by Yen Yen | Dec 10, 2021 | Education, Parenting, Yen Yen
How to Raise Kids With Empathy As I was stressing in front of my computer over an app update that went wrong the other day, my 12-year-old quietly brought me a cup of tea with some honey and flower petals. I didn’t notice it at first, but when I did, my heart was...
by Yen Yen | Nov 4, 2021 | Education, Parenting, Yen Yen
5 Positive Tips to Improve Communication with Children How parents and kids can communicate better On 9 October 2021—to celebrate Children’s Day in Singapore—we held a special webinar with BigV SG titled “Better Communication for Parents and...
by Colin Goh | Oct 4, 2021 | Education, Parenting, Yen Yen
Parent-Child Communication Tips from Education and Psychology Professors My daughter is now 12, and recently, several of her friends’ parents are reporting a new pattern of behavior that’s stressing them out. They’re finding that their children seem to be...
by Woo Yen Yen | Sep 10, 2021 | Bilingual, Blog, Books, Education, Parenting, Yen Yen
5 Lessons I Learned From Being Last in Class I was getting increasingly nervous – they were talking about which camera to use to produce a newer or older effect; the different steps of post-production; conversion from different frame rates; what lights to use, etc....
by Woo Yen Yen | Aug 26, 2021 | Blog, Education, Yen Yen
Thinking About Afghanistan I went to Afghanistan twice in 2004, not long after the US invasion, on a UNICEF-backed consulting project to help rebuild the Afghan education system. I’ve been trying my best not to think of what’s happening now in Afghanistan because I...
by Woo Yen Yen | Jul 24, 2021 | Bilingual, Blog, Education, Yen Yen
When we were living in New York, I found myself looking for Chinese-learning materials for my daughter (nicknamed ‘YB’, short for ‘Yakuza Baby’, because she was born while we were watching a Japanese gangster movie). Every time I was back in...
