Archive for June, 2008

A Bullied Child

Would you know if your child was being bullied in school ?
Most of us think we know our kids pretty well, but they do not always give clear clues about what ’s going on in their world.
When kids are bullied, it is embarassing for them and they may not want their parents to know about […]

Primary One registration Worries

It is the time of the year that Singapore Ministry of Education officially announced next year Primary One registration period starts next week. It is the time when parents are making major decisions for their children’s early education. Some made wise decisions, some made wrong decisions. Some made decisions on what they expect their children […]

What’s Wrong with Playing with Toys nowadays ?

I hate technology and I love it. I am caught in a trench where I worked for an IT company and yet I dislike what the future IT can do to the society. The future concepts of the world in 10, 20 and even 50 years time will be beyond what you can imagine.  I […]

You Don’T Trust Me

If there is magic bullet that children especially teenagers, use on their folks, a perfect phrase that melts the toughest reslove of a parent within seconds, it is these four words, You don’t Trust Me.
The instant a young person accuses us of being suspicious, of imaging the worst about him, we start back-pedaling.
“No dear, it’s not […]

The Tumultuous Teen Years

The most helpful advice for parents of teenagers may be remarkably simple to implement. To parents whose sons and daughters are going  through the period of rebellion and experimentation, the most constructive recommendation is: Just get them through it. This advice may not be profound, but there is good common sense behind it.
During those days […]

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