it like a champ… and then suddenly: They turn red. They gag. They cough. Their eyes water. You freeze. You mentally prep for CPR. But then—they swallow. And grin. What just happened? Was it choking? Was it gagging? Are you a terrible parent?!

Let’s gently unpack why children sometimes cling to their caretakers more than their own parents — and why it doesn’t mean you’re a bad mum (or dad). In fact, it means you’re doing something right.

Your newborn may be small, but make no mistake: this little creature just flipped your entire world upside down with nothing more than a cry and a full diaper. Welcome to the fourth trimester, a.k.a. baby bootcamp, where sleep is mythical, laundry is endless, and your new superpower is catching vomit mid-air.

Remember when “privacy” meant locking your diary with a tiny padlock and “friends” were the kids on your street, not avatars from six time zones away? Congratulations — you’re likely a millennial parent or teacher trying to raise Gen Alpha or Beta in a world that makes even Gen Z look analog.