How to Teach Your Kids to Respect the Household Help
By Mariel Uyquiengco
It is common in Southeast Asia for families to have live-in helpers who assist with housework. A lot of children are raised by nannies while parents...
Achievement Unlocked: Baby’s First Beach Trip
By Izzy Warren-Gonzalez
When I would go out of town pre-baby, usually to the beach, it’d be on a shoestring budget and I’d be riding “By The Seat of...
Am I Spoiling My Child? The 101 on Positive Discipline
By Nina Malanay
Positive Discipline has become a buzzword among young parents. With most of us having been raised in strict, authoritarian homes, today’s generation of parents are moving away...
How I Learned Not to Hate The Kitchen
By Deanne Banares Dimacali
I remember the day our shiny, new oven arrived. As my husband turned the knob to get the heat going, I stood behind him, peeking...
What Makes a Melting Pot
"Stop misbehaving or that guard will get you lah!" - I overheard one mother said to her child while doing groceries on a Friday afternoon in Malacca, Malaysia.
There...
Raising Compassionate Kids in a Modern World
By Nina Malanay
Raising compassionate children in this fast-paced, competitive, and indifferent world is by no means a small feat. In this age of entitlement when children are unconsciously...
7 Healthy Eating Habits to Teach Your Kids Now
The right time to help kids eat healthily and have healthy eating habits is now. And guaranteed, it'll be worth it - every effort, every frustration, every meal time success is worth it.