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Jan 19, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Jane Ng
Ms Jacinth Liew with her son Daryl Chua, 10, and daughter Charlotte Chua, eight. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEESINGAPORE – It has been a few weeks since school started, and after the initial adjustment period, parents may be wondering if they need a set routine for their child after school.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Jane Ng
SINGAPORE – When I gave my daughter a mobile phone three years ago when she was 13, I did not allow her to have access to social media. Having read the literature on the ills of social media on teenage girls in particular, I decided to err on the side of caution.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Jane Ng
SINGAPORE – Getting a child ready for primary school is a milestone, especially for first-time parents. Well-meaning mums and dads may want to cover all bases by sending their child for Primary 1 preparation classes.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Jane Ng
Mr Mohammad Abdillah Mohamad Sam, 30, now a motion graphics artist, returned to Northlight School to teach for three months in 2024. ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR Updated Nov 24, 2024, 03:00 PM Published Nov 24, 2024, 03:00 PM SINGAPORE – In 2008, Mr Mohammad Abdillah Mohamad Sam entered NorthLight School after he failed the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) for the second time.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Jane Ng
Mr Ryan Quan-Chai and his wife, Suzanne, with their children (from left) Charlotte and Jenson, make online shopping purchases as a family. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH Updated Nov 10, 2024, 03:00 PM Published Nov 10, 2024, 03:00 PM SINGAPORE – When mum-of-two Suzanne Quan-Chai makes online purchases, she gets her two primary school-going children to sit beside her to browse different websites and compare product features.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Jane Ng
Mr Jason Sam and Mrs Mey Sam and their children, (from left) Jazreel, Glenda and Marcus, during a family vacation to Sapa, Vietnam, in December 2023. PHOTO: COURTESY OF MEY SAM Updated Nov 03, 2024, 03:00 PM Published Nov 03, 2024, 03:00 PM SINGAPORE – When Mrs Mey Sam’s three kids were younger, she encouraged them to earn their own pocket money to spend during a family holiday.
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Jane Ng
SINGAPORE – Instead of sending her children for art or dance lessons when they were young, mum-of-three Stella Hoh sent them for classes to learn financial skills like money management and budgeting. Her youngest son, Ku Yu Heng, now 16, was just 10 when he attended his first lesson.
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Oct 13, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Jane Ng
SINGAPORE – In a letter to my husband and me during his graduation ceremony, my 18-year-old son thanked us and said our support has put him in a position to succeed in life. While we have tried our best to do right by our son and his sisters aged eight and 15, credit must also go to his teachers and school.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Jane Ng
A group of Primary 5 pupils, two of whom have hearing loss, are close friends who have learnt and played together in CCPS. They are (from left) Teng Wen Xuan, Zoe Abigail Laiso, Audrey Zeng, Nur Adriana Razil, Sara Tan and Karis Chan. ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN Updated Sep 29, 2024, 03:00 PM Published Sep 29, 2024, 03:00 PM SINGAPORE – Canossa Catholic Primary School (CCPS) and Canossian School, which takes in children with hearing loss, will combine in 2025.
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Jane Ng
A teacher is going viral for giving a biology lesson wearing an anatomically correct suitPeople are definitely paying attention now! Being an educator in the American public school system is one of the hardest jobs in our nation. Not only …
