Published:AUG 24, 2019, 06:38 AM SGTJalelah Abu Baker Living in a one-room rental flat with six children and a mentally ill sister to care for leaves Linda, a single parent, little time for respite. It also means her children aged five to 15 do not have space at home to do their homework […]
“I just don’t get her. All I want is for her to have a happy life!” a mom was sobbing to her therapist. I was searching for a video to use in a Chinese parenting workshop and this one leapt out at me. Ironically, the mom was screaming and yelling at her daughter […]
Music is composed of simple riffs and beats all put together at different tempos and orders to create a piece of work delivered with passion and energy. I see art in much the same way. Arts and Music have always been my passion since an early age. I still listen to most of […]
Published:JULY 5, 2019Kelvyanne Teoh Hello, I’m Kelvyanne from Singapore. I’ve been a therapist since 1999 when I graduated with my Masters in Counselling from the Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio. After graduation I worked at Remuda LIFE, a residential facility in Chandler Arizona treating teens and women with eating disorders, anxiety and depression. I […]
On my first day of work in Morning Star, I was very nervous. I had previously worked in the elderly sector, managing persons with dementia. The clientele in Morning Star is very different. I worried whether I’d be able to understand the children and handle those with challenging behaviour. I remember my first […]
“Do it with your heart and mind, not just the mind.” As a parent of four children, the questions that get thrown my way by many who find this out for the first time are aplenty and they never fail to amuse me. One of the most common questions that gets thrown my […]
Published:MAY 14, 2019, 5:24 PM SGTEuodia Chi SINGAPORE -Homemade cookies, colourful handicrafts and even an arcade claw machine were among the attractions at the annual Singapore Press Holdings (SPH ) Charity Carnival on Tuesday (May 14). Now in its eighth year, the bustling event boasted 35 stalls – the largest number to date and an […]
As I pondered my time here at Morning Star, I realised that working here has taught me an important lesson in being present for the people you care most about. Having been a business student with no experience working with children, I was not surprised when my family and friends found it rather […]
Published:APR 22, 2019, 10:47 PM SGT Euodia Chi As a single mother of three young children, Ms Lydia Indranee, 34, has to juggle care of her energetic youngsters, aged seven to 11, with full-time work. This presents a challenge for the human resource manager, who often has to work overtime as well. But thanks to […]
“Don’t count the days but make the days count.” — Muhammad Ali I was pretty excited about sharing a blog post for the month of March. Little did I know that so many things could happen in the world within this one month. We are just in the first quarter of 2019 and […]