Little Day Out’s Bite-Sized Parenting series offers little nuggets of advice and tips from experts on a variety of parenting issues. It addresses different ages, from toddlers to tweens, and topics which are of concern to parents and families.
Bite-Sized Parenting
Bite-sized Parenting: Books for Under 5s – Start Building Your Child’s Library
Did you know that September is “Read a New Book” month? With that in mind, we rounded up some parents and asked for their suggestions on building up a home library with books for...
Bite-Sized Parenting: Talking To Digital Natives About Online Harms
We hear the term “digital natives” a lot when it comes to describing the digital habits of kids today. But what does it really mean?
Our kids today belong to the first generation of children...
Bite-Sized Parenting: How To Help Our Children Build A Healthy Self & Body Image
Ask yourself honestly – do you think there is an ideal body type?
When was the last time you looked in the mirror and was happy with what you saw?
Has your child ever approved of...
Bite-sized Parenting: Six Tips For Planning A Timetable Or Schedule With Your Kids
Our school-going children often face a multitude of things to do. Homework, revision, music practice and training sessions – many of these activities can turn into a chore, unless you have super disciplined kids....
Bite-Sized Parenting: 6 Ways To Get Kids To Listen
Have you wondered why you have to repeat yourself countlessly? Do you find that the children have trouble listening to your words? How can we get our children to listen without resorting to threats, yelling,...
Bite-sized Parenting: Annyeong – The Universal Language of Hello
"Annyeong!"
Our little boy raced out of the lift with a bright smile on his face. He waved his hands in delight at the middle-aged couple waiting at the lift lobby, and greeted them enthusiastically.
Expecting...
Bite-Sized Parenting: 9 Ways To Teach Kids To Manage Time
“Hurry up! We are going to be late!” “Why are you not getting ready?” The common refrain we use seems to suggest that our children are unable to manage time well. Do you get...
Bite-sized Parenting: 8 Useful Exam Preparation Tips To Gear Up For Success
As we embark on exam season, you might be feeling frantic about exam preparation. Be it the first time or the tenth time facing examinations, they can be intimidating for both parent and child...
Bite-Sized Parenting: Pregnancy And Infant Loss Awareness Month – Dealing With Infant Loss &...
October is a month with many themes to remember and one of them is infant loss and miscarriage. This is a topic close to my heart and it was two years back that I...
Bite-sized Parenting: 10 Fun Activities To Do With Kids Using Mandarin After Chinese Kindergarten
As most children tend to communicate with their parents at home in English, their exposure to Mandarin often takes place during Chinese lessons in kindergarten and Chinese enrichment classes during weekends. Apart from these,...
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Vision Workbooks: Easy AI Self-Marking Of Assessment Books For Effective Home Learning
Parents, we know the reality: you navigate one of the world’s most rigorous education systems and finding the right resources to support your child’s learning is paramount.
This often means spending precious evenings painstakingly marking...
Letters To Paige Book Review
Reading another book by Ames Chen is yet another needful reflective exercise, Letters to Paige is about journeying through dyslexia through the eyes of Paige’s classmate who witnesses her struggles. Ames’s previous book Short...
Bite-Sized Parenting: 5 Parenting Books For Toddlers & The Preschooler Stage
Parents of two to six year olds – your patience might often be tested while your little ones challenge their boundaries. Is that usual? How do we manage the “terrible toddler” phase? We have...
Parent Review: BenQ MindDuo Eye-Care Study Table Lamp
My daughter will be taking her PSLE next year. With the expected increase in her workload, I worry about her eyes getting strained. To protect her eyesight, having a good task light is crucial....
Bugaboo Butterfly Review: We Check Out The Travel-Friendly City Stroller
Newly-minted parents looking for strollers might want to check out the all new Bugaboo Butterfly – a one-second fold city stroller. As its name suggests, the new Bugaboo Butterfly is a lightweight, single-hand collapsible...
