At lunch today, I learned that in Taiwan, someone who is stingy, fusses over little things and is cheap can be described as “小氣吧啦 (Xiǎoqì ba la)”. I also learned that this person would be described as “kuripot” in Tagalog. And my “Singlish” contribution to the...
How parents and kids can communicate better On 9 October 2021—to celebrate Children’s Day in Singapore—we held a special webinar with BigV SG titled “Better Communication for Parents and Kids”. This post recaps the event with 5 really useful...
Cosplay as Family Bonding Activity? Coming from Singapore, I didn’t really care about Halloween – to me it was just a highly commercialized holiday involving too much candy that was celebrated mainly by expatriates and poseurs. Since moving to New York, though,...
How do we keep our kids inspired and motivated to draw? Last week I received a tremendous number of responses from readers about my blog post “Why is Drawing Important for Children’s Development”. Several parents asked the question, “How do we keep our children...
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