A Fifteen Year Old Boy’s Wish To Go To A Playground A day before the September term break began, I suggested excitedly to my fifteen year old son, Kyan, “School holiday is starting tomorrow. Dad is taking you out to play.” Kyan is non-verbal and moderately autistic. He […]
If parents are already stressed out, what about the children? On a Saturday morning, I greeted a neighbour, “Have a happy weekend!” “It’s a sad weekend,” he replied unexpectedly before going on to explain, “The children are having a grilling time preparing for examinations.” My neighbour’s daughter was […]
Many parents are highly concerned over their children’s studies and the stress they faced in school. Can you imagine how thankful I felt when the school teachers of my two children coincidentally made a similar remark at the teacher-and-parent meetings recently, “We have no worry about his academic […]
Is Your Child The Only One Having Problem? Last week’s article titled “073 Insights Gathered From Fighting Phone Addiction” garnered much interest. Many friends shared with me more stories. A father A was concerned that his three-year-old son was becoming restless, irritable or even agitated when the phone […]
Troubles At Home Recently a friend X confided that he is having trouble making conversation with his teenage boy. Almost every recent conversation between the father and son ended up badly. X said remorsefully, “Somehow nothing good comes out of my mouth when I talk to him these […]
Our Days Are Numbered I told a friend MM recently that my days were numbered. “Probably no more than fifteen thousand day left,” I emphasised strong on the numeral. MM was stumped for words. I explained with a chuckle, “I am not dying. Just do your sums. It’s […]
One of the greatest perks of parenting is to engage children in meaningful conversations. They set us thinking about important questions. A Conversation About Pursuing Dreams Several months ago, I had a conversation with my thirteen year old son, Conan, about “pursuing dreams”. I said to him, “Before […]
