7
March
2022
by Marian Nathan
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7 Activities To Enjoy This School Holiday
The March school holidays is around the corner. This year, I have 2 kids in primary school to plan activities for, my P1 and P2 boys. Expensive camps and courses abound to entertain and educate children during this week-long break, but wallet-friendly options are just…
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…
5
May
2021
by Gideon Loh
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Life Lessons From My Wayang Artiste Mum
My mother lost her parents in a motor accident at a young age, she had no formal education and had to live with various relatives. She grew up in the strictest environment where a mistake made at home would result in a punishment, a punishment…
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…
21
July
2020
by E-van and Terry
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Keeping Cool On Baby’s Milestones
I constantly find myself in some sort of self-doubt for milestones Raphael has yet to hit. And I feel awful for feeling that. You hear it all the time “every baby is different, some reach certain milestones earlier and some later” and yet, there is…
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…