Grandchildren

So you’ve just become a grandma (or grandpa). Are you gazing at the little one, a little apprehensive about how to help? One of first challenges of motherhood is breastfeeding…

This hilarious confinement practice illustrates how connected our world has become. What is confinement you ask? Practiced by many Asian cultures, the 40 day confinement period for postpartum or new…

How are we to make sense of the Easter attacks in Lahore? What will the world look like in 5, 10, 20 years for our grandbabies, and for babies everywhere?…

You may not struggle with buying presents, but I do. My mind goes completely blank, and I often turn to the traditional Chinese gift – an angpow or little red…

Naming a child is a surprisingly difficult process. We all know cases where despite the usual 9 months lead time for picking a name, baby arrives and is unnamed for…

You can bet on it that being a first-time grandparent is a grand experience. I’m not the only one to be over the moon with the experience and while I…

An Australian woman offered to support her Chinese daughter-in-law after birth in the former’s home, only to find out that the new mum expected to pampered with special foods, complete…

When did you last get over 600 likes on your Facebook page? Never reached that number? Well neither have I. But when Faith and Ally announced Felix, my grandson’s birth…

In the Chinese culture there is no more critical time to build up health of mother and baby than the first 40 days after birth, otherwise known as the postpartum…