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Full Time Fathers
2007-07-21 09:54:00
I have privilege to meet up quite a few Full Time Fath ers recently. There is even a ?secret business men association?. A good name isn?t it. In our society, it is not even easy to be a full time mother; I guess it requires more courage and personal sacrifice to be a full time father.Different from most of Full Time Mothers, who choose motherhood career right after their babies births, mostly of these dads had worked number of years, some of them reached in senior position, before they decided to a stay at home dad. Their children are above 5 to early teens. Mike Pearl once said, before two, a child shall be with his/her mother, after two, he/she shall be with father. There is definite place for Full Time Fathers especially today.Mr Tan is one of such stay at home dad. He gives up his high flyer banking career, as in his words, he had earned more than enough. He is now homeschooling their two boys. Though he is at home, he does not do household duties as many Full time mothers...

The childcare concern
2007-07-18 08:47:00
While we regard being a Full time mother as a privilege, we also understand that it is absolutely a personally choice.The childcare will be the number one concern of women who are not able to have such privilege. I would like to discuss the childcare options of in local Singapore context.The first option is Grandparents supervised childcare arrangement. That appears to be the most popular choice in Singapore, as Asian traditional family value still dominate in society. It echoes ?Blood is thicker than water?. Many working mothers are able to return work force as early as their baby turns three months, because they are confident their children are in good hands. Grandparents, as the same time, find joy and fulfilment in taking care of their grandchildren. The couples will send their child or children to grandparents? home on the way to work, and then pick them up on the way home. Very often, they will stay back for dinner. In such way, not only children are being well taken care, the...
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A Parent?s View on "How to teach your child to read as early as two"
2007-07-16 09:50:00
A father who has been professionally teaching reading and writing for over twenty years gives us the following advice:1. This is a crucial issue. Read ing skill is the most important factor for future academic success and is significantly important in being able to function in a complex world.2. There are two issues: first is inculcating a love of reading; second is the technical skill of being able to read.Reading aloud to your child at the age of three is a highly enjoyable and emotional bonding experience for the child. This storytelling reading should be presented to the child as special time between parent and child; no pressure to learn to read whatsoever. Teac hing a child to read is wholly different.For most children, reading is taught, not caught; it is not a natural skill. The extent to which it has to be taught in a structured, systematic way varies from child to child, but it does need to be taught. Very few Child ren really 'pick up' reading; this usually happens only in...
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The Turning Point of Life
2007-07-15 13:57:00
The life, like river, has many turning points. For Enoch, one of the most important turning points was in the year of his sixty five, when he begot his first son, Methuselah. ?Methuselah? is a very special name means ?after he dies, it will come.? That tells us, something happened in Enoch?s life and he named his son, to remind others ?it will come?.What was ?it? that Enoch expected? We know from Bible that Methuselah was lived 969 years and on the year he died, the great floor came to the earth. Was that the special message which Enoch tried to convey? Jude 14, 15 tells us ?And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh, with ten thousands of his saints, to execute judgement upon all and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.? He was tried to tell the world of his time, the judgement of ungod...
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Working mother associates poorer cognitive and verbal development of her ch
2007-07-12 09:00:00
The study done by Teacher College gives us more information how does mother's full time working affect her child:"Full-time employment by mothers by the ninth month of their child's life is associated with poorer cognitive and verbal development for these children at age three, according to a study conducted by Professor Jeanne Brooks-Gunn of Columbia Teachers College and Jane Waldfogel and Wen-Jui Han, both professors at Columbia's School of Social Work. The findings are published in the July-August issue of "Child Develop ment ."The researchers also found that the quality of child care, the home environment and maternal sensitivity are important contributors to verbal and cognitive development during the first three years of life. However, even after taking these factors into account, the researchers found lower cognitive development for the children of mothers who worked full time (30 or more hours per week) during the first nine months of life.The researchers did not find signi...
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More Babies Needed
2007-07-11 08:33:00
MCYS Family Development Unit is organizing a forum on "Family Talk" aims to promote and restore somewhat undervalued family value. It is an encourage sign that Singapore Government has realized the urgency of our ageing population and decreasing TFR and has initiatives to tickle the problem. We need more babies to add up to our projected 6.5 million population by 2030.Full time mothers shall be viewed as partners with the government to achieve this national goal. If our male citizen can take two years "national service", why not our female citizens take two years to have more babies? That will be great "National Service" for Singapore.A study in UK showed 40% highly educated women are childless by the age of 35, it is 20% increase in numbers over the past decade. Other graduates women who did have child, were having fewer children and later. The same situation happens right here in Singapore. There is a worry trend that single hood is more prominent in recent years. Dual income fami...
