Ever since K's two pneumonia infections which landed her critically ill at the pediatric ICU this year, we hardly bring her out now, except to her doctor's appointments at the hospital. We even stopped all her therapies and early intervention program as more exposure out of house would mean a higher risk of getting a bug, and possibly another medical crisis for her....

Before the start of every school year, I usually do what all parents have to do - prepare the books, stationery, lunch boxes and water bottles the children need for school, and labeling them. It is definitely a must to label the child's personal items that are brought to school, and the younger the children are, the more important this task is. It's...

School holidays have started! Have you made plans on how you will be spending this precious time with your children? I have identified a list of places I would like to bring my Simply Lambchops clan to this school holiday! Want to join me? And if you are an NTUC member, you get to enjoy extra savings by presenting your NTUC card! 1...

I love my toilet.  It is not the most beautiful part of my house, and neither is it luxuriously fitted with polished water facets or high tech toilet bowls. Still, I love my toilet for a simple reason - it is my favourite hide-out. A space that belongs solely to me once I shut that door. I am allowed to be wrapped up...

October is Down Syndrome (DS) Awareness Month in the United States, and I just want to take this opportunity to mention it here today. I am a part of a support group of parents who have children with DS. This group is amazing as we have a mentee-mentor relationship where the mentee is a new parent with a newborn with DS. Even though...