Clicks, Cash, and Culture: Sri Lanka’s OnlyFans Wave

Parenting

There was a time when “content creator” meant vlogging, cooking videos, or maybe even makeup tutorials. But the digital world has e...

What Are We Really Doing to Prevent Sexual Assault?

Parenting

The news out of Homagama has shaken the country - not because it’s new, but because it’s heartbreakingly familiar. A 15-year-old gi...

Netflix’s Adolescence and Toxic Masculinity

Parenting

Netflix’s Adolescence opens with a bang - literally. A 13-year-old boy named Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) finds his seemingly ordinary ...

How to Protect Your Son from the Manosphere: A Guide for Par...

Parenting

The rise of figures like Andrew Tate and the toxic online culture of the ’’manosphere’’ have left many parents wondering: How d...

Old School Wisdom: Goolbai Gunasekara

Parenting

This week, we’re excited to feature Goolbai Gunasekara – a celebrated educator, author, and true beacon of wisdom. With a lifetime ...

Unorthodox Schooling

Parenting

There has been a troubling unprofessionalism in the Dept. of Education these last few decades and it is pleasing to see that the advent...

Sri Lankan Parents And Their Beloved Quirks

Parenting

If there’s one thing all Sri Lankans can agree on, it’s this: our parents are in a league of their own. They’re equal parts hilar...

Single Mothers

Parenting

Being a single mom is not easy. We spoke to some single moms about the challenges of being one.

Is Instant Gratification Killing the Reading Habit Among You...

Parenting

It’s no secret that many young people today are reading less than previous generations. As the world becomes increasingly digital, wi...

Helping your Child Cope with a Separation and Divorce

Parenting

A separation or divorce among parents is a particularly difficult period for children. It is important that they feel loved by both par...

The impact of childhood attachments on adult relationships

Parenting

Did you know that every hug, smile and conversation we have with other people is most likely influenced by invisible patterns from our ...

​Grief and Healing After a Suicide: Why Communities Must C...

Parenting

The recent deaths of school students have left an unimaginable void in their families, schools, and our broader community. This tragedy...

From WhatsApp to TikTok: Have We Become Our Parents?

Parenting

The thought first came to me during a class discussion. My students and I were deep in conversation about media literacy and the psycho...

Couples Who Work In The Same Profession

Parenting

Couples who work in the same profession do full-time jobs that are demanding and their working lives and personal lives are deeply int...

Parenting and Growing Up in the 21st Century

Parenting

Today we commence a new column titled IN YOUR OPINION, where important, newsworthy and salient subjects are addressed by a cross sectio...

Wedding Bliss or Miss? The Controversy of Child-Free Celebra...

Parenting

The clinking of glasses, the laughter echoing through a beautifully decorated hall, the joy radiating from the newlyweds – weddings a...

When Your Kids Leave...

Parenting

Being a parent means you will face good and bad times, however perhaps one of the biggest challenges parents face is when their c...

The Silence That Speaks Volumes: Rethinking Discipline in Sr...

Parenting

Imagine a world where a child’s punishment isn’t measured in screams, but in a chilling silence. A recent video, a stark reminder e...

Anushka Hayes: Founder of The Little Club

Parenting

Anushka Hayes, the founder of The Little Club, has created an inspiring haven for students to unwind and explore their creativity after...

From Frustration to Feeding Freedom: Dr Bharathi Baranage on...

Parenting

The new mother stared at her crying newborn, a knot of worry tightening in her stomach. Breastfeeding, something that seemed natural, f...

Beyond the Evil Stepmother: Celebrating the Moms Who Steppe...

Parenting

We all know the story. The wicked stepmother who swoops in, poisons apples, and generally makes life miserable for our favourite prince...

“I don’t believe that home schooling is for everyone” ...

Parenting

Life/parenting coach, fine artist, and designer Yasodhara Pathanjali is no stranger to homeschooling. Born and brought up in London, Ya...

’’Momma said’’ - Parenting from the heart

Parenting

Despite the cutting of umbilical ties that bound mother and child, an invisible thread of connectivity has taken its place, binding the...

W@W - Nethu Wickramasinghe

Parenting

It takes a great deal of effort to strike a balance between work and life. But this wasn’t the case for Nethu Wickramasinghe or her h...

Uni in the time of corona

Parenting

It seemed like yesterday you were walking your five year old through the school gates to their first day of school. Carefully plaited p...

Life Lessons From Dad

Parenting

Celebrating Father’s Day over the weekend got us thinking; what’s the best advice we’ve heard from our dads?

Virtual learning for Preschool & Primary

Parenting

The pandemic has brought forward many new norms and virtual classrooms have become an essential part of social structure and have evolv...

Wiz Phonics: Making learning fun and simple

Parenting

Zahara Tharique, mom of 6-year-old twins Liyanah and Eesa, kickstarted Wiz Phonics after researching ways in which she could teach them...

Happy Toddler: Practical life activities for kids & toddlers

Parenting

Azmina Nooruddin along with her three-year-old son Rayaan Razik started a fun Instagram Page during the lockdown period in Sri Lanka as...