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What will the workplace of the future need?

In a future shaped by AI, recruiters will prioritize students who combine strong technical skills with the human qualities no machine can match.

4 weeks ago
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The Degree Dilemma: To stay, go or something in-between?

Indonesia’s new foreign university campuses promise global education without the need to leave home. But record numbers of students are still heading overseas. Is it about prestige, opportunity or something deeper?

4 weeks ago
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Rethinking how we choose high schools

What if the most important part of choosing a high school is not the school itself, but the questions we ask before deciding?

1 month ago

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Fake vaccines may cause infection : Expert

The discovery of a factory producing fake vaccines in Tangerang, Wednesday, raised a red flag for parents across the country. A fake vaccine will not protect a child against disease.

9 years ago
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Signs to look out for in fake vaccines

The discovery of illegal vaccines in Tangerang, Banten, on Wednesday, has prompted a swift reaction from PT Bio Farma, an Indonesian vaccine manufacturer. The state-owned enterprise stated that vaccines produced by Bio Farma were continually under strict supervision from production up to distribution. 

9 years ago
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'Frozen' coming to new books, Lego animated shorts

Disney is letting "Frozen" go in new directions.

9 years ago
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Five museums in Indonesia for your next family vacation

Five museums in Indonesia that should definitely be added to your itinerary for the next family trip.

9 years ago
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5 important points in teaching children about money

Let’s admit it, money rules the majority of our adult lives, therefore as parents we must understand the importance of teaching our children about the concept of money and its values in life. 

9 years ago
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Four things to do when your kids are hospitalized

Hospital is not the nicest place to go, especially for kids. However, there are times when we may have little choice but to get ourselves or our children quick-smart to one of the many bleach-scented white-walled buildings we all love to hate. In some cases, we may even have to stay there for an extended vacation of sorts. Parents taking their children to hospital are faced with an extra stress. Hospital and hospital treatment can be overwhelming for children and, as happiness helps boost the immune system, feeling relaxed and comfortable is essential. The following things may help your child to cope with hospital:

9 years ago
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Excessive Facebook usage linked with depression in new moms

As the use of social media has become a daily habit, it's fairly common to see people share their lives to the world, even personal matters. However, a recent study in Springer's journal Sex Roles claims that too much posting could be a sign of bad news for new mothers.

9 years ago
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5 reasons to use cloth diapers

You’ve gone through packs of diapers, and you don’t know how many more you can afford. If your baby has sensitive skin, maybe there’s an angry, red rash crawling over its bum. In between diaper changes, you briefly wonder where all the diapers you toss away go.

9 years ago
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Babies behind bars: Moms do time with their newborns

Jennifer Dumas sits on a sofa, her smiling 6-month-old girl on her lap. The room is full of bright toys and children's books. A rainbow-colored activity mat is on the floor, and Winnie the Pooh is painted on the walls.

9 years ago
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The terrible threes and how to cope with it

Since lots of parents are facing this problem, I would like to share some tips that I know are kind of a cliché, but actually worked for my 3 year old: The terrible threes and how to cope with it.

9 years ago
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Australian woman's photoshoot of her quintuplets goes viral

An Australian woman who gave birth to quintuplets - Keith, Ali, Penelope, Tiffany and Beatrix - in January has shared the photos she took of them with the world.

9 years ago
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3 sensory activities to make bath time fun for kids

Besides changing my own behavior, I want to share three fun sensory activities that my son simply cannot say no to. 3 sensory activities to make bath time fun for kids

9 years ago
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What my son taught me about Minecraft

What’s Minecraft? Minecraft is a world full of blocks. Like our world, but everything is blocks and squares.

9 years ago
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Facebook's No. 2 exec pays tribute to single mothers

Facebook's No. 2 executive Sheryl Sandberg says she never realized how hard it is to be a single parent until her husband died a year ago.

9 years ago
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5 movies to watch with your kids

From this month until early July, there are at least five kids' movies slated to be released in Jakarta. Check out the trailers to see which one is the most suitable for your children. 

9 years ago
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Why becoming a parent takes learning

When her daughter turned 18 months a few years ago, Lee Ji-seon faced a totally unexpected situation. Her daughter only wanted to spend time outdoors -- all day, every day. She’d sit on her stroller and cry nonstop until Lee would take her outside, even if it was two o’clock in the morning.

9 years ago
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Parental pressure: A fine line between caring and caring too much

Parents want the best for their children. They oft dream of their children attending the best of universities and then securing a most respectable job in modern society.  

9 years ago
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British court rules woman can't name her daughter Cyanide

A woman from Wales cannot name her baby daughter Cyanide, a British court ruled Thursday.

9 years ago
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British woman gives birth to triplets at 55

After two failed attempts in 2014, a 55-year-old British woman has given birth to triplets, thus becoming the oldest mother in United Kingdom (UK). She conceived the children through In-vitro fertilization (IVF) technique.

9 years ago
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San Francisco approves fully paid leave for new parents

San Francisco became the first place in the country Tuesday to require businesses to provide fully paid leave for new parents in what was hailed as the latest move to address income inequality in the nation.

9 years ago
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Sensory play ideas you can make yourself

This interesting activity, which can be as simple as playing with water while showering, touching grass or walking in mud with your bare feet, can help stimulate your young child's senses: touch, smell, taste, sight and hearing.

9 years ago
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Oversharing isn’t caring: Consider this before posting about your kids online

Sharents (share - parent) are parents who share too much about their children online, be it on a blog, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr or any other social networks they have. Sharents share literally every single step their children make.

9 years ago
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The pitfalls and bright points of trophy-children

The majority of, if not all, mothers think that their babies are the most beautiful and handsome creatures in the universe. Then they begin to brag, to compare and to collect trophies. Wait, what? Trophies?

9 years ago
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How to raise a bilingual child

I am asked a lot about how my son became bilingual. He is 10 years old and currently speaks English and Indonesian. At school he also learns Mandarin.

9 years ago
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Here's why Jakarta needs to improve its daycare service

Decent daycare is not easy to find in Jakarta. I wasn’t at all satisfied with the daycare she had been accepted into. To be honest, given that I work in one of the most prestigious office areas in Jakarta and that these were arguably daycare with some of the highest monthly tuition fees in town, it bothered me that none of them were furnished with satisfactory facilities.

9 years ago
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Who knew? 'The Walking Dead' is helping families connect

Michelle Fiala says her 14-year-old daughter, Laura, is fine watching humans run for their lives from snarling, flesh-eating zombies on AMC's "The Walking Dead," but if one of the characters vomits, the teen has to look away.

9 years ago
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My daughter and I are not BFFs – and don't want to be

My daughter, G, and I do things together regularly: watching movies, shopping, DIYing or just talking. G shares almost everything with me. However, we agree that we are not friends.

9 years ago
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Why verbal harassment is more menacing than physical bullying

A bully at school. What’s the first image that comes to mind? My guess is a boy, bigger than the other kids, maybe not so bright, a constant chip on his shoulder. They always get into fights. But there is another more prevalent and less evident type of bully in our midst. The verbal bully.

9 years ago
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So what if boys play with dolls

I was reading an article about Adele strolling through Disneyland with her son recently. I am impressed by Adele. When my son was younger I never would have let him wear a dress. I wouldn't even let him like the color pink. How ignorant was I?

9 years ago
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Born too soon: What it's like to have a premature baby

The baby weighed 1315 grams when she was born. A team of nurses and a pediatrician were standing by. I only caught a glimpse of her before they rushed her to the neonatal intensive-care unit (NICU). I didn't see her for another 12 hours.

9 years ago