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The toddler's final frontier
At the ripe young-ish age of 2??? years old, Julian is still running around in pull-up elasticated disposable pants, despite my attempts to coax him out of them. -myp
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Toddlers may be young, but they have their own personalities
People talk about the terrible twos, but this writer's experience has been vastly different.
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Watch out, ladies...baby Romeo's here!
Romeo is the first baby to be born on Children's Day and Hari Raya at KK. -myp
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I left my family for fashionable delights
When fashion calls, with the promise of glamorous delights, you answer, never mind that it means 10 days away from your two-year-old toddler. -myp
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Steel your ears, listen and reassure
Is there gender bias at play when adults cope with upset little boys vs upset little girls?
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Mum and Dad are still the best teachers
Sending young toddlers to the professionals for etiquette classes: Are we so perfection-driven that we cannot afford to have the slightest slip-ups, even in our duties as parents? -myp
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Full-time dads still not accepted
I am a full-time father and the hardest part of being one is the lack of social acceptance and the refusal by others to acknowledge that it is a "real" and full-time job. -myp
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Parents' Mini-Me syndrome
The most obvious way in which this manifests itself is how Mums and Dads dress their unprotesting babies and tykes. So, what do your kids' clothes say about you?
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Time to bring the boss on board
When I left full-time employment last year, one of the questions posed to me at my exit interview was: "What can be done to entice mothers like yourself to stay on?" -myp
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Striking a balance
Where do parents' rights end and children's rights begin? -The Star
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My 12-year-old son wrote me a contract
It was a contract for PSLE results and my son had wanted me to endorse and commit to it. -myp
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Put off by painful ordeal
Ready, get set... no go? Breastfeeding - usually a natural process - may not come easily to all mothers.
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Best milk for life
National Breastfeeding Week, observed throughout August by over 120 countries, is supported by the World Health Organisation and celebrated by Singapore mums.
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I'm a 'housewife' - and more
Call them the "Stay-at-home mum", "work-at-home mum"or "full-time mummy", but these titles still do not convey exactly what a woman does, whether she works from a home-office or minds her children on a full-time basis. -myp
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Raising a patriot, not a parrot
How to teach my child to be a good citizen of Singapore? As his understanding of nationality develops over childhood, I hope he won't be a parrot. -myp
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I'm OK with my son's night-owl habit
The issue of sleep - when, where and how much - tends to be a tricky one for most parents.
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Kid-sick? Start a support group
Separation anxiety, it seems, afflicts parents more than it does children.
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Here's a simple guide to baby talk
Talking to tykes can be an undignified affair, and the reason why singletons rarely try to take on the daunting task.
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