Childhood

UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

City kids: what they might lose and what they can gain

17 Feb 2013

Bringing up three young and energetic children in North Point has its challenges.

Up close and personal: a world of difference

6 Jan 2013

As a white-haired grandfather, I often ponder my happy childhood when I customarily sported a grubby face and scratched knees. I have one younger sister, who was a bit of a tomboy, and we had the...

How to grab the bully by the horns

11 Nov 2012

Young children's friends are the people they play with most. These children become familiar and predictable. Later, by four years of age, children start to select friends who match their...

All slings considered

4 Nov 2012

When Naomi Tempany moved to Hong Kong three months ago, she struggled to explore the city with three children in tow and a baby in a stroller.

After a particularly frustrating MTR journey,...

Dealing With Kids And Tantrums

28 Oct 2012

There are so many negative nicknames these days in Hong Kong - for both parents and children. There are tiger mums, but also helicopter parents, eagle fathers, and monster parents.

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How to toughen children up

Six-year-old Markus Tsui knows the consequences when he throws a tantrum, or is rude to others: he will have to sit in a corner, opposite a wall pinned with a list of all his recent infractions....

Relationships: how to stop siblings fighting

My two sons, aged seven and nine, don't get along. They seem to find something to fight about on a daily basis. It's exhausting. I've tried scolding them, shouting at them. I don't know whether I...

Socialising is a problem for kindergarten pupils, poll says

Three-quarters of parents believe their kindergarten children are struggling to get on with their peers, a survey found, prompting calls for the government to do more to help young children's...

RELATIONSHIPS

Relationships: Boundaries vital for children's growth

Tessa and Julian are having trouble with their three children. "I feel constantly exhausted," says Tessa. "I've been trying to get my children to listen to me, but everything is a battle and I end...

MY TAKE

The other side of parenting extremes

Jane Luu is definitely not a tiger mum. As the only female winner of the Shaw Prize, the American-Vietnamese astronomer is every Asian parent's dream.

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BUMPS TO BABES

Mum knows best at well-stocked store

As one of Hong Kong's original baby superstores, Bumps to Babes offers a vast range of goods for expectant mothers, newborns, toddlers and children up to the age of eight. With more than 2,000...