If you have gone through education in Singapore, chances are you have heard of the ubiquitous Ten Year Series or TYS. You have likely been recommended to buy them in the past by a teacher or a parent and may have been required to use them for your school work. For those of us who […]
Technology is a huge part of our lives today, and it is definitely not a surprise that children have a tendency to spend a lot of their time on gadgets. Below are some reasons why your child cannot seem to take his eyes off the screen, as well as suggestions on how to reduce screen […]
Been there, done that: P1 registrations and preparations are more often than not a major and stressful event for parents. To make things easier, here are the main questions asked by parents that will help prepare you for the session. How long is the orientation? The orientation session is usually conducted over a period of […]
As adults, sometimes our attention can be scattered. If we have to struggle to focus back on the task at hand when we find ourselves distracted, we cannot expect children to be able to focus on a task for a long period of time. Children often lose focus easily, and, when asked to perform a […]
One major responsibility of parents is to bring their child for an eye checkup once or twice a year. It is difficult to know if your child needs to see an eye care specialist, but most experts agree that regular eye screening helps to protect your child’s vision and provides helpful information about the health […]
Great leaders are often successful because of their influential traits. Not only that, leadership is also a practical and crucial skill that will likely propel your child ahead later in life. But how do we teach this life skill to young children? Below are some ways you can encourage your child to develop the soft […]
It’s finally the weekend! But you’ve run out of ideas as your antsy kids have done with their homework and beg to do something fun. Here’s a list of six experiments to enrich their minds and for them to have fun at the same time (click the titles to find out more!): 1. An edible […]
Having left your toddler for a minute or two, you might return to find him slowly inching towards the glowing screen of your phone. Within a decade or so, smartphone usage has rocketed and the trend remains unchanged. It goes without saying that children are increasingly exposed to technology, including smartphones. While we benefit from […]
A recent poll revealed that Singaporeans spend three times longer on property searches than reading bedtime stories to their children or speaking to their parents. Has our world spiralled out of control? You may ask, “Why is creativity so important?” As claimed by our Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, our children here need to be […]
Understanding your child’s learning style is crucial to ensuring that your child is able to study effectively and efficiently. Every child has a different learning style and is able to understand and remember information in different ways. According to teach.com, a child’s ‘learning style’ refers to the ‘preferential way in which the student absorbs, processes, […]
We all want our children to do well in whatever they do. However, we tend to overlook teaching them about failure and how to bounce back from it when we constantly hover and watch out for them. Our children then see failing as the end when they encounter failure rather than it merely being a […]
The June holidays are over, and it’s time for your child to get back to school! Is he ready to get back to work and conquer the rest of the academic year? He probably has become used to the lifestyle of playing or lazing around during the holidays and it will be difficult to immediately […]
Spend time with your child while preparing dinner! Cooking with your child teaches him this basic life skill and encourages him to be more open to trying new and unfamiliar food. It can also help cultivate healthy eating habits in children. Choose to cook at home today with any of these recipes rather than eating […]
Keep your children entertained with these apps while stimulating their brains and honing their thinking skills! With smartphones and tablets so easily available now, it is no wonder that even very young children are able to use them to play games and watch videos. Giving them your phone or tablet has now become an easy […]
MOE is in the midst of revamping Singapore’s education system in an effort to reduce the stress and pressure placed on children to achieve stellar results in school. There have been many major changes announced such as the changes to PSLE and the scrapping of O’ and N’ Levels. We have collated these changes in […]
There is no shortage of emphasis on how it is crucial to instill a love for reading into your child. Why is it so important anyway? Reading enables children to improve in many aspects of their development – when a child reads a word, he’s putting together syllables and trying to figure out how to […]
