The Arts: The Crucial Puzzle Piece in Education

Although some may regard art education as a luxury, simple creative activities are some of the building blocks of child development For me, growing up in the Philippines meant that I was extremely fortunate to have been taught music 
and dance as early as pre-school. By the time I graduated from high school, I had … Read more

Connecting with Kids

The right age to give kids their own phone has always been… up to the parents. Should I give my 11-year-old daughter a mobile phone? Giving one to her is a passport to technological freedom and opens 
the floodgates to problems like cyber game addiction and other social issues. Is there an appropriate age for … Read more

Kid Me Not

More and more Vietnamese women are choosing to be child-free Thu Nguyen has been married for more than nine years now and does not have a child. But that hasn’t deterred her parents from giving her traditional herbs “to help her conceive” because they still cannot believe her decision to remain childless. Thu, 37, does … Read more