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Monday, May 21, 2012

Education

Talk to Your Child about Tough Issues Published July 5, 2010 GMT +8
Talk to Your Child about Tough Issues

My five-year-old daughter is starting to ask me questions like, “Mommy, why do you go to work? Can you just stay at home?” One time she asked...


Boys are Lagging Behind Girls Published January 3, 2010 GMT +8
Boys are Lagging Behind Girls

According to child experts in the UK, half of the boys in nurseries and day cares are lagging behind girls when in comes to writing. The government...


First Day of School Published January 2, 2010 GMT +8
First Day of School

These thoughtful words were written decades ago but the sentiments still pertain. Whether your child is starting preschool or going into secondary...


Preparing Your Child for the First Day of Playschool Published January 2, 2010 GMT +8
Preparing Your Child for the First Day of Playschool

Playschool may be the biggest thing that your child would have to face right now. Here are some tips to help your little one be ready to face...


How to Talk About Sex and Relationships to Your Child Published December 24, 2009 GMT +8
How to Talk About Sex and Relationships to Your Child

“Where does a baby come from?” This might be a question your four or five year-old child might ask and surprise you. Even at a very young...


How To Choose The Right  Day Care Centre Published November 15, 2009 GMT +8
How To Choose The Right Day Care Centre

A colleague recently confided her predicament in deciding which day care centre she should choose for her 4 year old daughter. She is worried...


Why Children Should Not Be Learning Through Rote Methods Published November 8, 2009 GMT +8
Why Children Should Not Be Learning Through Rote Methods

At the recent Singapore National Education Conference, Professor Allan Snyder (PhD), director of The Centre for the Mind and a co-founder of...


How To Identify A Gifted Child Published November 7, 2009 GMT +8
How To Identify A Gifted Child

At the recent National Child Education Conference and Exhibition organized by Pinnacle Media Group, Dr Inderbir Kaur Sandhu shared information...


Teach Junior to Read and Write Published September 22, 2009 GMT +8
Teach Junior to Read and Write

You don’t have to spend a wad of cash sending your kids for extra classes to learn how to read or write. The following are useful websites...


Toys that promote creativity Published September 22, 2009 GMT +8
Toys that promote creativity

Zev Jayden Wang When I was first told to write an article on this topic, I was slightly taken aback. Truth be told, I have a belief...


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