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.
Category: Childcare
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.
How can I reach out to my child?
Children, especially teens, might be under stress that parents don’t know. Parents constantly keep a watch on the physical health of their children. But, what about their mental health? Due to the stigma associated with mental illnesses, parents often turn a blind eye to these issues. The constant pressure to perform academically, building a good image, focusing on their future- all these might be too much to handle for some children. Also, children are more at risk due to the changes in the brain during puberty.
Help – I want my child to be resilient!
Who can predict what will happen tomorrow? No one! Unexpected things can happen in life at any time. Adversities are to be expected in life and what you need to remember is that nothing good in life comes without some effort or pain.
Help! My child is not able to sleep!
Ever since the boom of smart gadgets and social media platforms, our lifestyle has changed. We spend more time with gadgets than family, play more mobile games than outdoor games and finally – the most important one – we sideline sleep and give more prominence to using gadgets.
Help! How can I help my child manage emotions?
For the primary 6 (and some other levels) students, the preliminary examinations are ongoing now, if not, already completed. In our previous blog, we spoke about the importance of time management during examinations. In this blog, we will walk you through an equally important topic – managing emotions during (or after) exams!
