Category Archives: Parenting
When we know we’ve got it right
Children don’t come with operating manuals, how often have we heard that? I often wonder if I have gotten it right in how I love, guide and discipline my children. And the worry that one would only really know the … Continue reading
Doing this for 5 minutes everyday could make a difference to your life (and this is not a spam mail)
And I am not talking about a new diet, supplements or exercise regime. 3 weeks ago, at my team’s off-site meeting, we each received a gift – The Five Minute Journal. Normally, I would politely receive such a gift, privately … Continue reading
A Monopoly of a holiday
In December, if you were in London and came across some Chinese kids standing under road signages having their pictures taken with no apparent tourist attractions in sight, that might have been us. At our family holiday in the UK … Continue reading
Singaporean students are some of the smartest and also some of the most bullied in the world
Singapore has the dubious honour of having the 3rd highest rate of bullying among students in the world, according to a study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) with Latvia and New Zealand coming in 1st and … Continue reading
Are you asking if I am a lesbian?
Since we are on the topic of parenting (given my last post), I thought I would share an important conversation I personally feel parents should be able to have with their kids. Many of us unfortunately do not have either … Continue reading
My Parenting Northstar: Juno (and no, I am not referring to a celestial object)
I sometimes get asked by folks who find out that I am a parent 4 kids if I have any parenting principles (the answer is yes, sort of) and what would be my recommended reading list of parenting guides or … Continue reading
Moments like these make it all worthwhile.
I sometimes get angry or tired or angry and tired at my girls. They can be such a drainer on energy and patience at times. But then, once every so often, I get blessed (maybe blasted!)with a simple moment of pure … Continue reading
Girls: Be fearless and live dangerously!
Two weeks back, I posted an open letter to the overly anxious parents of young girls who were my daughter’s schoolmates soon to embark on a 3-day 2-night adventure camp. Today was camp day and early in the morning, Emily left for school excited to … Continue reading
An open letter to well-intentioned BUT misguided parents of young girls
This morning, I came face to face with the source of one of the issues why we are under-represented on women leaders in the workplace. And it is … anxious parents fretting over their young daughters’ (first) outdoor adventure camp with their school … Continue reading
Forget gender pay equality, we have gender allowance inequality!
April 12 was Equal Pay Day in the US, a day chosen because the date in the current year represents the number of extra days that a typical woman working full time would have to put in just to make … Continue reading
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