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November
2018
by Flora Isabelle
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How to raise your child your way despite the grandparent effect
I wanted to write a post in celebration of this month’s Grandparents’ Day (25 November) but when I got down to it, I felt quite conflicted. Because I don’t know exactly how I feel about them. You see, in the days before Nate came along,…
18
October
2018
by Flora Isabelle
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What exactly is a Tiger Mom and am I one?
My friends and I have a WhatsApp group named Tiger Moms because it’s where we discuss classes-related stuff for baby. Amongst the six of us, our kids range from 11 to 16 months and the group was formed when we were deciding which pre-school/s to…
24
August
2018
by Joel Chng
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6D5N in Bangkok
Last month, my family of three holidayed in Bangkok for a week. Why Bangkok, you might ask. Well, I had never been to Thailand prior to this trip. Also, my wife Petrina and I wanted to do something different for our wedding anniversary this year. However,…
19
July
2018
by Tan Li Lin
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15 signs you got owned by your kids!
Parenting can drive you up the wall. I’ve never hit my limit as fast with anyone in my life as I have with Lia. With adults, we can tolerate someone for YEARS through finding really suppressed ways to deal with it – secret eye-rolling, running…
11
May
2018
by Mandy Loh
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Reflections on Motherhood
About a year ago, a good friend asked us out for breakfast. Over prata and milo dinosaur, she started asking questions about having babies. She had previously decided not to have any children, but was suddenly open to exploring possibilities. Well, she asked the right…
2
May
2018
by Joel Chng
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Father-Son Bonding: Pizza-making!
Two years ago when my son Ezra started to crawl, he often ventured into the kitchen – both at home and at his grandparents’ house. Soon he became stronger and would open cupboards and drawers to access cooking utensils. Back then, his favourite thing to…