Dear Suzi and Paolo, How do you deal with the in-laws when it comes to raising your child? We stay with my husband’s parents. Since both of us are working, my mother-in-law is the one who takes care of the kids. Although I am grateful for their help, I feel na pinangungunahan nila ako sa pagpapalaki ko sa anak ko. Sometimes, I would say no, but my mother-in-law would say yes. How do I tell my in-laws to stop what they are doing without sounding ungrateful?

Answer this honestly: Do you allow your kids to get dirty? A lot of moms I know shudder at the thought of having their kids get all sweaty and smudged from play.

There’s more to play than fun and games. In fact, daily active play does not just help in physical development but emotional and mental as well. 

Ask children and adults to name a dental problem, and tooth decay would almost certainly be the top answer.

Valentine’s Day isn't exclusive to couples. It is also a celebration of life and its blessings, especially for children with chronic diseases.

Mons Romulo was married for 21 years when she filed for an annulment. The road towards that closure was filled with pain, not only for herself, but also for her children.

They may be called permanent teeth but that doesn’t mean they’re unbreakable or immovable.  In reality, children and even adults can lose one or more of their permanent teeth through rough play, sports, fights, and accidents.  

Like Maya and Sir Chief (characters from the telenovela "Be Careful With My Heart"), senior citizens are always careful with their hearts. Proof of this is that class reunion topics range from heart rates, medications, cholesterol levels, and the like.

During school PTA meetings, one of the topics inevitably covered every year is the field trip.

What is love? Can you get it from a bouquet of roses and chocolates? 

Like any mom, Merlilia Abuzo only wants the best for her son. But being a single mom, things are more challenging for her.

It’s guaranteed. When you become a mom, you get sappy. 

My daughter Andrea’s first language was English. 

It’s true. Kids today are different from what we were before.

Don’t believe the song. It’s not gonna burn an eternal flame. 

Tough times call for tough tykes. 

Premier health institution The Medical City has implemented an infant security system that prevents the abduction or mixing up of newborn babies in the hospital. 

Contrary to romantics’ idealized scenario, the secret to a lasting relationship isn’t that initial fire of love but the thousands of sleeping embers, kindled and rekindled by years of constant connection, sweet gestures and open communication. 

Would you wax and pluck your toddler’s eyebrows?

Where kids play to learn and parents learn to play” was the tagline of Nickelodeon’s affiliate site nickjr.com a few years back.