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10 Foods to Avoid Feeding Your Baby When Starting Solids

Before you head to your favorite grocer, you need to know what food to buy for your baby.

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Sep 1, 20195 min read

Setting Effective Boundaries for Toddlers

Setting boundaries and limits for toddlers are hard! Toddlers often seem to fight the limit that you set with everything they have.

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Aug 25, 20194 min read

The Missing Fourth Trimester: How To Give Your Baby The Best Start

Last Saturday, ibu Family Resource Group KL hosted the 1st session of our LIVE Parenting Panel featuring Michelle Byrom.

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Aug 19, 20193 min read

All You Need To know About HFMD

Children under five years are at a higher risk at contracting HFMD because their immune systems are not yet fully developed.

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Aug 18, 20195 min read

Transitioning from Working to a Full Time Stay at Home Mum

I quit my full-time corporate job to be at home with my children. It was not an easy decision.

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Aug 11, 20194 min read

Toddler Tantrums: How To Cope With Big Emotions

The experts at Garden International School break down some typical toddler behaviours and how you can support your child through them.

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Aug 5, 20194 min read

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Big Feelings, Healthy Habits & Hard Questions: A New Storybook Helps Families Talk About It All

Discover more about this storybook, created by The Nurts and Subang Jaya Medical Centre to help parents navigate difficult topics with their kids.

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[Part 2] IBU recommends: 50+ Child-Friendly places to eat at in KL (Cafés, Restaurants, Play Areas & Hidden Gems)

Part 2 of KL’s kids café list goes deeper. Experiential cafés, hidden gems & indoor play spots that feel like mini adventures.

Tanya Gambhir

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[Part 1] IBU recommends: 50+ Child-Friendly places to eat at in KL (Cafés, Restaurants, Play Areas & Hidden Gems) (June 2026)

Explore the best family-friendly cafés in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, and the Klang Valley. From specialty coffee spots with play corners to kid-friendly cafés perfect for family outings, this guide features cafés where both parents and children can enjoy quality time together.

Tanya Gambhir

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6 Ways to Invest Your Child’s Angpow & Duit Raya in Malaysia

Angpow-Duit Raya can be more than a gift. Here are 6 ways Malaysian parents can grow it into something meaningful for their future.

Chua Pei Wen

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IBU's Ask-The-Expert Series

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7 Seemingly Harmless Habits Dentists Wish Parents Caught Sooner... and More!

Nail biting, mouth breathing, skipped visits - 7 bad dental habits that quietly harm kids' teeth, and more dental tips! Parents' top dental concerns answered by Pantai Hospital KL's resident dentists.

Isabelle Lai

5 min read

Preparing Your Child for Primary 1: What Does “School Readiness” Really Mean?

Is your child ready for Primary 1 in Malaysia? We ask a principal for her expert insights on how to get your child ready to enter primary education in Malaysia.

Isabelle Lai

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RSV in Babies: The Virus Every Parent Needs to Hear About (And What to Watch Out For)

Discover what RSV or Respiratory Syncytial Virus is and how it affects babies under 1 year old. Expert insights by paediatrician Dr Su Siew Choo on what parents need to know and what to do about it, including preventive options like infant immunisation via monoclonal antibodies for immediate protection against RSV.

Isabelle Lai

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10 Foods to Avoid Feeding Your Baby When Starting Solids

Setting Effective Boundaries for Toddlers

The Missing Fourth Trimester: How To Give Your Baby The Best Start

All You Need To know About HFMD

Transitioning from Working to a Full Time Stay at Home Mum

Toddler Tantrums: How To Cope With Big Emotions

The IBU Family Blog

Big Feelings, Healthy Habits & Hard Questions: A New Storybook Helps Families Talk About It All

Reader Favourites

[Part 2] IBU recommends: 50+ Child-Friendly places to eat at in KL (Cafés, Restaurants, Play Areas & Hidden Gems)

[Part 1] IBU recommends: 50+ Child-Friendly places to eat at in KL (Cafés, Restaurants, Play Areas & Hidden Gems) (June 2026)

6 Ways to Invest Your Child’s Angpow & Duit Raya in Malaysia

IBU's Ask-The-Expert Series

7 Seemingly Harmless Habits Dentists Wish Parents Caught Sooner... and More!

Preparing Your Child for Primary 1: What Does “School Readiness” Really Mean?

RSV in Babies: The Virus Every Parent Needs to Hear About (And What to Watch Out For)

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