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Teaching kids to treat helpers well

I witnessed a 5-year-old girl kicking her maid when she didn't get to have the lolly she was asking for. This happened in the MRT. This raised concerns in my mind (what if my kids one day do that to my helper too?) How can we teach our kids to treat our helpers well? #maids #fdw #helper

Lead by examples.

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Any fun social experiments you tried to run on your kids?

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You can try the marshmallow test on them? The Stanford marshmallow experiment was a series of studies on delayed gratification in the late 1960s and early 1970s led by psychologist Walter Mischel, then a professor at Stanford University. In these studies, a child was offered a choice between one small reward provided immediately or two small rewards (i.e., a larger later reward) if they waited for a short period, approximately 15 minutes, during which the tester left the room and then returned. (The reward was sometimes a marshmallow, but often a cookie or a pretzel.) In follow-up studies, the researchers found that children who were able to wait longer for the preferred rewards tended to have better life outcomes, as measured by SAT scores,educational attainment, body mass index (BMI), and other life measures.

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Planning to take my 5 month LO to Sydney soon. Need advice on whether to go with normal airlines or budget airlines and why? Also is there a particular time of flight that is preferred for travel (ie during LO sleep time)?

Pls take full service airline. traveling with baby is really no joke.

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Anyone bought this kind of mozzie trap light to be placed outside the house? Is it effective?

I have, but like no use leh

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How does one deal with sibling rivalry? My son is 9 and daughter is 5.

Well..all siblings keep fighting with each other and that's normal unless there is a clear indication of jealousy and hatred. Always treat both of them equally. Never let the older child feel that "you are the elder one and hence you have to adjust." Similarly never give all the importance to one child. Never compare. Always have a positive communication.

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Need gift ideas for teachers day urgently its tmr.

Hand made card and flowers :)

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Mummies, can I know where do you usually do for baby's 1st birthday?

Just did a simple one with close family and friends at home.

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What are the events on the timeline of my children’s lives that have the most impact?

Looking back into my childhood, I wish I had a better time socializing in school (primary and secondary) and that my parents would believe me when I told them I was being bullied and self conscious of everything. As a result, I would say I grew up to be a person who takes a long time to warm up to people and tend to be wary about others instead of seeing the good in them first. As such, I make it my personal mission to always listen to my children one day, if needed, and to never dismiss them no matter how minor the problem may be.

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Lately, I am feeling attracted towards an office colleague and I have an inkling he feels the same. We are in the same team. Next week we have a team meet in Goa. I don't know how I will keep a control on my emotions there. I am a married woman with a 7-year-old son. Show me a way out!

if you already know what your feelings are and are finding it difficult to handle them, stay away as much as possible. especially in a setting that you are about to go to, make sure you are never alone with him and that there is always a group around. avoid or limit your drinking too, as it may make you lose your inhibitions for the time being. and any time you feel you're losing control, try and head over to another female colleague and start talking or move away with them.

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What events from your childhood do you feel you need to shield your own children from? Are there ways that this has led to excessive control?

I feel that the issue of bullying was not in the spotlight when I was growing up and parents (at least mine) didn't see it as a cause of concern. Emphasis on studies was much more important and everything else should be put aside. As a result, I feel that I grew up self conscious, wary and suspicious of pretty much anyone that came into my life. Opening up my heart was as equally hard. But I'm better now but looking back to my childhood makes me determined not to let that repeat for my kids. I don't intend to shield my kids too much from things because experience is the best teacher but if the experience is causing them pain or discomfort, I want them to be able to come to me and tell me. I'll try my best to make things better for them.

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