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Five Essential Steps to Taking Care of Your Kids in Singapore! Are You Familiar With These Steps?

With the rising cost, increased competitiveness and stress levels in our city life, Singapore is not the easiest place to raise our children and as parents, we strive to provide them with everything we can. Due to our competitive environment and academically driven education system, an increasing number of children are getting stressed out from school, as they attempt to keep up with school work and outscore their peers in examinations. Some parents are also overly "kiasu", monitoring their children's studies strictly and signing them up for tuition to not only pass but to maintain their A grade.However, simply focusing on grades is not the most important aspect of raising a child. What else can we do as parents to help our kids grow healthily, both physically and mentally? Mothernest Singapore has 5 essential tips for you! Step 1: Ensure that they are exercising well. Singapore loves to be on top of various rankings. Did you know Singapore has one of the highest ownership percentage of mobile devices and usage of the Internet? It is no wonder even toddlers have an iPad playing cartoons wherever they go. However, the increasing usage of digital devices is actually detrimental to our children’s health! Studies have shown that children with too much screen time are more likely to stay home, choosing to watch videos instead of exercising. In fact, while adults in Singapore are getting fitter and more health conscious, children are increasingly becoming overweight! The lack of exercise and poor diet would lead to an unhealthy body weight which is likely to stick with them as they grow up, increasing their risk of health problems such as heart diseases. Encourage your children to take up a sport CCA in school or bring them out to exercise together with you or as a family! The World Health Organization recommends that children aged 5 - 17 should have at least 60 minutes of physical activity daily. Exercising in a group makes it more fun for children and helps them to look forward to exercising! Step 2: Let them fail and learn from these failuresThere is a rising trend in younger parents being overly protective and competitive, resulting in common terms such as “Tiger Mums” – where mothers put excessive pressure on their children’s academic progress or “Helicopter Parents” – where parents hover closely over their children’s lives.Such parenting behaviour stem from parents’ unwillingness to allow their children to fail. However, failure is important! Failure is part of the growing process and children learn best from their failures. Students here suffer from an increasingly level of anxiety because they do not want to fare poorly in their studies, which may be in fear of letting their parents down. Teach your children to embrace their failures, rather than to avoid them. Each failure comes with its learning experience that cannot be taught by anyone in the world. As parents, we should point out the important learning lessons and encourage our children to try again.Have you heard of Mr Lim Tow Yong? He is one classic example of a Singaporean bouncing back from failures. Mr Lim used to run the Emporium Group Holdings in the 1960s, the biggest supermarket chain in Singapore. At its peak, the company’s annual revenue was up to $300 million. However, the recession in the mid 80s and severe competition resulted in the company chalking up debts of over $100 million. This caused Mr Lim to declare bankrupt at the age of 72. At this point in time, how many of us would have thrown in the towel, given up and just enjoy retirement? However, he was able to make a comeback through grit and smart business acumen. His failures taught him valuable lessons about taking too much unnecessary risk. At the age of 82, he became a millionaire again by selling 17 stores and supermarkets for $4.2 million. Talk about an impressive comeback story.Thus, failing from young has its merits. Learning and adapting through these failures will inculcate grit into your children. Step 3: Teaching them emotional intelligenceBack to the issue of being academically focused, teachers and parents are spending more time to ensure the young students are getting good grades in school. However, most of them tend to neglect the emotional and mental development. Although grades are important, social and emotional learning are key life skills that everyone needs to have. Knowing how to communicate and understand their fellow peers are as crucial as having good grades, if not more. Emotional Intelligence is described as the ability to recognize, understand and manage our own emotions. While parents are placing huge emphasis on their children’s IQ, they should not ignore their EQ. As Business Insider reported, Singapore is ranked one of the worst in the world for expressing their emotions.As Dr Timothy Chan, director of SIM’s Global Education academic division, rightfully pointed out, "IQ scores have limited use today, [...] and can hardly predict life outcomes." This is true in the work environment. A