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Health & Safety

EXPERT ADVICE: Why is my child talking and walking in his sleep?

If your child is either talking or walking their sleep, read on to find out what action you can take.

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Health & Safety

EXPERT ADVICE: Mouth Ulcers

Mouth ulcers or sores can unsettle your tot and make him cranky. Find out how to ease his discomfort.

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Giving Birth

Making a birth plan 101

Five tips for what you need in your birth plan.

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When you are pregnant

Pregnancy Etiquette 101: “We’re Having a Baby!”

You’re preggers! We tell you the proper way to announce your darling’s arrival…

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Getting Pregnant

“I conceived using donor eggs!"

Andrea (not her real name) couldn’t get pregnant, so she and her husband took a drastic step…

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Development & Milestones

Types of toys to get for baby

Playthings don’t just keep your kewpie occupied (and give you a break), they also foster growth and learning. Here is our guide for what to get...

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Vital support for pregnant mums — where to find it

Motherhood isn’t easy. We look at your needs as your bump grows…

My baby’s throwing up — help!
Health & Safety

My baby’s throwing up — help!

It’s smelly and disgusting when baby spits up. Sometimes it’s more than just milk… what to do?

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BUYER’S GUIDE 12 online maternity stores to visit

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How to help your child deal with the death of a parent

Losing a parent is especially devastating for a child. Use our tips to help junior cope with their grief.

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MUM SAYS My son’s gifted — my pride and problems

Educator Isabelle Loo talks about the headaches of raising three very different children, including an exceptionally bright son.

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Breastfeeding

3 solutions to breastfeeding problems

Your breastfeeding banes ― solved!

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EXPERT ADVICE: I’m pregnant ― Why do I have yellow skin and eyes?

Getting a hepatitis infection can put lives ― yours and bubba’s ― at risk. Follow these prevention strategies…

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7 possible problems with your toddler’s gait

Does your little one have bowed legs or flat feet? Find out when to worry and what to do.

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Health & Safety

12 meds-free ways to help your sick child feel better

Don’t let nasty infections and bugs get your tyke down! Distract them with these activities…

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Primary School Education

How to resolve junior's dispute with their schoolteacher

Junior will be stressed to have conflicts with his teacher. Here are ways to help him straighten out the matter.

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Pregnancy Tips: Health, Your Body and Preparing for Baby

BUYER'S GUIDE 7 helpful pregnancy sleep aids

Restful slumber needn’t be a distant dream when you’re pregnant. We have great sleep aid suggestions!

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Primary School Education

Aargh, my child refuses to go to school!

No worries, we have strategies on how you can encourage junior to get past the school gates…

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Development & Milestones

Tips on limiting the dangers of the TV

Too much TV time may have negative effects on tots, here is some help on curbing the telly's dangers.

What’s the red mark on my baby’s skin?
Health & Safety

What’s the red mark on my baby’s skin?

We’ve heard your questions and put them to Dr Gavin Ong, Medical Director and Consultant Dermatologist of The Skin Specialist.

My kid’s preschool classmates are puking — help!
Health & Safety

My kid’s preschool classmates are puking — help!

Stomach flu — two simple words that mean your child is vomiting, diarrhoea-ing, has tummy pains and fever. How often does it strike and what can you do?

Spring clean your life: Declutter
Lifestyle

Spring clean your life: Declutter

Sorting out your stuff may just be the quick fix you need.

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Lifestyle

Quiz: Childcare centres, maids or grandparents?

You know you will need help with your new baby, but what kind of help? Take our quiz to get some idea…

Hard labour — put on the music
Pregnancy Tips: Health, Your Body and Preparing for Baby

Hard labour — put on the music

Music can soothe and distract you, even in the middle of contractions!

Stop smoking and save your child’s life
Lifestyle

Stop smoking and save your child’s life

Parents who light up don’t think they will cause harm if they smoke outside the house. Not true.

How to party hearty (despite baby!)
Lifestyle

How to party hearty (despite baby!)

The minute you’re pregnant — never mind with a newborn — partying becomes a whole new ball game.

Christmas tales…With Ben Yeo
Parents

Christmas tales…With Ben Yeo

We find out what this 37-year-old dad-of-two-boys is doing for Christmas.

Christmas tales…With Kate Pang and Andie Chen!
Lifestyle

Christmas tales…With Kate Pang and Andie Chen!