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Nancy Pelosi, a mum before a speaker of house
2007-07-07 07:26:00
Nancy Pelosi , is a first woman to lead congress in the USA Democratic Party said on mother's day this year:"I've always taken great pride in the fact that I was a mom, that this was my life's experience and that it brought something to the table," , who raised five children before entering electoral politics. "Mother's Day is probably one of the most patriotic days in America, because we're saying to moms that we respect what you have done for your children, we respect what you're doing for the country."Nancy, 67, is of a generation in which many professional women found it prudent to downplay their family commitments. At the pinnacle of her power, Pelosi has showcased hers. She took her oath of office surrounded by her six grandchildren,"Somebody like me, as speaker of the house, has a responsibility to the younger generation of women to say: Don't think of this as a minus," Pelosi says. "This is a plus, being a mother, having an experience of raising a family.""Nothing in m...
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Full Time Motherhood, a career with possiblities(5)
2007-07-01 04:14:00
Like managing a company or a kingdom, Full time mothers has the same managerial requirement as Kings and CEOs but in smaller scales. Their subordinates are often their children; however, unlike kings or CEOs, full time mothers have no power to dispose them no matter how unsatisfied performances might be. To ?subdue? and gain fully controls of the ?subordinates?, full time mothers not only have to be autonomic but most often they have to be more diplomatic. That requires self control and all HR skills to deal with these challenges.Conflicts management will be top priority when she has more than two children, because sibling rivalry is a long and continuous battle.Time management and multi-task skill are certain basic requirement. Otherwise, a full time mother may find her soon be too drained to be a good mother.Financial prudence and basic accounting skill will help her too. As full time mothers sacrifice her income to family, they have many other ways to gain back for their family.
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Mother of dilemmas
2007-06-30 15:19:00
Article from: Sunday Herald SunBryan PattersonApril 15, 2007 12:00amTo stay at home or work full-time it's a modern domestic problem.Mother hood full time is wonderful, but also exhausting.Jenny, a full-time mother with a science degree, is often playing in the park with her two children. Allison, also a mother of two, is usually heading off to work with a PR company.They admit that they envy each other's lives."Motherhood full time is wonderful, but also exhausting," Jenny says."The kids can drive you nuts. And, to be honest, I'd love to be able to afford the clothes Allison wears."Allison says: "To hell with the clothes. I know Jenny works hard at home, but I'd love to be able to spend more time with my kids and somehow assuage my guilt feelings every time I leave for the office."I'd love to quit my lousy job and learn how to take better care of my sons."Jenny says she sometimes feels other women -- especially the ones that work -- see her as a dim-witted second-class citizen....
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Every mom is a Working Mom
2007-06-27 11:20:00
Oh, I gotta share this with you online advertising "Every mom is a Workin g MomBy Ann MorrowFor years I loved being a stay-at-home mom. I enjoyed the full-time responsibilities of taking care of my home and family. But once all the kids were in school and my days became void of a young child?s needs, I felt the need to return to the workforce and contribute to our family?s financial well-being. Mostly, I wanted to preserve the little sanity I had left. I have to get out of the house before I went honkers.The job search itself can be a litter more than intimidating. I am not one of those women who returned to the work force when the baby was six weeks old. After years of following four kids around with a damp cloth and a dustpan, being a full-time mom was my work force. While career women were out changing the world, I was changing diapers. When the first American woman was climbing Mt. Everest, I was scaling a mound of dirty laundry. And when Shirley Muldowney was setting speed recor...

Full Time Motherhood, a career with possiblities(4)
2007-06-27 04:30:00
Most likely, a full time mother will be her babies? first teacher. You will be able to open the wonderful world of learning for your children. The studies on early childhood education have shown that the most critical stimulate period and the fastest learning stage is of child?s first three years. Dr Suzuki, the founder of the Talent Education Movement once said: ?Everyone has a sprout of talent.? He argued that it is natural for a Japanese baby to speak Japanese, the ability to speak good Japanese is inborn in every child, what differs is the environment each child has. Everyone has a sprout of talent. Developing that sprout into a wonderful ability depends upon how it is cultivated. A full time mother has great advantage to stimulate inborn ability of her child to open window of learning at early stage. Therefore, another possible skill you will develop is childhood educator. We have seen some many successful homeshooling mothers, not all of them have education degree, yet,...
