14
April
2022
by E-van and Terry
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If I could have a Do-Over
I thought I’d share in this post, the lessons I learned along the way, especially during Raphael’s newborn stage. If you’re a new mum or mum-to-be, this might be helpful for you! *Disclaimer: This is based on my personal experience, trust your instincts and do…
17
September
2021
by E-van and Terry
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Parenting struggles: the terrible twos
I am sure many parents would experience toddler tantrums in their lifetime. What caused it? Well, the following reasons could be some of the potential culprits: Toddler can’t express their feelings or wants in words Toddler had his/her desired object taken away Toddler is feeling…
21
August
2020
by Joel Chng
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Daddy…Where Are You?
Singapore’s 13th general election (GE) was held last month. For me, the 2015 GE and recently concluded 2020 GE have both been significant in my fatherhood journey. Not the elections per se, but the events that happened during these elections. In 2015, I drove Petrina…
20
May
2020
by Joel Chng
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#HBL Can Be Fun With COOK·PLAY·JAM (Repeat)
Last year, my mother-in-law bought a book for Ezra titled ‘Amanda the Panda: Outdoor Play Keeps Myopia Away’. A book for preschoolers by the Singapore National Eye Centre about preventing myopia. The colourful book with rhyming words effectively taught Ezra the dangers of spending too…
30
October
2019
by Joel Chng
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Save Your Child’s Eyes!
Last November, news broke that the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) was launching a new centre due to an urgent need to counter myopia, and the statistics shocked me. It has been a year yet I clearly remember the numbers: 20% of children in Singapore…
30
August
2019
by Flora Isabelle
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To All Moms Who Don’t Have A Village
This month’s blog post was supposed to be about work-life balance but for me in real life, it was just about getting any form of balance – if I even did. You see, the husband has been away for an entire month now and truth is, it has…