Pretty Dolls: A hobby that grew into a Family Venture

Parenting

Although Pretty Dolls have been in business for over 20 years, many are not aware of their products. With their slogan being ‘Prettin...

Can You Ban Alcohol From a Big Match?

Parenting

There are few things quite as distinctly Sri Lankan as a Big Match. For generations, these school cricket encounters have been about fa...

The Stranger Isn’t Always the Threat: The Red Flags Every ...

Parenting

We are taught to be afraid of the stranger in the dark. But some of the most important warning signs appear much earlier through a mess...

Everyone Thinks Screens Are Ruining Children. The Real Probl...

Parenting

Ask almost any parent what they worry about, and somewhere on the list, often near the top, sits the same quiet guilt. My child is on a...

The Age of Digital Deception

Parenting

Here is a question worth sitting with before you scroll any further today. The last video that made you gasp, laugh, or feel outraged o...

The Performance of Appreciation: Why We Turned Mother’s Da...

Parenting

The Monday following the second Sunday of May is characterized by a specific kind of quiet. The digital sirens have ceased, the floral ...

PIPPIN – A Passion Project that Evolved into a Growing Re...

Parenting

Pippin, which commenced as a personal experience of the Founder & Director Dineshika Nanayakkara, has evolved into a one-stop shop cate...

Hello Amma – A Return-to-Work Programme for Mums

Parenting

Returning to work after a career break is challenging for most mothers. Besides the emotional guilt, there are various obstacles, such ...

Why Sri Lanka Still Fumbles Sex Ed: And What That’s Doing ...

Parenting

It’s not often that a piece of latex makes national headlines. But Sri Lanka is once again debating whether condom use belongs in cla...

Breaking the stigma around male infertility in Sri Lanka

Parenting

In the South Asian context, childless couples are often subject to social scrutiny. While fingers are usually pointed towards females, ...

The Unseen Weight of Mum Guilt:Chasing Ambitions, Missing Mi...

Parenting

Today, I’m sitting thousands of miles away from home, in a bustling foreign city, surrounded by opportunity, excitement, and the very...

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...