Choosing A Gifted Preschool/Kindergarten (Montessori/Reggio/Waldorf) Part 2

While we were in lockdown, I continued looking up preschools for Baobao since our previous school visit was not what we expected. From most of the gifted/poppy FB groups I’m in, KiasuParents forums, speaking to family members who have raised gifted kids/are gifted themselves, one thing was clear to everyone …

Changi Kids Club (free kids activity books)

I love when restaurants and places provide free kids activity books to children dining in or visiting. With the recent COVID-19 situation, children have been stuck at home waiting for school to start. Although the new school holidays just ended yesterday, for homeschoolers life continues as usual. As worldwide travel …

Learning Through COVID-19 (free kids activity book)

If you have been wondering how to teach your kids about the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, here’s your chance to redeem a limited edition book about COVID-19. Free for Singaporean residents, PeopleUp Singapore have produced an activity book called “Learning through Covid-19”. This free educational book details the country’s efforts to …

Homeschooling/Sunday School Apps and Activities during COVID-19

With the COVID-19 situation, we have been in some form of lockdown or as they call it here “circuit breaker” since early April. While Baobao has been homeschooling for awhile, these new restrictions have changed the way her daily activity and learning is held. Typically both of us work but …

Learning Languages -Bilingual? Trilingual? Chinese? Spanish?

Just before Baobao turned 2 years old, we discovered that she has started learning Spanish on her own with the help of one of those bilingual activity tables that taught colour in Spanish. She was naming most colours in Spanish and had learned some of the letters of the Alphabet …

Challenges of IQ Testing and Gifted Education in Singapore

A friend asked me if I would send Baobao to IQ testing because she wanted to know if she should help her child more appropriately if she knew how gifted her child is. Parenting-wise, our stance with what we tell others is that regardless of whether a child is typical, …

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