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: Instead Of Asking Your Child Why, Ask How And What
When a child does something “wrong”, what is the first question you usually ask?
“Why did you do that?”
“Why did you hit your brother?”
“Why did you draw on the wall?”
Sounds familiar? Instead of asking your...
Bite-Sized Parenting: 5 Ways To Encourage Our Children To Give More And Receive Less
The season of gifting is here again. Before we get carried away with more buying and gifting and letting the consumerist aspect of the festivities distract us, perhaps we can encourage our children to...
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: 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: 3 Tips To Help Your Child Get Organised For School
As your child adapts to school, there are still plenty of routines to get used to and perhaps some help might benefit your child to get more organised for school. We gather some tips...
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: 7 Benefits of Playing Outdoors
“What outdoors?” Many might wonder about the lack of “outdoors” in our urban landscape. After all, we are usually surrounded by concrete. Playing outdoors is not as challenging as you may think. Considering the...
Bite-Sized Parenting: How To Parent Without A Fear-Based Approach
How many times do you find yourself telling off your child each day? Do you parent based on fear?
What is Fear-based Parenting?
Many of us grew up with parents telling us that if we did...
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: 8 Tips For PSLE Parents
PSLE – the annual examinations that parents and children fear and perhaps drives the anxiety that many face. How can parents support their children in their academic journey? Perhaps PSLE means a lot more...
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A Mother’s Thoughts On Parenting In An AI World
“Mama, wouldn’t it be great if you could send a robot instead?”
My child asked this after I had to miss a gathering because of a sudden bug.
“That sounds like a cool idea, but it...
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....
