Author Archives: Resource Team

Let’s talk about play and here are five crucial ways playing outside can help your child: Sunshine. Yes, sun exposure can increase the risk of skin cancer. But it turns out that our bodies need the sun. We need sunlight to make vitamin D, which plays a crucial role in bone development. Sun exposure also […]

Would you let your five-year old run an errand like going to the grocery store alone? Or do you think children at this age are not ready to be this independent. A few years ago, Mediacorp ran a Singaporean version of the Japanese hit series Old Enough! The series featured 20 preschoolers, aged two to […]

Teenagers are known to be very opinionated and argumentative. They seem to believe that they know everything and that their parents are unintelligent. That was how 14-year-old Mark Twain felt about his father. Seven short years later, he was impressed at how much his father had learned. In reality, it wasn’t the father who had […]

During adolescence, children begin thinking about what they want to do when they go out on their own. They compare themselves to ideals, and they explore different careers. They also begin to make different life choices than they see their parents making. At this time, it’s healthy for them to set important goals for the […]

How often do you have arguments with your teen? Do they usually become intense and end abruptly in anger? Do you wish that your conversations could be calmer and more civil? If you do, here’s what you must do. It is reasonable to expect that every person will have their own perspective on something, and […]

I’m sure you’ve heard of the rebellious adolescent. You either have one at home now or will soon. Do you know what causes adolescent rebellion? Raging hormones are not to blame. The teenage years can be strange and difficult for your child. He has been wanting independence since he was two. And now that he’s […]

Do you want your child to grow into an independent adult one day? Who doesn’t want that, right? How you can do that is most likely what you think you should do.  It is common thinking among parents that If a child is too attached to his (or her) parents, he will have a harder […]