Today’s Forum page had two excellently written letters (Spending time with family builds character, Family bonding hit by weekend schoolwork) about the tension between family-bonding-and-character-building time and schoolwork. It reflects...
The Straits Times Forum 26 Mar 2012 THE Government introduced the five-day work week in 2004 to improve work-life balance and provide a more relaxed environment for parent-child bonding on...
The Straits Times Forum 26 Mar 2012 MY FATHER, who has since passed on, worked long hours to support my large and extended family. Yet his core character values were...
Tonight we found Elias’ wallet, which I wrote about in my earlier post. When I suggested, two years ago, that he writes “I love my family” in place of “I...
This is a forum letter (ST 11 Mar 2012) by Peter Stephens which touched my heart. Here is an excerpt:- “My wife has stood by me through everything, from the...
I believe that every parent with more than one child has a secret wish. He or she wishes that each of their child will be as smart as the smartest,...
Elkan and Elias do not get to go to the library very often nowadays. So when I go to the library, I would search for books related to their areas...
Elias was a very cute toddler. He however, often caused us lots of heartaches, not because he misbehaved, but that he often bumped into things and hurt his head. In...
This is Elkan’s final year as a child, although most people will call him a pre-teen. This morning as I watched him walk to school, I am reminded of the...
Name-callings happen often in school. It can be very distressing, and the more the bully sees that the name-calling affects you, the more he will do it. Elkan has a...