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 — […]
I did not tell the full story behind my absence from blogging in the previous few months. Something else had kept me busy. A friend HP who knew the insider story, asked, “Why didn’t you write about your vending machine endeavour for your son?” That is indeed the biggest […]
Time to wake up I have not blogged for months since last November. Out of nowhere, a friend TS texted me one week ago, “Hi, William. Hope you’re well. I miss your blogs.” I replied tongue in cheek, “I’m in hibernation. Thank you for waking me up!” Sensing […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
