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Parenting: newborns to toddlers

Parenting: newborns to toddlers
The early years are vital for your children's development. During this time they learn to walk, talk, feed themselves and interact with others. We share parents' stories and tips on what to do, where to go, what to expect and how to give your offspring the best start in life.
Despite government incentives, Hong Kong’s birth rate is close to historic lows. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Good Schools Guide

Hong Kong’s baby bonus fails to boost births – what would work?

The three-year fertility incentive brought cash but failed to deliver more children – would-be parents weigh in on what would actually drive their decision.

Wellness

Sunburn in children can cause skin cancer later in life. How to protect them

Trending in China

Ferrari owner sues ‘unapologetic’ China parents after kids scratch supercar

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Trending in China

Chinese boy’s US$30,000 phone fire sparks shocking dad lesson

Story quickly gained traction on mainland social media, drawing over 50 million views on related discussions.

A young boy in China accidentally ignited smartphones worth over 200,000 yuan (US$30,000) while playing indoors. Photo: Douyin
Fame and celebrity

Who is England defender John Stones’ wife, Olivia Naylor?

The pair met in 2019, wed in Ibiza in 2025, and have 3 kids in their blended family – Naylor also owns a children’s clothing brand called Moosh.

Luxury travel

VI-Pooch? How luxury hotels are stepping up dog-friendly offerings

Bringing pets on holiday has become a non-negotiable for many – here’s how the trend has inspired hotels to get creative with paw-friendly policies.

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Chinese infant sent to ICU for toxicity after being fed vegetable juice formula

3-month-old baby boy turns purple after being fed wrongly prepared drink by misguided parents who thought it would be more nutritious.

A mother is feeding her baby formula in the above photo. A three-month-old baby boy in China ended up in intensive care after his parents fed him baby milk formula prepared with vegetable juice. Photo: Getty Images
Trending in China

China boy wants to raise silkworms to create silk quilt; parents buy 10,000 seeds

Family eventually hatches 12,000 larvae and youngster feeds them every day; mother says caring for living things beats any toy.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

How can Hong Kong help mothers of infants reverse falling breastfeeding rate?

Doctors and advocates say city needs to address sparse facilities, misinformation, and lack of statutory and employer support.

Good Schools Guide

Hong Kong parents and schools are rethinking sharing kids’ photos online

‘Sharenting’ can expose children to privacy breaches and identity theft, but schools still use students’ photos as marketing – where is the balance?

A child poses for a photo with a Christmas installation in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Parenting: teens

10 Japanese parenting tips to raise well-behaved, mindful and creative children

US-based author Lisa Katayama, who grew up in Tokyo, chose the Japanese way of parenting to bring up her kids. She shares 10 simple principles.

Adopting Japanese parenting principles can nurture more well-behaved, creative children, says author Lisa Katayama. Photo: Fabio Formaggio/Alamy
Wellness

Why are we still judging how mothers feed their babies?

Between Hewitt’s essay on choosing formula and Willis breastfeeding her toddler, the ‘breast is best’ conversation remains loaded with judgment.

Wellness

‘Hero of his own life’: how this Hongkonger beat high cholesterol in 12 months

Shashank Gangil had high cholesterol, signs of fatty liver and plantar fasciitis. Here’s how he got in top shape before his twins were born.

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Wellness

She was a 102kg diabetic with a ‘death wish’. After losing 40kg, she’s thriving

Keya Wingfield comfort-ate to morbid obesity after her baby son died. An epiphany led to her losing 40kg and reversing type 2 diabetes.

Award-winning chef Keya Wingfield overate to numb her grief after the death of her newborn son in 2021, reaching a weight of 102kg by 2023. She shed 40kg by 2025. Photos: Instagram/keyaandco, courtesy of Keya Wingfield
Trending in China

Chinese mum leaves son, 6, in hotel for more than 2 weeks; staff act as carers

Abandoned youngster tells returning mother that he is ‘a little man who can take care of himself’; cleaner who cared for him is left in tears.

Staff cared for a six-year-old boy in China after his mother left him alone at a hotel for more than two weeks. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Baidu
Trending in China

China boy sues dad for using his US$11,500 red packet cash to pay remarriage costs

Court orders money-grabbing divorcee who took accumulated New Year gift money held in son’s bank account to pay back full amount.

Wellness

Parents of Hong Kong’s ‘Girl Behind the Face’ finally share their story

Mui Thomas’s story of living with a rare skin disease has moved many. Now, her adoptive parents share why they ignored advice to ‘walk away’.

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Trending in China

‘Reversed parenting’: China couples copy kids, throw tantrums to promote equal talk

Millennial parents turn to role reversal and facing the consequences methods to instil sense of self-responsibility in their children.

A “reversed parenting” trend is on the rise among young Chinese parents, who imitate their children’s behaviour to promote equal dialogue. Photo: Shutterstock
Trending in China

‘My doll is like my child’: China Gen Z’s craze for cotton kids sparks debate

So-called doll mummies create mainland market worth US$1.4 billion; say toy companions of ‘emotional support’; even ‘smell’ like their owners.

Viral stories

Japan couple spark child neglect concerns for letting son, 12, babysit 5 siblings

Young boy who cooks for, cleans, bathes, his younger brothers and sisters contacts TV station seeking relief from his responsibilities.

Trending in China

China couple abandon their young children at hotel after dispute, spark heated debate

Police forced to take youngsters into their care after mother and father fail to answer phone calls; anger online as parents get off with warning.

A couple in Beijing who abandoned their two young children at a hotel after a heated argument have sparked a heated online debate. Photo: Shutterstock
South Korea

Rich South Korean mums face ‘worst nightmare’ over European baby food recall

Parents fret over ‘Gangnam formula’, a brand associated with wealthy families, after French firm Danone recalled it over toxin fears.

Aptamil’s recall in Europe over toxin fears has alarmed South Korean parents. Photo: AFP
Trending in China

China baby hospitalised with 600 needle marks after mum stabs him for misbehaviour

Poorly educated woman with emotional problems tries to apply ‘folk remedy’, punctures son’s skin causing bleeding with rusty shard left in body.

Trending in China

China mum shares kid’s recovery from underdeveloped hip joint, gets online support

Young child’s struggle to walk after malformed joint diagnosis is charted on social media by her mother; video clips get more than a million likes.

Trending in China

Tourist couple leave babies with China guard; locals play with twins, change nappies

Pakistani couple head off to explore mountain park alone, return a while later with ice creams; cute baby coughs up milk over feeding passer-by.

A foreign couple in China left their twin babies with a security guard at a tourist site to enjoy some time alone. Locals and tourists engaged with the infants, impressing many with their kindness. Photo: Douyin
Wellness

Love your baby bump? How to get a bespoke pregnancy sculpture in Hong Kong

Samantha Waterhouse was not able to capture her own unique curves during pregnancy, so now she helps other mothers-to-be preserve theirs.

Samantha Waterhouse, pictured here in 2021 when she was pregnant with her first child, has set up a bespoke pregnancy sculpture service that transforms a woman’s unique curves into pieces of art using 3D scanning technology. Photo: The Bump Collective
Wellness

On the verge of a breakdown, new mother discovers what stress really is

A battle with cancer, a new baby and an alcoholic husband tested high-flying executive Asha’s ability to cope with stress.

Trending in China

‘Breasts will be larger’: China parenting app messages leave expectant dads uneasy

Customer service representative from Baby Tree clarifies that these notifications are generated automatically by an AI tool.

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