Any adult spending time with kids would frequently encounter the above-mentioned questions. According to experts, high and consistent levels of curiosity contributes to mental well-being and life satisfaction. They also say curiosity is the secret sauce ingredient to a happy and fulfilling life.
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Leadership Attributes: The skillset to make a great leader!
Have you ever considered what it takes to become a great leader? Well then, you need to possess some exceptional leadership attributes about which we are going to walk you through in this blog.
Let’s Celebrate Love this Valentine’s Day!
As we all know, Valentine’s Day is a fixed day on the calendar and it falls on the 14th of February every year. No one has pinpointed the exact origin of this day, however, a good place to start with would be Ancient Rome. Romans celebrated the feast of Lupercalia where men drew the names of women from a jar and they coupled up for the duration of the festival (usually from February 13th-15th) or longer if the match was right.
How can we behave better in times of the Coronavirus?
Due to the updated “orange” marker, residents living all around Singapore have started stocking up on daily necessities, and this behaviour has led to items flying off shelves at some supermarkets here. This is simply because they fear that due to the severity of the virus, there will be curfews imposed, or that they will not be able to travel out for food or even, basic necessities such as toilet paper.
Celebrating Chap Goh Meh: What better time to look back at our families and reflect on family roles?
8 February 2020 – What’s the significance of the date, you may ask. The date is definitely not as significant as the more familiar Valentine’s Day (14 February), but the 15th day of the Lunar New Year certainly has its importance, despite not being widely recognized by the increasingly cosmopolitan youth of today in Singapore.
Hongbao Money, let it grow!
As children, it is important that you understand the difference between “needs” and “wants”. To put it in simpler words, “needs” refer to the things that you cannot do without and “wants” are things that aren’t essential but make you happy.
Rains bring solace. But what are the lessons from Australia?
Did pictures of kangaroos, koalas and other visual treats appear in your mind? Well, yes, that is the Australia that we all know about. Or perhaps, it is the old Australia that we were all familiar with. Australia is home to a great number of unique plants and animals. It is famous for its pouched animals which are called marsupials – kangaroos, koalas, wallabies, quokkas and so on.
Coronavirus – All you need to know!
According to news reports, more than 50 people in China are dead. More than 2000 cases have been confirmed in mainland China alone. Over 60 million people have been affected by the Government’s efforts to stop this virus from spreading across other nations. People have been stranded in airports and not able to return to their destination. So, what exactly is this “coronavirus” that has taken the entire world by shock?
Let’s welcome the Year of the Rat (老鼠)!
Falling on the first day of the traditional Chinese calendar, the public holiday falls on any date between 25 January 2020 and 8 February 2020. The 15-day long festivities are filled with delicious food, firecrackers, parades, presents and well-wishes.
Helping our kids overcome the fear of failure
Logically we Singaporeans should be less fearful and more confident. This is the country that achieved high-income development within the span of a single generation. Yet we remain fearful about our capabilities and are still skeptical about future success. Why are our kids so scared about the future? The main reason is the pressure that our kids are put under related to academics.
