Parents Zone

How can children learn to take care of themselves? https://www.shutterstock.com/zh/image-photo/asian-cute-primary-school-girls-packing-2182915143  Source: Shirley Loo, Executive Director, Family Development Foundation As we may notice, in today’s society, the children of the previous generation have grown up and are now working in society, but it seems that their parents are involved in many things. It made me think back to my own childhood—did our moms always take care of us in a pampering role? Did everything seem to be taken care of so well that the kids could just focus on school and academics? In fact, this is definitely not a healthy phenomenon for the growth of children, but I also understand that mothers think that children do not

What constitutes a language development delay in a child? https://www.shutterstock.com/zh/image-photo/happy-mother-cute-baby-girl-studio-41484523 Source: Speech Therapist, Mok Yee Tuen Typically, babies start making sounds as soon as they are born, such as different crying sounds to express their demands. From 4 to 8 months, they start babbling, which is part of the language preparation period. Children actually go through a ladder of language development, starting with just learning single words and ending with being able to tell stories with their words. Babies from 9 months to 1 year generally start producing their first meaningful word, such as “ba,”  “ma,” or “ball ball.” From 1 to 2 years old, their understanding and vocabulary expression increase greatly, with the accumulation of

How to build self-confidence from a young age? https://www.shutterstock.com/zh-Hant/image-photo/happy-kid-boy-having-fun-on-2122940930  Source: Aristle International Kindergarten, School Supervisor, Vivian Wu Parents may ask what tips are available to help children build confidence easily from a young age. I think young children need love. He may be more self-centered and place a lot of emphasis on his relationship with his caregivers, so I think relationships with parents and caregivers are very important. If he has enough trust in the people around him, it will be easier for him to build relationships with the people around him in the future. The second point is that many parents now go to play groups more often, and often parents take their children to

Four behaviors that damage the parent-child relationship https://www.shutterstock.com/zh/image-photo/pretty-little-girl-hates-home-tutor-625057022  Source: Senior Parenting Expert, Bally Many parents often ask, “Why is the child so disobedient?” “Why does he hate me so much?” or “He is ignoring me more and more.” In fact, there are four types of behaviors that, over time, will cause our children to despise themselves. Many of the parents that I have met in my day-to-day life often unconsciously say or do things that make their children hate themselves. This is what parents do not notice. First, comparison. We frequently ask children, “Why are you like this?” “Your younger brother is not like you; he is very neat,” and “look at the students next to