survey conducted has revealed that 71% of hiring managers value emotional intelligence over IQ in choosing an employee. Remember the last time that you had a very unpleasant colleague, how did that make you feel? It was not because of his/her lack of IQ, but the lack of EQ that made the experience unpleasant. Of course, no parents want their children to grow up as an unpleasant person. Here are some important tips to improve the emotional intelligence in your children. a) Allow your children to spend time with their friends to build their character and emotional intelligence. b) Teach them to be respectful of their elderlies and be well mannered.c) Teach them to manage their feelings. There are uncontrollable outcomes in our lives. However, what differentiates someone with high emotional intelligence from low one is their response to these outcomes. For instance, it is natural for your son to feel angry when his brother breaks his favourite toy. However, it is wrong to respond by hitting the brother in anger. Parents can teach their children to express their anger through words instead. Step 4: Support your children’s activities Did you have that feeling where you regret not spending more time on your hobbies or CCAs when you were younger, before you entered the working world?As children, they are a fresh, open and blank book. It is important to allow them to try new and different activities, as well as being given the opportunity to pursue these interests. You never know that they may have certain talents that would help them achieve success in the future. Some remarkable examples include Singapore’s famous pop band - The Sam Willows. If your son told you that he wants to be a musician or rock star in Singapore, you would probably dismiss the idea and forced him to change his dream. However, this was not the case with the Sam Willows. In an interview, they expressed their extreme gratitude for the support they received from their parents. In fact, for Ben and Narelle (members of the Sam Willows), their parents were the catalyst for their growth and passion for music. Due to the support from their parents, they achieved great success, getting Gold Status and racking up over 10 million streams from their 4 hit singles. It is important to train your kid’s perseverance and always support them in what they love doing! Who knows, they might grow up to be the next star of their generation. Step 5: Feeding them wellAbove all else, diet is the central factor in raising a healthy child. Children can be very picky eaters, but it is vital for them to have a balanced diet. The Health Promotion Board always has the simple guideline of 2+2 – taking 2 servings of fruits and vegetables daily. Without a balanced diet, there will be a lack of nutrition, resulting in various health conditions for your children.But we understand that it is impossible to force them to eat their greens. Here’s where Mothernest Singapore can help support your children’s healthy diet and growth!Mothernest has a range of products catered to support your children’s growth, including our popular line of gummies that are more palatable for children to consumeA) Probiotics Gummy Bear Mothernest Probiotics Gummy is one of the few high-quality probiotics gummy in the market, suitable and easy for children to consume, with natural fruit flavours and less sugar. Probiotics are beneficial bacteria that help maintain the natural balance of organisms in the intestines, to help reduce the growth of harmful bacterial, promote a healthy digestive system and reduce gastrointestinal problems. This will help improve our overall immune system and increase absorption of nutrients in the gut.B) Vitamin C Gummy BearVitamin C is a powerful antioxidant and an essential vitamin for our daily lives. It is involved in many biological processes, helping to heal wounds and creating collagen in the body to help keep the skin, joints and bones strong. More importantly, it supports the immune system by maintaining activity of white blood cells. As the most commonly known vitamin, there are many similar products in the market. Mothernest Gummy Bear Vitamin C is not only attractive and easy for kids to consume, but it has one of the highest concentration of Vitamin C per gummy in the market, with raspberry and blackcurrant flavoursC) Calcium, Magnesium and Vitamin D Gummy BearCalcium, magnesium and Vitamin D are crucial elements during children’s development process. Calcium help our kids develop strong bones and teeth; while Vitamin D will help calcium absorption. Kids who spend more time indoor study or playing may lack of Vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency may cause significant health effects such as muscle pain and weakened bones in childrenMothernest Calcium + Vitamin D3 Gummy provides a fun way for children to get their daily intake of Calcium and Vitamin D3, in a baby bear shape and natural vanilla flavour, with no artificial colouring, flavours and no added sugar!There you have it. These are 5 essential parental steps that can guide you in taking care of your children. Are you sure that your children are properly taken care of?SHOP NOW ..

