Vitamin D helps bones grow, develop properly and stay strong. Children get most of their vitamin D from sunlight as well as a small amount from some foods, especially milk. Vitamin D helps bones grow, develop properly and stay strong. Children…

What an era to be pregnant! Other than your regular check-ups at the doctor’s office, mums today can also have the time of their lives with digital tools that provide a myriad of info and service to them throughout their…

As we evolve with the times, we find that the educational needs of our offspring are much different from our own when we were their age. Many among us never even attended kindergarten and we still managed to pull it…

Soft toys are also known as plush toys, plushies or stuffed toys. They are essentially toys sewn from a textile, and stuffed with soft material and are mainly made of cloth or textiles like plush or terrycloth. Proper caring of…

Some may refer to it as a sweet disease because of its link to high sugar levels, but diabetes is definitely not what you would call a ‘sweet deal’. Complaints relating to digestion are very common. Indeed, community-based studies have…

Nursing mums may sometimes wonder if there are any foods that can improve their milk supply. There are, in fact, such foods, and they’re called lactogenic foods or galactagogues. Adding lactogenic foods to your diet, along with frequent nursing or…

As a woman, it’s natural to want to look and feel your best. These days, when it comes to beauty care though, we can’t afford to neglect the high possibility of chemicals and harmful substances which are commonly used in…

Breastfeeding Doctor’s don’t just blindly claim that “breastfeeding is best for babies” – they really mean it as a fact. A baby that is breastfed are less likely to get sick compared to one who is fed milk formula. The…

What is colourful, boisterous, fun and loud with 100 arms and 100 legs? Why, a reunion with 50 relatives, of course! On the 1st day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, one of my dearest cousins hosted a reunion of…

Nursing on the go A nursing mum who is traveling with her baby will find that she is free from the trouble of having to scurry around to prepare formula in a bottle for her baby. All she needs to…