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English phonics learning in a fun and economical way

Posted by: jcms on: September 14, 2009

Learning English phonics need not be boring and repetitive.  The phonics programme offered by ClickN Read is fun and economical, ideal for home accounts or home schooling purposes. This programme is unique (refer to their FAQ section) because Home accounts are for a LIFE-TIME subscription for a ONE-TIME payment. You may use the programs for as [...]

How to avoid misunderstandings

Posted by: jcms on: August 30, 2009

Most breakdowns in communication usually arise from unresolved misunderstandings. However, misunderstandings could be avoided if you understood the underlying ingredients that create them in the first place. An experience is what you see, hear and feel of a situation. Add your personal assumptions to the situation and you would be able to derive your own [...]

Precautions against online Predators

Posted by: jcms on: July 4, 2009

Cyber-bullying, sexual predators, and hackers the most common online challenges that parents faced when their children are surfing or interacting on the Internet. Both parents and children have a role to play to make the Internet safer for surfing. Tips against cyber-bullying Children should not use their real names or reveal personal information online Children [...]

Funtastic Parenting Podcast

Posted by: jcms on: June 25, 2009

I listen to 938LIVE  radio daily and I really enjoyed the programme on “Funtastic Parenting” by Founder and Peak Performance Coach at Mindedge, Alan Yip as he shares tips and strategies to help enhance your parenting experience. Parents are encouraged to listen to these podcasts for free tips on good, productive and fun parenting. Visit [...]

A recently study commissioned by internet security giant Symantec revealed that 1 in 4 children was visiting pornographic web pages, and parents are clueless on what to do about it. Symantec recently launched a beta website called OnlineFamily.Norton providing useful awareness articles as well as advice and online tools for parents to engage and be [...]

Parenting: How to Time-Out your misbehaving child

Posted by: jcms on: June 5, 2009

Infants and children under the age of 5 often have not achieve the ability to understanding right and wrong behaviors. Any so-called (perceived) mis-behavior usually stems from a inner cry for attention. Most parents, especially the older generation, tend to label these children as “naughty” or “disobedient”, and applied the commonly used disciplinary action like [...]

Many new parents and even some experienced ones are not aware that they perform certain activities or behavior towards their new born infants, which are seemingly fun and harmless, but in reality are harmful to the healthy growth of their child. Here are some of these activities: Visual Impact An infant’s eyes are very vulnerable [...]

When you are out with toddlers, whether be it by choice or by requirement, here are some essential add ons to bring along on top of the usual essentials ( i.e. diaper, milk bottle, milk powder, filled hot water flask, wet tissues, etc ): Tip 1: Non-toxic crayons or magic pens and recycled paper: Children [...]

 I attended a workshop entitled “Mental Well-Being”. It was a programme that focused more on holistic well-being instead of just mental well-being. Here are some of the things that I’ve learnt. You can assess whether a person is not behaving normal when two or more of the following characteristics are observed: The person is behaving [...]

Recommended Highlights

Posted by: jcms on: May 18, 2009

HOT TOPICS Stop cyber-bullying Protect your children from internet dangers Tips on how to select a new notebook / laptop Free online trainings from TrainSignal to improve your IT skills Recommended website creation and maintenance tools for the layman webmaster


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