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Are we sending children for too much therapy?

Priya Kulasagaran speaks to a child psychiatrist to find out if we are over-medicalising normal childhood behaviours While there is an increase in mental disorders among children worldwide, the World Health Organisation ...

Unintentional misbehaviour

June 21 Baby & Toddlers, Health

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), or referred to as Hyperkinetic Disorder by the World Health Organisation (WHO), is a severe and persistent impairment of psychological development and can be described as ...

8 ways to give your child a self-esteem boost

May 30 Baby & Toddlers, Health

Priya Kulasagaran looks at ways parents can give their children the confidence they need to be well-adjusted adults Building a child’s self-esteem is important in the long-run, so that they can have healthy personal bo...

Predator Protection

April 20 Baby & Toddlers, Health

While child sexual abuse is a heinous act, it is an under-reported phenomenon globally. Priya Kulasagaran talks to an expert about keeping your child safe. Last year, Malaysia was rocked by the case of Richard Huckle, a ...

March 16 Baby & Toddlers, Health, Pregnancy

Researchers have developed a new online IVF calculator to find the success rate of the treatment even before the first IVF cycle. Given that predicting the success rate of the IVF – in-vitro fertilisation -treatment is...

Talking to your child about adoption

February 15 Baby & Toddlers, Health

Is there a right way to talk about adoption? Priya Kulasagaran explores how two families managed the conversation. A child’s question about where he or she comes from can be uncomfortable and embarrassing for some pare...

Out of Breath!

January 10 Baby & Toddlers, Health, Lung, Medical

Your child’s inability to breathe properly and the wheezing sound you hear when they exhale could be signs of childhood asthma. Here’s what you need to know about the chronic disease. The respiratory system is essent...

The path to a happy childhood

January 10 Baby & Toddlers, Health

Helpful healing therapies for the little ones…all under one roof It is natural for children to adopt unhealthy habits even at a young age. For instance, you may find that your child cannot focus or pay attention for lo...

Growing Pains

December 20 Baby & Toddlers, Health

Puberty is an awkward experience for anybody but what if it’s happening much earlier than it should? Puberty is the time in a child’s life that may be confusing and even embarrassing. While it is a natural part of gr...

Hush-A-Bye Baby

November 2 Baby & Toddlers, Health

Getting your baby to sleep through the night may sound like a dream but it is definitely do-able with a little help from Malaysia’s first certified baby sleep coach *Gemma, 30 and her husband have been running on three...

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