Handy Guide to Screen Use

Your handy guide to cultivating healthy screen use in children

My Healthy Plate

With all the food to choose from daily, it helps when you make the right choices to stay well-nourished. After all, no single food can provide all the nutrients your body needs – you require a wide variety of food, taken in moderation, in the right balance, daily.

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Don’t dismiss coughing and the common cold in your kids' health.

Cough and the Common Cold in Children

Don’t dismiss coughing and the common cold in your child. Sometimes, these can indicate a more serious respiratory illness or infection in children.

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My Healthy Plate

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Captain Sleep

Every child needs a daily dose of quality sleep. This page contains helpful information and activities on how you can have your little one yawning in no time!

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The impact of devices and screen time on your child’s development and health

How Can You Make Screen Time Healthier for Your Child?

Managing screen time can be made easy with these ABC tips - Active, Balance and Collaboration. Adjunct Associate Professor Chong Shang Chee shares more.

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5 Ps to Practising Good Nutrition for Your Child

How Do I Know if My Child Has Eaten Enough?

Dietitian Ms Ethel Lim shares about tips on how to recognise if your child has had enough to eat (responsive feeding) and ways to foster healthy eating habits for your child!

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is exposure to germs a way to boost my kids health?

Does Keeping the Environment and Your Child Extremely Clean Make Them More Susceptible to Germs?

This is about the “hygiene hypothesis” which postulates that an “overly-clean environment” means a the lack of exposure to germs. Is this true?

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It is important for parents understand that some children are slower in achieving developmental milestones.

Is Your Child Developing Well?

The pace of your child's development may be due to factors such as his/her personality or the home environment.

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Your kids health is important try reward to them with healthy snacks for kids.

You've Been Giving Your Child Dessert as a Reward. How Do You Undo It?

By A/Prof Marion Aw

Using food as a reward only leads to unhealthy eating habits. Opt for healthier snacks and fun rewards instead!

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When we have enough sleep we make wiser food choices and perform tasks better the next day.

The Importance of Sleep

Just how much should you be sleeping every day? Should you get a good night's sleep?

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9 Great Ways to Bond With Your Kids at Home

A staycation at home is the perfect opportunity to come together as a family and build a healthy, happy home for everyone.

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Maintaining good mental wellbeing also reduces our vulnerability to mental health difficulties and challenges in life.

Easy Tips for Better Mental Wellbeing

Mental wellbeing relates to our ability to positively experience life, effectively manage life's challenges, realise our potential and make a meaningful contribution within our community.

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Staying well, both physically and mentally, helps us stay strong.

12 Ways to Spruce Up Your Health at Home

By nourishing ourselves with a balanced diet, keeping ourselves physically active, and staying connected with others, we can maintain a healthy lifestyle to help build our strength and resilience.

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