With the Chinese New Year holidays just passing us by (too quickly!), school teachers are moving at a really fast pace, focusing on the mini assessments that are fast approaching.
Category: Childcare
How Parents Can Stay Calm During Stressful Moments | 88tuition
“It takes a village to raise a child” – this is a common saying that demonstrates the intensity and support needed to bring children up. Being a parent in today’s society is no easy feat, and in recent news, we have all been shocked by the news of a father killing his two sons and leaving their bodies in a canal in Upper Bukit Timah.
Unconditional Love for Your Child: Care Every Day | 88tuition
“It takes a village to raise a child.” Being a parent is no easy feat, and many of us feel that it is extremely challenging to raise kids in today’s world. This is especially if the children are young or have special needs, it requires great patience and effort from parents. But even with all that, your children need your unconditional love and support.
How to Help Your Child Overcome Gaming Addiction | 88tuition
The definition of “gaming” keeps changing every single year. What we thought of gaming during our childhood has evolved so much that we hardly can relate to modern-day gaming.
Should I Gift My Child a Mobile Phone? | 88tuition
With the digital world expanding to pervade every nook and corner of our lives, using mobile phones have made it much easier to connect with people and have access to the web in the palm of our hands. Yet, as a parent, you will be concerned about the impact such devices can have on your child. These days even toddlers are amused with mobile phones. If your children ask you to buy them one, it should not come as a surprise to you. Also, we have parents amongst us who hand over their mobile phones to their children so that they can relax for a while.
Should I Vaccinate My Child? Guidance for Parents | 88tuition
Children between 5 and 11 are now eligible to get vaccinated as Singapore extends its vaccine program to the young ones. The vaccine rollout began on 27 December 2021, and covers more than 3,00,000 children. As we all know, Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine is the approved vaccination for children, and the dosage is set at one-third of that of an adult.
How to Help My Child Adjust a New School After PSLE | 88tuition
From wearing masks, to using the ‘tracetogether’ application or token, to safe distancing measures, to a social limit of five pax (at present moment), we are all living in a constant state of change these days.
How to motivate my child to improve?
Most successful individuals can attest to this quote – we tend to forget that success is a combination of hard work, patience and sacrifice. All this simply to succeed and achieve greater things in life.
How can my child learn to better manage emotions?
With the end-of-year examinations around the corner, emotions are running high and sometimes, they can be unmanageable. With the current generation having a better understanding of emoticons than emotions, sometimes it may be challenging for the young ones (and ourselves included) to cope with emotions. With the current ongoing Covid-19 pandemic that encourages many activities to take place online, the struggle to manage emotions is real.
Help, my child may have ADHD!
A common behavioural disorder that many parents struggle with these days. What is ADHD? It is Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder. Taking care of children with ADHD can be physically and mentally taxing. Usual methods and techniques of child-rearing won’t be much effective in such cases. Even though ADHD is not fully curable, you can manage its symptoms. Having ADHD does not mean your child is not intelligent.
