• 05 October 2021
W@W - Nethu Wickramasinghe

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 husband as they

  • 10 August 2021
Uni in the time of corona

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

  • 22 June 2021
Life Lessons From Dad

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

  • 29 January 2021
Virtual learning for Preschool & Primary

The pandemic has brought forward many new norms and virtual classrooms have become an essential part of social structure and have evolved into the new

  • 11 December 2020
Wiz Phonics: Making learning fun and simple

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

  • 17 September 2020
Happy Toddler: Practical life activities for kids & toddlers

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

  • 09 May 2020
Education Sector: Bounce back strategies

With COVID-19 the education sector too is at a standstill. Apart from students having to adjust to online teaching methods, school boards are also wor

  • 29 April 2019
Responding To Children In A Post-Disaster Situation

The Easter Sunday attack has put Sri Lanka into grief, so much so that some find it difficult to handle the trauma.

  • 21 June 2018
Books on Wheels to the rescue!

One of the biggest tasks that come your way as a parent or a guardian is to prepare your child’s school books for the new academic year.

  • 26 April 2018
Does your baby have ‘Coochy Coochy soft’ skin ?

There’s nothing like the touch of your baby’s skin against yours – it feels so soft, so new. Baby’s skin is also delicate, and will remain th

  • 23 August 2017
GAIA launches in Sri Lanka

GAIA is Sri Lanka’s first natural, organic and safest baby care range that was created in the kitchen of a mother whose child had eczema. Present in

  • 13 July 2017
Connecting With Your Child

Mums in Colombo in conjunction with the Grassrooted Trust has organised two knowledge sharing sessions for parents of children between 8 and 16 years

  • 10 July 2017
Can you be pregnant on a vegan or vegetarian diet?

Yes! You totally can. Many vegetarians and vegans will understand the frustration when telling the good news to family and friends that they are asked

  • 16 June 2017
Fathers And The Hardships They Face

In lieu of Father’s Day which falls on Sunday, a few fathers spoke to us about their lives and the hardships they face from time to time.

  • 16 May 2017
Mother’s Day Is Everyday

In view of Mother’s Day which fell on Sunday, we spoke to a few mothers to find out the challenges they face in the present day and what they enjoy

  • 12 May 2017
Lankan Moms vs Technology

Our mothers are truly amazing. They successfully gave birth to us and managed to keep us alive for so long. They taught us everything we know and fixe

  • 11 May 2017
Is Being A Mum Getting Tougher By The Day?

Every mum worries about their children. Be it about falling while playing, or eating well or their entire future in general regardless of how old you

  • 08 May 2017
Taking A Day Off Vs. Receiving Gifts

This Mother’s Day we speak to mums to find out what they really want!

  • 25 January 2017
The where and how of adoptions in Sri Lanka

In order to give an insight to our readers on this process Life Online spoke to a few individuals to find out the criteria for adopting a child, the f

  • 20 January 2017
Connecting Yards

Having had a passion for patchwork from her younger days, Nazra Nazimudeen wanted to take it to the next level. With the birth of her baby boy, Nazra

  • 20 December 2016
Seasonal behaviour

Obviously with the holidays around the corner and with the run up to Christmas your days and nights will be filled with parties and family gatherings.

  • 29 November 2016
The Art of Failing Gracefully

A forgotten book, an unprepared for test or even incomplete homework, it drives me to utter vexation that my children have found themselves in such si

  • 22 November 2016
Parenthood is a tale of never ending drama

From the moment someone in a lab coat said

  • 03 November 2016
Mistreatment Of Our Young

Although a seven seas away from our paradise isle, parental mistreatment of children, seem to be a global phenomenon than just a domestic issue. If it

  • 28 October 2016
The Effect Of A Heavy Backpack On Your Child

The Backpack is indeed a better option for when worn correctly the weight of the backpack is evenly distributed on the most strongest muscles of the b

  • 11 October 2016
Don’t Forget Slyvia!

Slyvia, is not the household cat or hamster, she is neither my daughter’s stuffed doll or animal, she is in fact her new imaginary friend. This week

  • 06 October 2016
Ageism Or Elder Age Syndrome

Is it a coincidence that October 1 was declared both the International Children’s Day as well as the International Older Persons’ Day? No one will

  • 04 October 2016
There’s Nothing Smart About TV

I hold my hands up with shame, I am guilty and there’s no amount of reasoning or explaining on my part to alleviate my guilty situation. I let my ch

  • 29 September 2016
6 Battles Of A Modern Mother

Being a mother was always hard. Being a great mother was always almost impossible. And being a great mother in the modern world, with all its high exp