KIDS NEED TO PLAY
You already know that exercise builds strong muscles and bones. But did you know that physical activity can boost your child’s brain?
Increasingly researchers are...
RAISE HER EMOTIONAL QUOTIENT
Foster your child's emotional intelligence to help her succeed in school and life.
By HARINI CHARI.
There was a time your duties as a parent stopped...
NEW KINDERGARTEN FRAMEWORK
Refreshed Kindergarten Framework
New Kindergarten Curriculum Framework Spells Out Clearer Learning Outcomes, Emphasises Holistic Development
Teaching Preschool
MOE has released a new Kindergarten Curriculum Framework (KCF) that...
SELF- ESTEEM
Self-esteem is how we accept and value ourselves unconditionally.
A person with healthy self-esteem accepts himself for who he is, is self-confident, has a positive...
FOREST KINDERGARTEN
Ever thought children should spend more of their childhood liberated from their everyday toys, playing outside in the country? They do in Switzerland, following...
EARLY READERS : BOON OR BANE?
Early readers do not always win the race.
New research says that teaching your child to read too early could give rise to problems that...
RAISE A READER
An Age-By-Age Guide
Ages 0-1
All children, regardless of age, like to be read to and it’s never to be early to nurture a love for books.
Choose...
SELECT THE RIGHT TOYS
When you choose a toy, you are influencing how your child develops, for toys can change the way a child learns. Be in the know...
DO THESE MAKE KIDS SMARTER?
Can you nurture a genius - with the help of educational DVDs, excercise and music? CHERYL LIM explores well-known theories.
Breastfeeding
The largest randomised study of breastfeeding ever...
POSITIVE DISCIPLINE
Catch Them Doing Good
By Cathy West, Former Principal, Chatsworth Kindergarten, Part of Chatsworth International School
It is easy to catch children doing something undesirable or...