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Full Time Motherhood, a career with possiblities(3)
2007-06-26 18:06:00
More Work for Busy Mums? "We are Full Time Mothers, we have little time to..." Sitebuildit will open your eyes ... Get your hands wet, mothers, now is your chance to prove "Full time motherhood is a career with All possiblities"
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Full Time Motherhood, a career with possiblities (2)
2007-06-25 12:21:00
One of skills you most like to develop is Culinary. That is skill opens my eyes towards lifelong learning. I came from a "well protected" home, where my mother thinks to study is more important than to learn cooking. I got married without any basic skills of cooking. The first half year of our marriage, we were either eating out or having soup with rice. The so-called "Soup" was in fact, water boiling with all kinds of things, meat, vegetables etc. Thank God I have a kind husband, who did not complain whatever I brought to table. However, by the time our first baby was bore, I determined to LEARN. What a magic word, when you want to learn, you will be able to learn.I borrowed dozen cook books from library, started experimenting all kinds of cooking,mainly Chinese food frying, stewing, baking. (See my favorite cooking bookClick Here! )I love baking the most, I still remember, when I first practiced to make breads, sometimes it could be too hard, sometimes it could be over rised. But ...
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Full Time Motherhood, a career with possiblities (1)
2007-06-24 14:44:00
With Singapore National Day approaching soon, many streets are decorated with colorful flags with the wording ?Celebrate Singapore, the city of possibility?. I would like to borrow the same phrase:Celebrate the Full Time Motherhood , the career with all possibilities Yes, once you enter the Full Time motherhood, you are entering a career with huge potential and possibility. You can develop the medical skill. With young children around, you soon would be well termed with all common childhood? diseases. You may do some researches on particular subjects that even impress your pedestrian. My first boy?s medical bill was over five figures, by the time of my fourth child, the expenses dramatically dropped. That was due to my confidence in myself on common childhood disease and symptom; I am more or less know what iswrong and how to give the simple medications. My oldest son had eczema and asthma when he was young. I brought him to see many specialists, some medication did re...
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Singapore Family Policy encourages working mothers, but not without consequ
2007-06-22 14:36:00
Our public policy on the Singapore family must not be piecemeal, but must be developed as an entirety and then harmonized and coordinated throughout every Government agency and across all the fabric of Singapore society. This is the only way to make or keep us unique, as one Nation, one Singapore!We start first with explicit and defined social goals concerning the nation?s families, and then develop these goals based on clear, shared values of the type of families that Singapore really needs or wants. We then work out our action plans to attain these social desirables and goals.A noted weakness of our motherhood policy is lack of coordination among the different involved government agencies or the contradictory signals emanating from them. Lopata suggested that the problem connected with the study of all aspects of family life and interaction arise partly from the failure of public agencies to understand the importance of such research for the formulation of social policy. Governmen...
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Opportunity Costs for working mothers
2007-06-22 14:26:00
Given the constraints of time and space, every endeavour has its opportunity cost or trade-off. While working mothers have become a significant national economic force, the conflict or trade-off is how to balance work and family life. Aryee 1992 found positive co-relation between parental / homemaking commitment and work-family conflict. High demand from two worlds have caused many working mothers great stress resulting in low productivity and poor performances in their work and home duties, in turn furthering social and family problems. Is a woman really better off through sacrificing her natural role for a work career?What are the sacrifices and opportunity costs for a woman who actively involves in her career? Firstly, she gives up part of her irreplaceable childbearing gift. Compared to say 40 possible years of career life, a woman has only about 15 years for reproduction. If during this short window, she has to focus on career, the price or opportunity cost is simply the r...
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A Mother's Story
2007-06-17 11:44:00
Here is a mother's story. I find her admirable."Hello,My name is Holly Mann and I am 24-years-old. I am making $12,000+ per month working online and I want to share my secrets, tips and resources with you. There are a lot of scams out there involving people who are trying to make quick cash and do not care about the customers. I am not like that. I understand your scepticism, so throughout this site I will be bluntly honest and provide as much PROOF as possible some people know of me from my eBook that I sell online, but not many people know my real story.I'll try to sum it up for you. I am a single mom and disabled veteran of the U.S. Army. I was honourably discharged from the military at the age of 20 - after serving as a military Journalist, Photographer and Website Designer. Within one week of being released, I started in processing with an overseas company to work as a civilian contractor in Baghdad, Iraq. This was 6 months after the war started and I stayed there for 6 month...
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Happy Father's Day
2007-06-17 09:45:00
Today is Fath er's Day. My husband received four Father's Day's presents from our children. "Aren't you lucky? Daddy" our oldest boy asked."Well, I feel I am more than lucky to have four of you."Dear friends, do you also wish your heavenly Father a "Happy Father's Day"? Here is a poem to share with you:Your Father KnowethA J FlintHe knows the need of my lifeFor shelter and raiment and food;In each trifling care of the dayThe word of His promise is good;He knows my thought from afar.The wish that I never have told,And every unspoken desireHis wisdom does grant or withholdHe knows the way that I take;Each step of that way He has planned:And, walking through sunshine or storm,I walk in the shade of His handIn deserts untrodden and drear,Where foes in the darkness may hide,He leaves me never alone;He sends me light and a guide.He knows the need of my soul-The trial that calls for His grace,The weakness that leans on His strength,The fear that looks up to His face.He knows what sifti...
