How does an autistic child discover joy from work? About two weeks ago, I received a picture sent from an unknown phone number. The picture depicted a hand holding two packets of snacks high up, next to a note I wrote and pasted on the vending machine — […]
A Grave Mistake That Parents Make On the 21 November, the results of the this year’s Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) were released. Now that the dust has settled, it’s time to chose a suitable secondary school for the children. As the school-posting system is entirely based on […]
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 […]
