• 06 October 2015
Parenting Nanny : School stress

My child who recently started senior

  • 06 October 2015
Baby Banter : Turn the lights out

I feel quite fragile this morning. Unfortunately due to certain antics by t

  • 02 October 2015
Yoga at Home Week 14

So, after our Suriya Namaskar last week, (which by the way, I think you should practice daily for a few weeks to really get to know it) we are

  • 02 October 2015
Yoga at Home Week 13

So we have finally learnt all the postures you require for your first major vinyasa the sun salutation, so lets energize our bodies and stretch

  • 29 September 2015
The Secret Cost of “Shaming”

In our Sri Lankan societies, I feel the act of “shaming” is used as a way of disciplining a child all too frequently. We feel that by m

  • 29 September 2015
Turn the lights out XOXO

I feel quite fragile this morning. Unfortunately due to certain antics by the CEB department I couldn't get my beauty sleep, for heaven sake

  • 22 September 2015
When Opposites Clash!

I am a perfectionist, I'd rather be early to an appointment than late even if it is a four year old's birthday party, the toothpaste lid ha

  • 18 September 2015
Yoga at Home Week 12

Ashtanga Namaskar is the culmination of the sun salutation, this posture being the actual salute in the practice, it is so named because we lie

  • 15 September 2015
Protecting the innocents..

Any story of a missing child affects me, for as a parent I feel for the missing child's parents and their loss. The pain, the grief, the sadnes

  • 11 September 2015
Yoga at Home Week 11

Plank pose is an integral part of the sun salutation, but can also be used as a posture in itself to strengthen the core and the upper body.

  • 10 September 2015
eBay Creeping

Some eBay sellers thrive on our bad decisions and drunken purchases. Afterall, who in their right minds would purchase a product or service for wayy m

  • 08 September 2015
Teaching your toddler...

‘What’s this letter?, It’s ‘N’’, I say to my three year old. ‘N for nose, N for nangi, N, N,N’..tel

  • 04 September 2015
Yoga at Home Week 10

Ashwa Sanchalanasana is part of the sun salutation sequence, it is done twice as pose 4 and pose 9 and the transitions into the posture are

  • 02 September 2015
Healthcare in Sri Lanka

Healthcare is a vital component to live a healthy life. Accidents, ailments, injuries are unexpected and during such situations an efficient

  • 01 September 2015
The broken relationship

Face it, there comes a period in your child's life where you, the parent, are not perfect. When I say perfect I mean your children would prefer

  • 01 September 2015
Channelling Finding Nemo!

Not sure if you were following the trials and tribulations of our dear family of four, but last week the gullible parents decided to go on

  • 28 August 2015
Yoga at Home Week 9

This week we come to balancing. Finding focus and balance is a pursuit we engage in both on and off the mat. We look for the work/life

  • 25 August 2015
I have a question!

Dawn breaks over the Jayasinghe household and as I rise to the sounds of birds chirping, as clear as a bell I hear my three year old's voice

  • 21 August 2015
How safe are energy drinks

Energy drinks have caught the attention of many teens seeking to get some

  • 21 August 2015
Yoga at Home Week 8

A seated forward bend will lengthen and stretch your spine and the muscles of your back, so it’s a good therapy for back-ache. It also works

  • 18 August 2015
Mummy Travels: Summer Programme

This summer saw the introduction of the summer programme by the Soul Sounds Academy run by Soundarie David. The Soul Sounds choir,

  • 18 August 2015
Bad Blood no Mad Love

So this relationship between Big Sis and me is indeed a curious one.  Okay she was here before me, seniority doesn't really me anything.

  • 14 August 2015
Yoga at Home Week 7

This week we are looking at Warrior 1 and 2 and the strongly grounding breath practice Ujjayi Breathing, which works exceptionally well in

  • 12 August 2015
Counselling for School Children

Children from alcoholic families are at risk of learning disability, school failure, emotional problems, and later, criminality and alcoholism. 40

  • 11 August 2015
Parenting Nanny : Summer’s here!

This week on Parenting Nanny

  • 11 August 2015
It's all about the “potty”

With my youngest starting nursery at the end of the summer “potty training”

  • 07 August 2015
Yoga at Home Week 6

We are looking at a strong back bend this week, Cobra posture. This will stretch and strengthen the spine and the muscles of the back and

  • 04 August 2015
Toys by Amazing Lanka

On a recent shopping trip my children were immediately attracted to a collection of brightly coloured, stuffed toys. Covered in local fabrics,

  • 04 August 2015
I've got that summer lovin'...

The soft summer breeze tickles my bare bottom, it's hot and I hate to sweat so there goes off the clothes, I strip as exasperated Nanny fails

  • 03 August 2015
GetUpVote

’’GetUp+Vote - Our Country. Our Time’’, a non-partisan Interactive Workshop will