We are living in a time defined by fast-paced technological advances that have changed the way we live and work. To prepare for this future, your child’s education should equip them with the advanced skills they would need to thrive. This includes additional learning resources that can help your child.
Category: Parenting
Help, my child is too stressed!
Kids can feel unduly stressed out due to the fear of scoring badly (or rather, less than the ideal grades expected) during the exams. However, this stress can only further deteriorate their prospects. How then, do we get our kids out of this stressful mindset?
How can I provide better parental support during the examinations?
As the exam season spreads across the nation, our students are all immersed in their preparation. Students are doing all that they can in order to put up their best performance inside the exam hall. Now, there definitely is a lot of talk both within our homes as well as outside regarding what students must do during these last days in the run-up to the exams. But there’s something that is quite relevant but not getting the adequate amount of discussion time.
Let’s not forget how important hobbies are!
Talking about time-out, what do we do when we need that short bout of time to rest and recharge? That’s right! Think rest, think fun, think hobby! Having a hobby is really important in life. Hobbies can be the right remedy for a variety of situations. They can offer us solace during sadness, give us a perfect break from the monotony and keep us preoccupied when there is nothing else to do.
How to ACE the DSA interview?
You would have already started thinking about the interview that lays ahead and how to ace it. Yes, many parents, as well as students, tend to be rather tense about the interview. Are you? Don’t worry! With a few basic tips, you will be able to face this challenge and ace it! Let’s take a look at the important things that you should keep in mind while preparing for the interview.
Time To Applaud For Our Super Moms!
Academic research continues to tell us that mothers spend a great deal more time taking care of the children and the household than fathers. The most recent of these studies, conducted by economists from the Universities of Cambridge and Zurich in the month of April reaffirms this. The average mother is spending 6 hours a day on childcare and home-based schooling activities while the average father is spending only a little more than 4 hours for the same.
Helping Your Kids Cope With Staying at Home!
Childhood is one of the most exciting periods of life and in this kind of tough situation, it is important for them to not lose their chill, and most importantly, child-like spirit. Your kids might be missing their friends, or simply be missing playing outdoors.
Keeping The Exam Takers In Good Spirits!
This is a challenging period. But we should never let the negativity get to us. For those who are taking important exams this year, there is a lot of ground that you can cover during this period when you are at home. Do not let your spirits fall. Make use of all available resources and cover as much ground as you can.
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.
Let’s destress our kids!
Are we making our kids sacrifice their playtime? Well, we never should. We need to realize that and make sure that they spend adequate time on the thing that they need the most – play. Let them play outdoors and let them play indoors as well. Our kids learn a lot of things when they play. Many of the vital life skills that define people and help them succeed are acquired in fruitful childhoods which give adequate scope for play.
