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 […]
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 […]
Pupils at a science lesson at Bedok Green Primary School on Oct 26, 2018. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI Published: 4 November 2018 Venessa Lee As others mark off Halloween and look forward to Deepavali and Christmas, it is probably time for parents, whose children are entering Primary 1 in January, to start ramping up […]
Kids-only messaging groups seem a bane to children and their parents, but they can be useful for pupils who want to stay on top of their homework Published: 3 June 2018 Venessa Lee Primary 5 pupil Xaviar Ang sometimes receives 200 WhatsApp messages a day. Earlier this year, when the 10-year-old went on […]
Experts say there are no hard and fast rules on when a child should be given a smartphone and that it depends on the child’s maturity Published: 11 March 2018 Venessa Lee Many children have their own mobile phones these days. But how young is too young for a child to join the […]
Parents play an important role in reducing kids’ stress levels PUBLISHED: FEB 4, 2018, 5:00 AM SGT Venessa Lee An international study reported last year suggests that Singapore students experience higher levels of anxiety than those from many other countries. The study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) […]
PUBLISHED NOV 26, 2016, 5:00 AM SGT Priscilla Goy A student care service provided after office hours is being piloted to help parents from low-income families get respite from caregiving at night. These include parents taking night classes to improve their employability, those doing shift work and those who need to attend […]
The number of people willing to give their time usually spikes during the festive season and charities in Singapore have learnt to re-channel the goodwill into other avenues PUBLISHED: DEC 10, 2017, 5:00 AM SGT Venessa Lee The Christmas season typically coincides with the jingle of more cash donations to charities […]
Parents who spend time with each of their children say it helps foster bonding PUBLISHED: OCT 29, 2017, 5:00 AM SGT Venessa Lee As Ms Annabelle Chew’s family grew bigger over the years, her ideas about spending quality time together evolved. Ms Chew, 46, a vice-principal of a pre-school, and her […]
Some parents send their kids for etiquette training, but experts caution that outsourcing the job of teaching manners and social skills could affect the parent-child bond PUBLISHED: OCT 8, 2017, 5:00 AM SGT Venessa Lee Eight-year-old Ashley Ngeow knows how to have soup at a formal Western meal, directing the spoon […]