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The Rules to Being an Embarrassing Parent When You Have a Teenager
Mother of THREE teens Shona shares her rules on how to be an embarrassing parent I’m not sure exactly when or why it happens, mamas, but I’ve recently discovered what it means to be an embarrassing...
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Why You Shouldn’t Force Kids to Give Hugs
If we want our children to be attuned to their bodies and respect other people’s bodies, we have to start by respecting that their ‘no’ means ‘no’. Here’s why you shouldn’t force kids to give hugs and...
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What’s Your Parenting Education Style? Take Our Quiz to Find Out!
Stressed about HBL and worried your kids have too much screen time? HP’s New Asian Learning Experience study sheds light on different parenting approaches. Home-based learning has turned all of us into...
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How Big is Your Digital Footprint? How Parents Can Protect Themselves & Their...
When is the last time you googled yourself? Your digital footprint can have a lifelong impact on you and your kids’ employment, education and relationships If your kids are anything like ours, chances...
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Fostering Shame-Free Periods for Future Generations: How Parents Can Reduce...
In celebration of Menstrual Hygiene Day, a leader in environmentally-friendly period products explains why reducing menstrual stigma is an important first step Did you know 28 May is Menstrual Hygiene...
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Empty Nest Syndrome? One Mama’s Coping Tips for When a Child Leaves Home
One mama shares her coping tips for ’empty nest syndrome’ – the sense of loss a parent feels when a child leaves the nest. If you are going through a similar experience, we hope you’ll find solace in...
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Tween Parenting: Why My Child Turning 10 Sparks Both Joy and Sadness
With her tween daughter turning 10, Vivian Teo wonders if she’ll notice the last time she holds her daughter or kisses her good night — and does everything she can to hold onto the last vestiges of...
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I Finally Deleted My Facebook Account After Watching Netflix’s ‘The Social...
The Social Dilemma, the latest TV documentary by Jeff Orlowski explores how privacy breaches are features, not bugs, of social media platforms. Mums at Sassy Mama discuss our thoughts on social media...
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Worried Your Child Isn’t Fulfilling Their Potential? Don’t Make These 7 Mistakes
Are you worried that your child is not fulfilling their potential? Or might you be making mistakes in your attitude to your child’s development when they are not succeeding academically? As the parent...
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Can You Choose Your Child’s Gender? A Mother’s Long Transition
Can you choose your child’s gender? We thought we did, as young expat parents in Hong Kong. But life had other plans. Just as our boy became a man, we lost him. The day we finally let him go, my...
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Don’t Ask “How Was Your Day?”: 24 Better Questions to Ask Kids After School
You pick up your kids from school and you just can’t help it. “How was your day?” you ask. Most common response? “Fine”. Sound familiar? Here’s how you can have better conversations with your kid after...
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Are The Kids REALLY Okay? 5 Tips To Get Kids and Teens Talking About Their...
Whether your kids are feeling anxious, stressed or have any other ‘big’ feelings, it helps to know what to look for and how to talk about mental health so that kids can deal with life’s ups and downs...
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Self-Harm: Would You Know What Signs To Look For In Your Child?
1st March is Self Harm Awareness Day/Self Injury Awareness Day. If your child is self-harming, knowing the warning signs can help you support your child or teen to get them the help they need It’s not...
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‘Why are you not Chinese like me and Daddy? You’re not one of us’
When my son said “Why are you not Chinese like me and daddy? You’re not one of us.” It made me reflect on being married to a Singaporean Chinese and how I could better teach my kids about their dual...
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Is Your Child Constantly Distracted? 5 Tips To Help Kids Focus
How can you encourage your kids to concentrate so that they can learn better and find their flow? Did you know that playing with slime or clay, and doing daily exercise could help? Read on for more...
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Are You The ‘Fun’ Parent? Or The One Who Says “No” To Everything?
YES day? No way says one mum of two in Singapore! “It’s called parenting!” says Jennifer Garner in the ‘Yes Day’ movie on Netflix, in response to being accused of being too strict with her kids and...
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How Safe Can Instagram Really Be for Kids?
Instagram recently announced a slew of new updates focused on keeping teens safe on the platform. Here’s what to know Whether you love it or hate it, we all know everyone’s on Instagram. It’s a fun...
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Parental Resources for Kids’ Internet Safety, Screen Time, & Social Media
Here is where you’ll find resources on screen time, internet safety for kids, media literacy, what to know about kids using social media, and more! Parenting kids in the digital age comes with so many...
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I Regret Giving My 10-Yr-Old a Phone: Devices Should Come with a Warning for...
Does your kid want a mobile phone, smartwatch or their own iPad? One mother discusses the danger of giving kids access to devices too early and why she thinks they should come with a health warning!...
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My Son Was Cyberbullied and Ostracised: Here’s What I Wish We Both Knew...
The constraints of the pandemic and home-based learning have pushed tweens to socialise online more than ever before. During the lockdown, my son’s social scene centred around gaming until he was...
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