What Christmas traditions does this happy couple celebrate? Read on...

5 easy and delicious things to make for a Christmas party
Lifestyle

5 easy and delicious things to make for a Christmas party

Got a party and need something easy but FESTIVE? We have some yummy ideas for you…

How to be a money-savvy mum
Parents

How to be a money-savvy mum

Besides planning for your kids, you also need to plan for yourself.

Online Safety for Kids and Teens
Social & life skills

Online Safety for Kids and Teens

What are "kids these days" up to online? Are they being targetted?

MUM SAYS what I learnt as a SAHM
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MUM SAYS what I learnt as a SAHM

SmartParents reader Natra Liana, 37, shares about what she's learnt so far as a SAHM (stay-at-home mum)...

MUM SAYS How my boys inspired me
Social & life skills

MUM SAYS How my boys inspired me

SmartParents reader Tammy Yap shares what she learned from letting her boys try the Spartan Race (Junior)…

MUM SAYS Our first winter holiday
Social & life skills

MUM SAYS Our first winter holiday

Lim Jae-Lynn went to Lake Mountain in Melbourne, Australia, in July for their first winter vacation with their eldest son. Though they had bought plenty of thick, warm clothing, she made a few more discoveries to share with us…

Teaching your baby math and science
Development & Milestones

Teaching your baby math and science

Yes, babies can get a kickstart in learning — we talked to Dr Robert C Titzer, who has conducted published research on baby learning.

Will my waters break and flood the floor?
Giving Birth

Will my waters break and flood the floor?

From shaving down there to waters breaking, here’re all the embarrassing questions you’ll want to know the answers to...

Five quick and easy stuffing recipes for Christmas
Lifestyle

Five quick and easy stuffing recipes for Christmas

We have five recipes. These are all meant for turkeys, cut it down to a quarter if you have a chicken. You can also use the stuffing as a “starch dish” by putting it into a greased tray and baking till golden brown.

Christmas tales…With Jamie Yeo
Lifestyle

Christmas tales…With Jamie Yeo

38-year-old Jamie Yeo and her daughter are planning a rollicking Christmas. We share their fun…

5 fun facts about Christmas
Kids

5 fun facts about Christmas

Did you know...?

10 ways to give at Christmas — and learn what it gives your kids
Social & life skills

10 ways to give at Christmas — and learn what it gives your kids

Your kids love Christmas — it’s a time for PRESENTS! But it’s also a great time to learn to give to others… We’ve collected some ideas for you.

Joanne Peh is smitten with baby Qi!
Lifestyle

Joanne Peh is smitten with baby Qi!

In conjunction with Smartparents’ Baby Steps Seminar, we speak with Joanne Peh on her journey as a new mum and what baby Qi is really like

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Healthy Baby, Happy Mum- PAST EVENT

Parents Connect Seminar: Happy Baby, Happy Mum seminar has passed. Do look out for our upcoming seminars!

Celebrate: Recipes for salad, roast and matcha cupcakes
Lifestyle

Celebrate: Recipes for salad, roast and matcha cupcakes

A classic roast for Christmas makes perfect sense! Since your pièce de résistance is prepped ahead of time, you and your guests get to enjoy heaps of flavour with way less fuss! Recipes from Canopy Garden Dining, styling by Alvin Leow, coordinated by Radinka Tan.

By 6, nearly half of all Singaporean kids will have tooth decay
Health & Safety

By 6, nearly half of all Singaporean kids will have tooth decay

Yes, almost half the children in Singapore will have childhood caries. You can stop it, with tips from paedodontist Dr Terry Teo, of The Dental Studio, a Singapore Medical Group (SMG) clinic.

7 sure-fire tips — baby will smile for photos
Babies

7 sure-fire tips — baby will smile for photos

No bubba's gummy grin in holidays' snaps? SmartParents’ stylists Lim Jae-Lyn and Paulyn Ng share their secrets to smiling photos.

7 free and fun Christmas games
Kids

7 free and fun Christmas games

Zing up your party spirit with these easy game ideas for holiday magic.

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When you are pregnant

Celeb mum-to-be Chua Leelian: Unplanned pregnancy a precious gift

Having a baby in her 40s wasn’t Chua Leelian’s plan, but this isn’t stopping her from embracing motherhood.

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