27th Dec 2011

The village

Introduction ‘It takes a village to raise a child’ is an African quote made popular by Hilary Clinton who wrote a book by that name.  In her book, she said...

04th Dec 2011

Wisdom from the mouths of babes

Introduction Part of being a good parent requires us to understand the perspective of the child – the ability to see the world through his/her eyes. This column contains the...

04th Dec 2011

Soul Food

Introduction Someone once said this : “In five years time, you will be the same person, except for the people you meet and the books you read”.  As a student...

04th Dec 2011

From a mummy’s heart

Introduction Once, in preparation for an interview on ‘Zao An Ni Hao’, I was asked this question: “What is one thing which you feel that a mother should do more of?” ...

04th Dec 2011

For better or for worse

Introduction   I once watched a ‘Chicken soup’ movie, about a boy whose parents were fighting and contemplating divorce.  At the ‘Parent-Teacher-Conference’, they saw a picture drawn by the son. ...

Change from the Inside Out

Introduction As we raise our children, our children raise us. I first heard this statement from a video titled “Sacred Parenting”. When I first became a mother, I became aware...

04th Dec 2011

Bringing up Boys

Introduction Why God made little boys   God made a world out of his dream, Of wondrous mountains, oceans and streams, Prairies and plains and wooded land, Then paused and...