A Terrible News If you receive a devastating piece of news from the school, what would you have done? Several weeks ago, on the day that my sixteen-year-old son, Cairn, was supposed to attend his school graduation ceremony, he was abruptly removed from the list of graduates! Instead […]
It’s hard to identify our preconceptions, let alone breaking them because most parents believe that they are always acting in the best interest of their children. On hindsight, however, we would probably admit that there were occasions when we could have made better decisions. Using a personal story, […]
To Keep The Child Or Not? If someone is struggling with the painful decision of keeping a baby who is likely to be born with disabilities, what would you say to her? Two days ago, a pregnant woman sought advice in a parenting group in the social media. […]
“Do You Expect Apples To Fall From The Sky?” After weeks of preparation, the newly set-up online store was at last ready for business. I didn’t tell anyone except a friend, ET who has been helping her family business go online in the midst of COVID-19. I sought […]
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 — […]
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 […]
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 performance. Your son is among the top students in his class.” I mulled over the remark […]
