Tag: children

  • 10 Survival Skills You Need to Teach Your Children Now

    A lot of parents in Singapore are wrapped up with academic excellence. They focus on preparing their offspring for school, and they make sure that their kids perform well in their studies. Who can blame them, since the education system here is merit-based. However, it is really up to parents to raise their kids to…

  • Childcare in Singapore for Your Little One(s)

    Like most developed countries today, families in Singapore often see both parents working in order to support the household. With both parents away at work, childcare support becomes critical to those with young ones. To help with decision-making, we’ve put together available options for working parents and potential subsidies for those who need them. Infant…

  • Helping Your Child Transit from Kindergarten to Primary School

    A brand new year has started, and many little kids are transiting to a primary school. While progressing from kindergarten to primary school is exciting, it can be daunting for some children. It is perfectly normal if your child shows signs of anxiety or refuses to go to school the next morning. Here are some…

  • Making Healthy Meals for Kids

    Sharon Lam is a food blogger, kitchen whisperer and a devoted mother of two beautiful girls, age 5 and 6. She is also the co-founder of Cookit.SG, a cook kit home delivery program based on a grain/gluten-free, sugar-free, legume-free, lactose-free, paleolithic diet. She believes in setting boundaries and spending quality time with her daughters. She…

  • Advice Older Parents have for Younger Parents

    We do not have the benefit of hindsight in life. Often, we rely on nuggets of wisdom shed by those who have already walked the path. In doing so, we hope to extract important life lessons from some else’s experience. As young parents or parents-to-be, it helps to gather insights from seasoned parents who have…

  • Must-ask Questions When Deciding on A Parenting Style?

    You and your spouse were brought up in different households. This would naturally mean that both of you grew up with different beliefs and upbringing. As such, coming together to agree on a specific parenting style can prove to be an uphill task. However, this is a subject that you must broach sooner rather than…

  • Do You Overprotect Your Child?

    Your intentions are always good. You set out to protect your child because he or she has yet to develop a sense of right and wrong at a tender age. And as a parent, you recognise that it is your duty to protect your child. But what happens when we obsess over what is regarded…

  • My first experience with childcare and HFMD!

    HFMD (Hand Foot Mouth Disease) during the first week of childcare We were feeling very excited for my girl was entering Nursery 1 in the childcare. We were also worried as we had heard of a lot of stories about children getting sick with HFMD once they entered school. Everyone advised us to be prepared.…