Mid-Week Links Milk is the main source of nutrition for all babies, and the milk produced by mothers is tailored specially to the newborn’s needs. Here’s one more article explaining why all mothers should breastfeed. Mid-Week Smile. TRU-BREAST: Marketed here as a revolutionary new method of infant feeding that is ready in an instant...
Swimming clubs in the US and UK have taken to imposing rules on pushy parents that forbid them to put excessive pressure on their children to win. Their 10 commandments for parents—rules that could easily be applied to any other sport, activity or academic pursuit—go like this: • Thou shalt not impose thy ambitions...
Mid-Week Links Mothers will soon be able to legally breastfeed in public in Taipei, thanks to a new law that will be passed tomorrow. A fine of between NT$5,000 and NT$30,000 may be imposed on those who try to stop a mother from breastfeeding in a public place. Score one for breastfeeding families everywhere....
All children exhibit a potential for creativity, just as all children show a potential for intelligence. Unlike intelligence, however, not many children get to live up to their promise for being creative. This is primarily due to the fact that every child’s creativity is not properly nurtured, says Ashfaq Ishaq, executive director of the...
Mid-Week Links David Tan has a great post on how homeschoolers can find their way from homeschool curriculums to major exams like the O levels, SATs or the IGCSEs. Homeschooling mum Swee Bin tells her story. Attachment Parenting International last week launched its Feed with Love and Respect blog carnival, of which Parenting Works’...
When Anna Wong’s daughter, Nicole, was diagnosed with global delay syndrome, she made it her business to seek out therapies and practitioners who could help. With the characteristic determination of a mother on a mission, Anna also set up Senses at Play to market educational toys that help children—especially special needs children—enhance their development...
The next time you are about to throw out a used container or an old t-shirt or the cardboard roll that holds the paper towels, think again—your kids may find it useful. Children love fantasy. And they enjoy working with their hands, learning as they go along. With a little bit of imagination and...
Picture books are an engaging way to immerse children in the wonderful world of literature. Pick a compelling story with convincing illustrations and lovable characters and it is easy to send a child off into the great world of the imagination where everything is possible. Here are five picture books that my kids have...
As parents, we can’t help but worry about the effects that digital games have on our children. Will playing too many digital games affect their studies? Are these games too violent? Will they harm our children’s eyesight? Do they encourage thinking skills? For those of us who are digital immigrants, it can take a...
On 1 May 2008, Alison Murugesu-Ghani and Ghani Ishak set off with their three-year old son, Adrian, to see the world in a Nissan Patrol 4×4 that they have fondly dubbed Tuah. Together they covered more than 60,000 miles in 43 countries across four continents before their journey was prematurely cut short in August...
Sometimes it requires the wisdom earned from personal experience to understand something as basic as how to ensure a good night’s sleep with a very young baby. New parents are typically inundated with a variety of different opinions from well-meaning relatives and friends. This cacophony of voices, each with its own carefully considered piece...
I often get blank stares when I mention the term attachment parenting. People want to know what it is and how it works. The simplest way to explain attachment parenting is to describe it as parenting from the heart. At its most fundamental level, attachment parenting means being responsive to your baby’s needs. It...
One of the most useful gifts I received as a new mother was an adjustable baby sling. It allowed me to carry my baby yet have both hands free for other things. With the sling, I could work on the computer, read, go shopping, cook, set the table, pick the toys off the floor,...
As the mother of a child who is highly gifted and, consequently, different from other kids, Juliana Pillai has had more than her share of problems. She decided from the start to meet these difficulties head on and left her job as a litigation lawyer to focus all her attention on bringing up Balakrishna,...
As homeschoolers, we find that we are often asked to justify our decision to raise our children outside the school system. We are constantly bombarded with queries about our homeschooling from all quarters: the sincerely concerned, the intellectually curious, the secretly disapproving, the intensely doubtful and the hopeful wannabes. Homeschooling is quickly moving into...