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Are you a member with Mothernest Singapore? Don't wait any longer! Click here to find out more and start getting exclusive attractive rewards!It's back to school for most kids in Singapore after their 1 month June holidays. Some can't wait to get back and meet their friends while others dread the idea of waking up early for morning assembly :( No matter the circumstance, one fact that we cannot deny is that there is no better place than Singapore to raise our children. The Straits Times reported that Singapore is the best country for children to grow up in but children here still have their fair share of problems. Due to our competitive environment and academically driven education system, an increasing number of children are getting stressed out from school, as they attempt to keep up with school work and outscore their peers in examinations. Some parents are also overly "kiasu", monitoring their children's studies strictly and signing them up for tuition to not only pass but to maintain their A grade. It is little wonder that the tuition sector in Singapore has grown into a billion dollar industry! Instead of being overly competitive at a young age, we can help keep our children focused and productive, so that they do not have to study long hours and have more time to enjoy their childhood!To do so, having a balanced diet is very important as it helps them from their brain development to building their immunity system. But we know children can be picky eaters, resulting in them missing out on important fatty acids, vitamins and minerals. What better fun and easy way to help their development and keep them healthy in the form of chewable soft capsules! Mothernest Kids Omega-3 with Milk Calcium Omega-3 is one of the most important supplement for children to take as it contains two essential fatty acids - DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) - both of which are important in helping to support and develop children’s brain function and vision. Although they are essential, our bodies only produce them in small amounts and we need to get them from either the food we eat or to eat quality supplements to meet our daily needs. Suitable for kids from 2 years old onward, Mothernest Kids Omega-3 with Milk Calcium helps your child focus better during school, aiding their overall brain development. On top of that, it contains milk calcium, helping children build strong and healthy bones as they grow and develop. It is naturally derived from pure and natural Australian cow’s milk that is rich in nutrients. Mothernest Vitamin-C Gummy It is so important to build up your children's immunity as they spend most of their time outside, exposed to germs and harmful bacteria that may cause them to fall sick and disrupt their daily lives. Children's immune systems are only fully developed after five years old so it is also important to help them fight off these germs at a young age.Vitamin C is one of the best vitamin to take to help support the immune system by maintaining activity of white blood cells. It is an essential vitamin for our daily lives and a powerful antioxidant that is involved in many biological processes, helping to heal wounds as well.Mothernest Vitamin-C Gummy not only contains higher levels of Vitamin C than most products in the market, they provide a fun way for kids to consume them in raspberry and blackcurrant flavours, suitable for children 2 years and older. Mothernest Probiotics Gummy Another increasingly popular product to help support children's health are probiotics. We all know them from the Yakult and Vitagen advertisements we see from young to help improve gut health, but did you know that probiotics helps to prevent common colds as well?Probiotics are beneficial bacteria that help maintain the natural balance of organisms in the intestines, to help reduce the growth of harmful bacterial, promote a healthy digestive system and reduce gastrointestinal problems. This will help improve our overall immune system and increase absorption of nutrients in the gut. Mothernest Probiotics Gummy is one of the few high quality probiotics gummy in the market which are easy and suitable for children above 2 years of age. With lesser sugar and in natural raspberry, orange & pineapple flavours, it contains 1 billion good bacteria to help promote a healthier digestive system for your kids.As part of our Back-To-School promotion, Mothernest is sharing an exclusive offer for all parents! Simply type in the discount code "Back2Sch" to receive 20% off any of these products! Help keep your children focused and healthy today! Are you a member with Mothernest Singapore? Don't wait any longer! Click here to find out more and start getting exclusive attractive rewards!..

