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: Dealing With Bullying
Bullying in schools has been in the spotlight of late, with parents deep in conversations online and offline about the right ways to address bullying issues and how to help both the victim 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: A Noob Parent’s Guide To Primary School Life
If your not-so-little one has just embarked on his on her primary school journey, congratulations! Welcome to the world of primary school life, where alarm clocks ring too early and mad morning rush begins....
Bite Sized Parenting: Five Ways To Build A Family Culture
The family is a microcosm of the society and is also one of the building blocks of a nation. The saying goes “Strong families make a strong nation”. Just like other relationships, familial relationships...
Bite-sized Parenting: Teaching Children About Respect, Empathy, Prejudice And Privilege
The outrage over the death of George Floyd raised not just eyebrows but immense anger and caused destruction to many cities in America. While we might be far from America and enjoying harmony, we...
Bite-Sized Parenting: Embracing Our National Identity
With nationalism still at a peak this month and National Day songs becoming earworm, we may think more about our identity as Singaporeans. What does this mean for families raising their little ones here?...
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: Frustration Tolerance & Helping Our Children To Practise Grit
Do you find your child feeling frustrated easily over inconveniences, challenging tasks or when facing problems?
Issues such as the inability to solve a problem, hit a ball with a racket or stack some blocks...
Bite-Sized Parenting: 5 Common Parenting Misconceptions
Those who find parenting challenging might wonder why it is often so difficult. Did our parents have the same struggles? We attended a webinar about Parenting Problems by Dr Daniel Fung, head of Institute...
Bite-sized Parenting: Parenting Styles And Why They Matter
Before there was ‘helicopter parenting’ and 'free-range parenting', there was 'Baumrind’s parenting styles'.
In the 1960s, psychologist Diana Baumrind at University of California Berkeley carried out research into how different parenting styles can lead to...
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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...
Supermom Dawn Sim (@thatmomoffour) Shares Why She Sent Her 4 Daughters To My First...
Dawn Sim (@thatmomoffour) is a supermum, mumtrepreneur and mum to four beautiful girls. When it came time to choose a pre-school for all her daughters, especially one which could get her children ready for...
We Tried Three: Parent Review Of 3 Ting Xie Apps
Is the weekly Tīng Xiě or Chinese Spelling tests challenging? Are your children reluctant to be quizzed?
Perhaps using paper and pen may be the most common route, some parents have also used other methods...
