I implore parents and care-givers to use the correct anatomical terms for a child’s genitals. Mini, cupcake, fireman’s hose, buddy, doughnut, muffin, doodle, wee, butterly, flower, pee-pee, fanny, doo-dad, thingy, peanut, winky, penny-loo, tuppence, doodle, dick, rah, winky-dink, hooha, pooter, sausage, cookie, girls bits, mickey, twah-lah, front bottom, willy… As an advocate for Body Safety […]
Walking on egg shells- the reality of raising a sensory defensive child
Children receive information through their senses (sight, smell, touch, hearing, taste, movement and body position) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It’s the brains job to sort out all of these messages and create an appropriate response to them. This is called Sensory Integration and it is the foundation for all childhood development, […]
Is Antibacterial Soap Better than Regular Soap?
Many soap companies advertise that their anti-bacterial soaps will kill 99.99% of bacteria; however, how true is this? Is antibacterial soap better than regular soap? What soap is better for everyday family use? The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) doubted anti-bacterial soap manufacturers claims, so in 2013 they asked them to back their claims […]
20 Tips for Living with Air Pollution
Air pollution from the annual agricultural fires in Indonesia has been affecting the health of hundred’s of thousands of people across the ASEAN region since September. The fires are now raging out of control and have been exacerbated by the effects of the El Nino weather phenomenon as a prolonged dry season in Indonesia has […]
Child Car Seats Save Lives
The first week of May has been horrific for children dying on the road in ASEAN countries, with multiple fatalities due to car crashes in Malaysia alone. The Malaysian Consumers Association is urging the government to make child car seats compulsory for babies and children in cars. In our review of road fatality statistics for […]
Elmo and the surgeon general talk vaccinations
Science tells us that vaccines protect children from life-threatening illnesses. Every health organisation and government recommends vaccination based on evidence based, peer reviewed studies involving over 500,000 children, but one fatally flawed study involving only 12 children and no scientific basis (the data was falsified) has led the way to an anti-vaccine movement which is […]
UNICEF Photo Competition for Teens
UNICEF is asking teenagers in Malaysia the question: What is the Future YOU Want? Through the Picture My Rights photo contest. In conjunction with the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF is hosting the Picture My Rights photography competition to help you promote your rights to peace, dignity, equality and […]
