State of the Church in Singapore 2025
Salt & Light (an online Christian ministry in Singapore, with stories/testimonies of knowing/growing in Christ) recently published their annual State of the Church in Singapore…
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Fathers, Faithfulness & the Fourth of July
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Skillful Shepherds (@skillfulshepherds) on Jul 12, 2020 at 8:00pm PDT In the span of…
Talking about crises with children
In these challenging times of the global Covid-19 pandemic, children and students can get too little or too much exposure to news and anxiety. As…
World Prematurity Day
World Prematurity Day (Wikipedia)World Prematurity Day (Facebook)Credits: Photography by Dr. Janlie Banas, Clinical Associate, Dept of NeonatologyPreemies are babies born prematurely, often having to struggle to stay…
Designing a child’s room
This is an interesting article on designing your child’s room. Summary: Zone according to function Safety first Provide storage Get the right lights Use colour Include your child…
Confessions of a Media-Protective Parent
http://www.christianitytoday.com/women/2016/may/how-to-keep-kid-safe-but-not-too-safe.html
Lego Train Set
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai7DHG4w1U0] This video records a Lego train set with a GoPro camera travelling in, out, around and through a house (and garden!) over 50+…
Getting your kids to clean up after themselves
As far back as I can remember, perhaps even before our child was born, our home began to be slowly transformed. A crib, a cot,…
Low-tech parenting
2 articles ran this week, both about Steve Jobs and how he did not allow his own children to use iPhones or iPads. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/11/fashion/steve-jobs-apple-was-a-low-tech-parent.html http://www.inquisitr.com/1468612/steve-jobs-didnt-let-his-kids-use-iphones-or-ipads-heres-why/
Dealing with being called a nerd (bullying)
Wil Wheaton (star of Star Trek, Big Bang Theory) was recently asked by a young girl at ComicCon 2013, on being called a nerd (dealing…