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Do not rush Childhood

It was my daughter’s classmate birthday party. The whole class of 6 years old and their parents and teachers were invited. I had a chance to speak to her form teacher who as there with her 2 little 4 years and 2 years old boys. I was asking how is my daughter processing in her […]

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 […]

Blogging on you and your family. Is this Good or Bad ?

Once during a media interview on my company’s new product, I mentioned that I allowed my child an hour on computer and even have a blog dedicated to her. The media editor immediately commented, “I do not think it is a good idea. There are just too many “Bad”guys lurking around the cyberspace. Some of […]

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