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Five Things That May Damage Your Relationship with Your Child

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Jul 22 2017
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What may damage your relationship with your child? Parenting is a tough job. Children are not born with an instruction manual, and every child is different. Many times, we do our best to forge a strong bond with our children. However, there are five things that parents do which may damage parent and child relationships, even as they seem harmless or commonplace. 1. Constant criticism and comparison It is natural to want our children to become better. However, constant nitpicking over their mistakes and comparing them with other children may hurt your child’s self-esteem, and their self-confidence may be affected. […]

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Let Your Children Decide For Themselves

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Jul 17 2017
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Are you letting your children lead their own lives? Very often, we observe that parents would want their children to enjoy what they didn’t when they were young. This includes lavish birthday parties, interactive toys, learning certain instruments and sports, and the list goes on. Dr Lim Suet Wun, CEO of National Healthcare Group, advises parents to let children lead their own lives, and not live out your dreams through your children. Should parents encourage their kids to “follow their passion”? Blind encouragement should never be done. Passion is one thing – but not many people can do well in their […]

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Children Swimming Lesson – Siblings Having Fun!

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Jul 11 2017
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Learning swimming together is a family affair! It’s been a while since we wrote a post on our swimming lessons! On Sunday morning, MoovSwim had a children swimming lesson with the R siblings. Brother R is 4 years old, while sister R is 3 this year. Both of them have been attending swim class with their parents since last year, and they have overcome their fear of putting their faces in the water. They enjoy kicking and practise their paddling with the help of dumbbells! During the lesson, they learn how to control their breath while practising their kicking and […]

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7 Behaviours Children Will Learn From Parents

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Jul 08 2017
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The apple does not fall far from the tree. Every day, your children watch how you behave – from the words you say, to the decisions you make, to each step you take, to each reaction you have. It is a huge responsibility that parents have as children learn life cues every single moment. It is a fact that children are bound to copy our behaviour, be it positive or negative. Here are 7 behaviours identified by a parent blogger Mike Berry that children are bound to learn from parents. 1. How husbands treat their wives How husbands treat their […]

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Swimming is Good for Asthma

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Jul 03 2017
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Swimming is one of the best ways to control the symptoms of asthma. Though asthma can be caused by exercising, famous athletes with asthma such as Paula Radcliffe, Mark Spitz, and Amy Van Dyken have overcome their conditions. Amy Van Dyken won 4 gold medals during the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, in 50m freestyle, 100m butterfly, 4 by 100m freestyle and 4 by 100m medley events. Amy has a limited lung capacity of 65%! How does swimming help with asthma? According to a scientific study published by Wiley-Blackwell in Respirology, swimming helps reduce the symptoms of asthma in children. Improvements in […]

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Why are swimming lessons so important?

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Jun 30 2017
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The Importance of Swimming Lessons Whenever I talk to parents, I was told that swimming lessons is one of the most important skills they are willing to invest in. It is widely accepted that learning to swim can save lives. However, every year there will be one or two drowning incidents happening in Singapore. From 2011 to 2015, there have been an average of twenty drowning or near-drowning cases in Singapore. The latest drowning incident in May 2017 happened to a 13 year old boy off East Coast Park. Drowning still remains as one of the top causes of deaths […]

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Dads, Do Not Outsource Your Parenting Duties

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Apr 23 2017
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Recently, CEO of Dads for Life and the Centre for Fathering Bryan Tan wrote about his struggles of being a working parent, having to cope working, being a good husband, being involved in his children’s lives, and having time for himself. Having rejected by his eldest child who wanted to go for his enrichment class instead of spending time with him made Bryan realise that he needs to resist “outsourcing” his parenting duties – and be involved. Below are 3 tips he shared about being a more involved dad, or parent in general. 1. Set The Tone Bryan found out that he […]

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Consistent Swimming Practice Yields Results

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Mar 02 2017
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Why Children Need Consistent Swimming Practice Swimming lessons are usually conducted once a week. However, some children are not able to come for class due to other commitments. This results in limited progress in learning, and sometimes regression. Malcolm Gladwell, author of many best-sellers such as The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make A Big Difference, and Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, mentioned that in order to become an expert in anything, one needs to put in an average of 10,000 hours of practice. That would mean attending weekly swimming lessons is just the bare minimum requirement! Many […]

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Children Swimming Lesson – Splash Fun with K and E! #3

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Feb 13 2017
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A commitment to swimming is a commitment to safe water play! It has been about 6 months since K and E started their weekly children swimming lessons with MoovSwim. We previously wrote about them a few months back (and the first time here). Their progress have been tremendous; both children have grown from being apprehensive to more water confident! They are now able to swim independently for a short distance across the breadth of the pool. K has just turned 6 years old, while E has turned 5 years old recently. For beginner swimmers, they have certainly achieved much! The […]

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2016 – Swimming in Retrospect

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Feb 01 2017
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2016 – Swimming with MoovSwim In Retrospect 2016 had been an incredible year of swimming! I had a marvellous time watching children grow and thrive. I am deeply humbled by the support rendered by supportive parents, as well as for their commitment of attending lessons regularly. 2016 had been a year of witnessing children who were once fearful of water being able to swim and enjoy water in a comfortable and safe manner. It was fulfilling for me as a coach to observe the growth and progress each child has made. This also allows parents and readers to get to know […]

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