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Enterprising parents running start-ups from home

Greg Stockdale and his wife Julie consider themselves fortunate parents. They get to have regular meals with their two-year-old daughter Kelly, and take her to the park and swimming pool almost...

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Focus on pregnancy weight gain a bit heavy handed

It was a depressing morning. At an antenatal check-up I was told, not once, but twice, that I was fat.

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Children's book explains the A to Z of billionaire Warren Buffett

To teach young readers how money makes the world go round, an author and illustrator have made a book about one of the world's best-known companies - and about Warren Buffett, the billionaire...

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Road test: Jackie Junko

Recently, I was pleased to discover a number of Hong Kong-themed children's books for my little ones. It was only when Jackie Junko appeared on my radar that I realised that my children's screen...

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Rare turtles sent to Hong Kong

Weighing just 150 grams each, the tiny “passengers” made little impression on the scales as they nestled into their specially built crate emblazoned with the words “This Side Up”, and “Live...

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Winning a primary school place: it's a lottery

Next month is an important one for parents across the territory: it's when they find out if their children will be able to attend Primary One at their preferred school, under the government's...

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Good marks for Hong Kong in World University Rankings, but history is a fail

Hong Kong institutions fared reasonably well in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject, being represented in the top 200 in almost all 30 subjects.

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Hong Kong kids need to learn self-care skills

It's Friday afternoon and the hall at Renaissance College in Ma On Shan is packed with about 250 domestic helpers.

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How to lighten the load of your child's book bag

My daughter is in Year Two and her school bag is so heavy that I have to carry it for her. Some of her books and folders have half a year's work in and she has to take these to school most days....

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Pay it forward: Raising children who are 'bucket fillers'

March was volunteer month in my family. It started with flag day, standing outside a shopping centre in Causeway Bay, soliciting donations for the Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation.

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Education News

Eighty-eight per cent of graduates who completed the Diploma of Secondary Education exam last year furthered their studies, with the majority choosing to enter local schools and some 20 per cent...

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South Asian students thwarted by lack of Chinese-language skills

Local primary students have no problem reading and writing the Chinese characters for common words such as “mushroom”, “pumpkin” or even “universal suffrage”. Not so for Pakistani girl Igra Khan,...

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Turn back the tide

Paul Rose’s powerful bearing and wind-worn face make him easy to spot in the crowded lobby. Sipping tea at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Rose seems like a man from a different time.

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