Early Years

What exactly is 'a good start' for children?: An interview with Pennie Brownlee

Pennie Brownlee has been studying the work of Dr. Emmi Pikler since 2004. Inspired by Dr. Pikler’s work on truly respectful caregiving...

Respectful Babywearing

By Rowena Somewhere along your parenting journey, you may have come across the term "babywearing". This refers to carrying your baby...

Don't Tell Toddlers to Share

By Ermita Over the past year, I have been observing my one-year-old triplets and three-year-old toddler play together. Most people assume...

Selecting A Pre-School

By Shumei Children need positive early learning experiences to foster their physical, intellectual, social and emotional development and...

10 Things You Need to Know About Toys

By Kasia Many parents find themselves at a loss when faced with the dilemma of getting the right toys for their children. With so many...

Talk to Me, Baby!

By Dr Leher Singh How can we help our babies and toddlers to learn language? Research has revealed that much of early language...

Help, I Have A Baby!

By Dr Penny Tok As parents, we all want the best for our children, but that in itself can make us go mad. What is "best" for our young...

Your Baby Is Smarter Than You Think

By Dr Setoh Peipei When we look at babies, we often just think of them as being cute and cuddly, but we should also give them credit for...

Dealing With A Hitter

By Rowena If you are a parent of a toddler between 18 months and 4 years old, chances are you are heading towards or are already in over...

Caring Connection

By Shumei In the first two years of a child’s life, there is a lot of routine care involved. There is the feeding of milk...

Let's Talk About PPD: Sumathi's Story

By Sumathi I moved from Melbourne to Singapore when my son was three months old. I was glad to move to a new place and it all seemed very...

Let's Talk About PPD: Leanne's Story

By Leanne After 2 years of trying, I finally became pregnant with my daughter in 2012 and she was born in March 2013. I have suffered...

Let's Talk About PPD: Shwu Huey's Story

By Shwu Huey Post-partum depression (PPD) was something I only read about. I cruised through my first pregnancy in a blissful bubble,...

Let's Talk About PPD: Interview with Red Miller

Hi Red! As a midwife, you must be accustomed to seeing clients with postpartum depression (PPD). Are you able to recognise that your...

Let's Talk About PPD: Interview with Tina George

Hi Tina, can we start with an explanation of what postpartum depression is exactly? Postpartum depression (PPD; also called postnatal...