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Are you a member with Mothernest Singapore? Don't wait any longer! Click here to find out more and start getting exclusive attractive rewards!A small island with large stress levels. Are you one of the many experiencing immense stress from your hectic working lifestyle?As the world's 3rd most competitive economy, it is little wonder that we experience high levels of stress in our workplace. In fact, The Business Times reported that Singaporeans work longer on average compared to people from Hong Kong and China, causing more than half or 52% of those surveyed to express an increase in stress levels over the previous six months. Issues such as excessive workload, lack of support from management and office politics are the top causes for workplace stress.Do these seem familiar to you? Are you plagued by a mountain of problems in your workplace? We cannot remove stress from your workplace but we certainly can help you better manage them!Most of us are desk bound, staring at computer screens for more than half the day, causing great strain to our eyes. This is commonly known as Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS), which is an increasing problem for the past few years according to eye care experts. It is difficult to prevent it from happening as we spend majority of our days staring at computer screens. This causes our eyes to blink about 50% less than normal, resulting in discomfort and dryness of our eyes. Our eyes get strained as we hold the muscles in a tense position in order to focus. This is why our eyes feel tired and our work productivity drops as we approach the end of our work days, possibly adding to the stress as we are unable to finish our work. Mothernest Eye Care with Bilberry & Lutein To reduce the symptoms of CVS, we need to rest our eyes with the 20-20-20 rule, looking at something 20 metres away for 20 seconds after using the computer for 20 minutes. Eye drops are an option as well to reduce dryness. Another healthier alternative is to take antioxidants. Antioxidants can help to protect our eyes from harmful blue light emitted from our screens, reduce free radical damage to our eyes and help improve general eye health.Mothernest Eye Care with Bilberry & Lutein contains powerful plant-based antioxidants to help support healthy eye function and relieve eye strain, 10 times the effectiveness of Vitamin C. For those working late into the night, Bilberry also helps to improve your night time vision. Lutein also helps to shield against oxidative stress, blue light and help improve overall vision. Mothernest Omega-3 With the never ending workload, managing clients and even our own colleagues, we exhaust our brain capacity everyday. While some levels of stress is good for productivity, we often have to deal with excessive levels stress which may affect our mental state in the long run. Everyone have their own methods of managing this stress, from exercise to watching movies, but we do not always have the time or energy to carry out our hobbies. Another healthy way to help manage our mental stress is to take Omega-3. They contain the essential fatty acids EPA and DHA that have many benefits, which includes helping to improve your cognitive function and support mental health. It helps us with our mental alertness at work and also helps balances our stress hormones. Clinical trials conducted by the National Health Group have also shown that omega-3 helps with our attention levels. With our high stress levels from work, taking Omega-3 will help you better manage them everyday.Mothernest Omega-3 is made from Australian deep sea and cold-water fish, with our quality 100% assured with independent laboratory tests showing accurate levels of EPA and DHA levels, standing out from the market competitors. Mothernest Daily Stress Relief Multivitamin Having a healthy diet with leafy greens and fruits provide essential vitamins that help to increase our energy levels but with our stressful lifestyles, we may not have a balanced diet. Frequent snacking is also a bad habit for many people when they are stressed at work. It may help you with short spans of alertness as you snack, but sugary snacks would cause your energy levels to crash shortly after and savoury snacks that are high in salt are bad for your body.A quick way would be to pop a multivitamin everyday in the morning to supplement your diet and provide you with the required intake of vitamins daily. Instead of taking typical multivitamins, Mothernest offers our specially formulated Daily Stress Relief Vitamin, helping you to specifically relieve stress and pressure, improve metabolism and reduce insomnia. With our Vitamin B complex, it helps you to better cope with stress and increase energy levels for you to tackle every day head on! Are you a member with Mothernest Singapore? Don't wait any longer! Click here to find out more and start getting exclusive attractive rewards! credit: The Global Recruiter ..

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