With Ramadan approaching soon, I wanted to get a head start with the preparations. This year with my daughter understanding more about our way of life, and being more curious about our faith, I’m particularly excited to involve her much more this Ramadan. I want these 28/29 days in a year to be a time … Continue reading Preparing for Ramadan with young kids
Category: Parenting
How to survive the NICU stay?
Pregnancies almost never go to plan. And nor do the births of many babies. Most of us go into labour thinking we are going to be united with the baby we have been so eagerly waiting for, however, for some of our babies it isn’t always that straight forward. Some of these small yet mighty babies … Continue reading How to survive the NICU stay?
Top 5 Pregnancy Essentials
With my first child, I think I was over prepared when it came to the pregnancy part, and definitely under prepared for the days that followed the birth of my beautiful daughter. I attended the antenatal classes, purchased various baby books, memorised all the info, and thought I had it all under control, only to … Continue reading Top 5 Pregnancy Essentials
Importance of Quality Sleep for mums
I never gave much thought to my sleeping habits until I became a mother myself. My university days were spent studying through the nights just before exams, fuelled by energy drinks; and my early marriage years were all about late night movies and socialising with friends. I always knew sleep was necessary, but only now, … Continue reading Importance of Quality Sleep for mums
Guest Post: My Social Circle
How many of you have had the 'Stranger Danger' talk with your children. How have you approached the topic of greeting someone whether it's people they know or those they don't? I admit, this can be a tricky topic, specially because it's not like you can teach your children to categorise people into two groups … Continue reading Guest Post: My Social Circle
How to sleep train a toddler
The internet is full of various sleep training blog posts and helpful articles by ‘sleep experts’, so what makes my post any different. Well, keep reading and you may just stumble upon some unconventional hacks on how to sleep train your clingy child. In my case, I need to start getting Azmu used to sleeping … Continue reading How to sleep train a toddler
5 things Azmu said this month
If I’m going to have my own blog; my own space to put down my thoughts and keep my memories, it’s inevitable that I do this. A quick short post about the funny and amusing things Azmu has said this month. Currently aged 3 years old and quite the chatter box. A post that I … Continue reading 5 things Azmu said this month
How to manage behavioural issues in children: with Kids Summit
How naïve was I to think reading a few self help books and watching a couple of pep talk videos was going to prepare me for parenthood. Sitting on the sofa, rubbing my 9 month pregnant belly and telling myself that I was going to be this awesome mother who had her child finishing all … Continue reading How to manage behavioural issues in children: with Kids Summit
Egg-xtraordinary eggs
Who would have thought a tiny human being could be so fussy when it comes to eating proper meals. My daughter, Azmu, has always been a slow eater and one with an appetite of her own choice. Some days she will lick her plate clean, but on most days needs constant reminder to finish her … Continue reading Egg-xtraordinary eggs
3 tips on how to talk to the mother of a young child
You’d think it would be easy. Being nice. Being kind. Being supportive. However, it amazes me that there are people out there, who think they know how to do a better job at raising your child and are not afraid to put it across to you. Ofcourse, the usual ‘know-it-all’ mums exist and have existed … Continue reading 3 tips on how to talk to the mother of a young child