Smartphones for children are a terrific way to reach out to children as they grow more autonomous. After all, real-time information on their location and itinerary changes can’t be seen at a glance. According to a Today article about how widespread smartphones are among different age groups, “37 percent of 11-year-olds have a smartphone, and ...
The latest way to get out of a funk? Get a pep talk on the Peptoc Hotline from some elementary students! There is a new telephone hotline that everyone seems to be talking about lately, and it’s one that’s sure to bring a smile to your face. The Peptoc Hotline is a telephone line that ...
In recent times, where being self-centered rules, an amazing survey report comes out making everyone feel good. According to the results, you can see that parents feel most proud of their children’s empathetic, kind, and compassionate nature. Nowadays, when every person is trying to compete and outdo others to remain ahead, displaying humanitarian traits like ...
This is a story like no other, told by Ah Yi about his adopted sister Ah Xiu. He did not know his father, who died in a car accident when he was very young. Ah Yi remembers that when he was 10 years old, his mother took him to the markets where they saw a group of children ...
People listen to music for various reasons. For some, it is the best companion when they are sad or lonesome. For others, it serves as the companion to match their energy levels as they groove to loud songs and pop tracks. It is not without reason that mothers resorted to singing soothing lullabies at bedtime ...
What is love? Love plays a huge role in our lives, and yet what love means is rarely considered attentively and patiently. True love is a hard concept to define, and any definition you may read about it won’t do it justice. Most would say that love is something that you only fully understand when you feel ...
People pay importance to different people in their lives and if you ask a question about who the most important person in their life is, you will get different answers from different people. Some may say they think their parents are most important while for others, their spouse is the most important person. Then there ...
Children are particularly vulnerable to social media. It wasn’t that long ago that connecting to the Internet required a dial-up modem. Nowadays, it’s easy to access the Internet no matter where you’re at any time using your phone or laptop. But having access 24/7 is not all wonderful, especially for kids. Growing up in this ...
The Global Vaccine Action Plan 2011-2020 (GVAP) was developed to realize the ambitions of the Decade of Vaccines — that all individuals and communities enjoy lives free from vaccine-preventable illnesses. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to cause illness, death, and economic havoc worldwide, vaccines were developed, and a mass vaccination program started in December ...
As kids, we loved getting dirty when playing. Rainy seasons and muddy puddles were our favorites. The splashing and getting all covered in mud gave a thrill that our childhood still preserves in our memories. We were scolded by our parents and yet, come the next showers, we were out in the streets splashing in the ...