Umm Ahmed

One of the challenges that come forth immediately after childbirth is breastfeeding. More so, if you are a first-time mom. And, even though breastfeeding is often described as a natural phenomenon, it has an art that needs to be learned by both, the mother as well as the newborn child.

Tapping into a child's thoughts and emotions can be challenging because they perceive things very differently than adults.

With the coming of the new year, many of us set about thinking and making resolutions for ourselves. These vary from individual to individual, depending upon personal preferences and priorities.

There was once a time when Muslim scientists and inventors were ahead of their counterparts, in the European Middle Ages. Amongst some of these were Abu Nasr Al Farabi, Ibn Sina, Al Battani, and Ibn Al Haytham.

It is true that while many of us possess so much, beyond our basic needs, a sense of contentment never settles within us. As much as this is the case with tangible things like having a house, a car, fancy clothes, and a variety of food choices, it can take shape in the form of intangibles, too.

Day in and day out we are bombarded with media messages and other influential mediums which define and identify our perceptions of beauty. Interestingly, this is not a unique present-age problem, in fact, it has always been around.

It is fairly common that children of all ages are engaging in some way or another with digital devices.