Be A Wise Promoter of Social Justice
Posted on May 20, 2009
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I opened an email from a friend who warned about some hanky-panky at a very well-known local water theme park. Together with the warning about a hidden camera in the female changing rooms, were combo photographs of two young ladies stripping bare.
I was naturally outraged. Later I wrote to my friend about the folly of mass forwarding such a warning with explicit photographs. I understood that her intentions to warn others were good but it would have been better to do so (just the words of warning, if at all they are true) without the photos. Better still, send it to the management of the theme park for verifications or as a complaint.
Toilet Training Confidence
Posted on May 18, 2009
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My sister spotted my four-year old washing up with the bidet after a poo as she walked past the bathroom. She was amused by his agility but couldn’t help alerting me to give him a hand.
“Oh, don’t worry about him. He can do it by himself. Usually he does quite a good job,” I said, not budging from the comfy sofa.
A Child’s Optimism
Posted on April 14, 2009
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My four-year old woke up early this morning and asked for a cuddle. Seeing that he was still groggy, I gently rocked him for a bit and laid him back on the bed. Ten minutes later, he bounded up and came into the bathroom. “Are you ready to brush your teeth?” I asked as I reached for his toothbrush and toothpaste. He quickly took them from me and said, “I can do it.” I helped him fill up a cup of water for rinsing his mouth.
Dealing With Saying Good-bye
Posted on April 11, 2009
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Whenever we say good-bye to our loved ones we hardly give it much thought. We take it for granted that we would be reunited again. But for young children, separation distress is huge for them. I have observed it in my own children; even my 11-year old daughter still waves as I reverse the car out of the porch and continues till I am out of sight! I allow her the space to do this as I understand it is her way to cope with saying good-bye.
Saying Good-bye
Posted on April 8, 2009
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Children like many adults have difficulties with saying good-bye. Saying good-bye also means having to deal with “closures” or “endings”. It can be as simple as “TV time is up” or “Let’s go home” after experiencing a fun time at the park.
When mum leaves the house (e.g. out to the shop), the toddler hollers. In my case, my four-year old still wails his lungs out when he wakes up without mum in the house. It can be exasperating and stressful for mum and the caregivers (who looks after junior whilst mum is away).
A School with a Heart
Posted on March 28, 2009
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As soon as my four-year old settled down to having a piece of banana walnut cake for tea, he said to me, “Mummy, tomorrow night we (switch) off the TV, computer, lights, air-cond and fan at 8.30.”
What You Give Is What You Receive
Posted on October 31, 2008
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A few days ago, I walked into a restaurant hoping to pick up five pieces of freshly made Indian-styled bread in a jiffy. I placed my order with the man behind the cashier and headed straight to the counter where a young girl was doing the packing. I noticed a pile of cooked bread ready for customers; they were still warm and most likely had been left there for the past half hour.
I asked for two types of curries (to go with the bread) and repeated my order of five pieces of bread to her. Behind the huge hot plate, a cook was flipping six pieces of well done bread. My eyes were drawn to the cook as he piled the six pieces by the side; silently hoping they were meant for me.
Early Drug Abuse Brings Adult Woes
Posted on October 20, 2008
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In this day and age where drugs are so easily available, parents must be well informed about its effects to ensure our children grow up making wise decisions. In a recent study published in Psychological Science, which followed 1,037 children aged from three years to 32 years, children who tried drugs or alcohol before age 15 were two to three times more likely to become dependent on the substances, to contract sexually-transmitted diseases, to drop out of school or to be convicted for a crime.
The respondents, at ages 13 and 15, were asked if they had sniffed glue, gasoline or other inhalants or had used illegal drugs or drunk alcoholic beverages in the past year. They were also assessed for conduct disorders such as fighting, bullying, destroying, telling lies, truancy and stealing before their teen years and their family history, including whether either parent had a criminal record and whether the child was mistreated.
The Truth As Our Protector
Posted on October 10, 2008
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A friend with three boys aged 11-18 years wrote to me about receiving nasty threats that stemmed from a soured business dealing. She was fearing for her children and wanted me to know about her predicament so that if should anything happened to her and husband, her boys could trust me.
I felt honoured to be counted upon as a trusted friend by this couple, more so because they stood by their principles. Her husband, John, resigned as a non-executive director because he didn’t agree with some management decisions on their public-listed company. Apparently that didn’t go down well and my friends had been getting late night nasty calls to their home and mobile phones.There was nothing else they could do after making numerous police reports about the threats.
In Praise of Raisa Menon
Posted on September 10, 2008
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