Category: Lifestyle

  • Recognising Your Child’s Mental Health Problems

    Taboo or not, mental health problems are real and quite common among children. Fret not though, as they are treatable, especially when you make it a point to look out for any issues your child may be facing. While one in five children live with at least one clinically diagnosed mental health problem, close to…

  • Positive Attention: Putting More Time In for fewer Time-Outs

    A positive relationship with your child is crucial for many reasons — especially discipline. A healthy and wholesome relationship with your child will make them strive to do their best as you lead them through life, and a large part of fostering this kind of relationship involves positive attention. A daily dose of positive attention…

  • Raising Healthy Children in a Digital Age – Part 2

    We can’t run from technology, so we best do what we can to live well with it. Our last installation for this topic listed tips for raising healthy children in a digital age, and we’re back with 5 tips for developing healthy digital habits for your children.  5 tips for developing healthy digital habits 1.…

  • Raising Healthy Children in a Digital Age – Part 1

    Like it or not, we live in an age where technology is everywhere. Feeling confident that we will keep our children healthy in a digital age is not enough, considering they spend a substantial amount of time with technology.  While you think about how mobile devices impact your child’s social, emotional, physical and psychological well…

  • Do Your Kids Know Road Safety?

    Recently in May, there was a heart-wrenching accident that happened on the west side of Singapore. It was about a six-year-old kid that was run over by a bus. With due respect to the mourning family, we decided to broach the subject later. Put the why, how and who is to blame aside and think,…

  • Helping Your Children Develop Good Judgment

    As grown-ups, many of us are crippled by uncertainty when faced with tough situations or choices. Some of us tend to make self-destructive decisions, repeatedly demonstrating poor judgment. As much as we want to avoid mistakes, no one is born with perfect judgment and the ability to always make smart choices. It takes a combination…

  • The No-Cry Nap Solution

    Some babies are cat-nappers who wake up in shock and are too afraid to put themselves back to sleep. This can be a problem when they need rest and when you need time for yourself. Fret not, though! Here are four tips for a no-cry nap that will make everyone happier. Determine napping patterns Start…

  • Facts about Music to an Unborn Baby

    An unborn baby’s sense of sound is one of the first sensory systems to be developed. This happens at about 17 weeks gestation. As your pregnancy advances, your unborn baby becomes aware of rhythms in music and even begins to respond differently to different types of music. Even though the real effect of music on…

  • Is Homeschooling Something Only Super Mums Should Consider?

    Homeschooling is teaching in an informal setting outside the formal premise of a school. It can be conducted by a child’s parents or tutors and an alternative to the conventional schooling system. Even though Singapore’s education system is well-established, some parents choose to break away from the traditional route of classroom pedagogy. How does it…

  • Fostering a Wholesome Relationship With Your Child – Part 2

    Last week we got the ball rolling with tips on laying the foundation for a wholesome relationship with your child. In case you missed it, read it here. The second part of this article dives into the deeper things that fortify a closer relationship with your child. Trust – The Building Blocks of a Wholesome…