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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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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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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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5 Phrases To Remove From Our Children’s Vocab

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Oct 21 2016
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5 Negative Phrases Children Often Say and Ought Not To Guiding our children to develop positive self-talk is one of the major tasks of parenting. Some children are more optimistic, while others are naturally more self-critical. Either way, negative phrases is something that children struggle with from time to time. A lot of the time, children mirror what we do and say. Thus, we as adults, be it parents, caregivers or educators, need to be more conscious of what we say and work towards creating a positive, encouraging environment. Here are 5 phrases we can attempt to eradicate from our […]

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My Child Misbehaves During Swim Class – What to Do?

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Aug 10 2016
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It’s time for the weekly swimming lesson, and “Joe” is playing up again. You have tried to prep him before the lesson, and he has agreed to listen and cooperate, but somehow when the time comes, he is resisting to pay attention again. He is bobbing underwater, splashing around, and playing with pool toys while the teacher is talking. On occasion, he may be seen distracting other kids. A few thoughts may probably enter your mind: I’m not bringing him to lessons anymore The teacher thinks I have no control The other parents are getting annoyed that my child is […]

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Slow down, children

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May 14 2016
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Have you caught the latest buzz over this tear jerker video? The song “Slow Down”, written by Nichole Nordeman, 44, has garnered over 11 million views. And it is not difficult to find out why this video has inspired so many parents to tear spontaneously. Nordeman is a single mother to two children, Charlie who is 12, and Pepper who is 7. She wrote this song the night before Charlie graduated from fifth grade, and felt more emotional than she had expected herself to. “I dug out a few pictures of him as little boy. Kindergarten. Karate lessons. Drumming. Throwing a […]

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Why do you pay so much money for your kids to swim?

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May 07 2016
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One of my friends asked, “Why do you pay so much money for your kids to swim?” Well I have a confession to make, I don’t pay for my kids swim. Personally, I couldn’t care less about the pool. So, if I am not paying for swimming what am I paying for? – I pay for those moments when my kids become so tired they want to quit but don’t. – I pay for those days when my kids come home from school and are “too tired” to go the pool but go anyway. – I pay for my kids […]

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