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Full Time Mother's Step One.
2007-06-14 16:06:00
If you choose to be a full time mother, Congratulations! Many women wished but did not have such a privilege to be a Stay at Home Mother.Your may be a graduate having been worked a long way to reach to today?s position, to be a professional or an employee with a promising career. Now, the baby is coming, the love for your children and mothers? instinct draw you back to your home.You are right; for your children need you more than your job needs you. Be grateful you are able to be one of stay at home mothers. No matter what kind of job you have been doing, now be ready to embrace a new professional career called Motherhood.However, if you expect a smooth sailing in your motherhood, you will be disappointed. Just like all other occupations, motherhood requires expertise and training, it needs your full commitment and hardworking. Being a mother of your children alone does not automatically qualify you as a good mother, while you children will obviously benefit more from a good mother ...
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The reason for being a Stay-at-home mother
2007-06-13 18:54:00
I have talked to many SAHM mothers and found out the main reason for them to stay at home is Mother 's Instinct. They wish to look after their children by themselves, especially in the early formative years.For the mother whose monthly income less than S$2,500 in Singapore context, it makes more sense to be a SAHM.Here explains-.nobrtable br { display: none }MotherSalaryS$2,500Children care per child*S$800Office attire and dry cleanS$200Eating outS$400 TransportationS$300Home repair and housekeepingS$200Hand phones and computers S$400Total Expense :S$2,300(*PAP childcare service will be much cheaper, however, many mothers still prefer otherwise. Hiring a foreign maid will not cost less.)For a professional or graduate mother, the opportunity cost to give up their career for is higher. Yet, for many of them, the desire of being with children is stronger than the desire in advancing personal career. One of mothers told me this way: ?God has chosen me to be the mother for my son, this i...
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Motherhood is a Career
2007-06-10 18:09:00
I have been asked on many occasions this question "Are you working?" At the beginning, I always replied "No, I am not, I am a full time mother".But now, I would answer "Yes, I am because I am a full time mother". You see, the difference of two replies, both are true, speaks the different mentality a mother has for herself. Are you proud of being a Full time mother?Many of these women, they leave their promising career for the love of their own children. It is mother's nature calling brings back these mothers. They perform their duties with devotion and sacrificial love, they take charge of almost all aspects of their children's life, they nurture the children and beautify the homes, let husbands free from worries at home ... yet, Full time mothers are not valued from social point of view. For the states, they are not gainfully employed, for the society, they are housewives, the very name of housewives have low class delineation, even for many of full time mothers, they are wonderi...
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Full Time Mother's Job description
2007-06-05 18:26:00
A Full Time Mothers job can be any or all of the following:Babysitter, caregivers, wash, clean and feed babyHouse keeperLaundry, ironing, folding and storing awayGrocery shopping and planningCooking mealsDriver, send and fetch children to schoolTeacher, Early child education, three RsNurse, when one or more children are sickDoctor, when she self diagnoses and gives medicineStory teller Comforter, when child is scare of dog, cat, thunder or whateverArbitrator, when children fightDiscipline Master, when punish childrenRuler of house, unfortunately, many mother end up become servant of childrenHome Minister (honoured by husband)CFO (if agreed by husband)Supervisor, trainer to children or maidsI wonder what else a mother cannot do after she finishes MotherHood?
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A Singapore Mother's Voice
2007-06-03 17:48:00
People are our key national resource but with a 1.25% total fertility rate and our ageing demographics, our population cannot replenish itself. This fact plus economics drive a present policy of attracting high skilled foreign migrations, despite clear risks of losing some of our ?Singapore aness?. I am not against bringing in foreign migrants but believe that more can be done to augment our indigenous population if Government policies are better understood across the board, and better coordinated and articulated to send out a uniform message rather than a mixed or contradicting one. Please allow me to elaborate: -1. The Woman?s RoleThe Department of Statistics occasional report, ?Trends in Dual-Career Couples, 2005?, shows that the Singapore female labour force participation rates (?FLFPR?) has increased from 30 per cent in 1921 to 56.6% in 2006, with the highest rate for women aged 25 - 29. With a mean marrying age of 27.9 for women, the sharp decline in the FLFPR for those age 30 ...
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