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: 9 Children’s Books That Encourage Creativity, Out-Of-The-Box And Lateral Thinking
Being book smart and sticking to tried and tested formulas is not enough to progress in these days, creativity and lateral thinking skills are essential life skills. The pandemic has also shown that innovation...
Bite-sized Parenting: Preparing Your Child For Preschool or Kindergarten (And Yourself Too)!
Going to school for the very first time can be a nerve-wrecking experience, particularly for preschoolers who have never been to school. Sometimes, routines, new faces, strange adults, unfamiliar environments can be very overwhelming....
Bite-Sized Parenting: 5 Strategies To De-escalate Conflicts With Your Child
If you are feeling fatigue from parenting, you are not alone. Aside from the mental load we face, power struggles can leave us demoralised, frustrated and alone. What can we say to our child...
Bite-sized Parenting: Common Things Parents Say To Children & Alternative Ways To Praise Them
As parents, it is only natural for us to praise our children. We want to build up their self-confidence and self-esteem, encouraging them to do even better as they face new milestones and to...
Bite-Sized Parenting: 5 Goals Actually Worth Keeping
As we enter another year, perhaps it is time to reflect on the year that has passed and envision goals for the coming year. Here is a list of goals for the new year...
Bite-Sized Parenting: 6 Ways To Help Siblings To Get Along
“Mum, he’s pinching me!” “That’s mine, not yours!” “Go away! I hate you!”
Do you hear this on a daily basis?
Do you find your children’s squabbling and fighting unpleasant?
Most would agree that siblings' fighting is...
Bite-Sized Parenting: Managing Kids’ Screentime At Home
Hands up if you're a parent facing screentime battles with your child. Screentime is part and parcel of today's childhood. The reliance of screens is unprecedented with the advancement of technology, busier schedules and...
Bite-sized Parenting: What To Read – Singapore Books For Preschoolers & Primary School Kids
There are increasingly more children’s books set in the local, Singapore context. Some of them address issues which local children face (what can be more local than the dreaded PSLE?), while others are hinge on...
Bite-Sized Parenting: 5 Steps To Manage Your Child’s Screen Time
Screen time – love or hate it as a parent? Many of us agree it is a double-edged sword, it can educate, entertain yet too much of it can be detrimental to our eyesight...
Bite-Sized Parenting: 5 Ways On How To Be An Involved Father
As Father’s Day draws near, we pay more attention to the role of fathers and how their involvement can benefit families and children. Research has shown that positive father involvement is associated with children’s...
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Parent Reviews
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...
