Chinese New Year can be overwhelming for toddlers. Here's how family and friends can help young children feel safe, respected, and free to be themselves during festive gatherings.

When children are emotionally overwhelmed, the thinking skills adults expect aren’t available. Many of us were taught to believe that children “know better,” but emotional stress shuts down reasoning, impulse control, and self-regulation. This post explains what’s actually happening—and what helps instead.

A neighbour’s complaint about my toddler’s footsteps made me question how far parents are expected to go to keep the peace. But children’s laughter and stomps aren’t noise — they’re life. Here’s why empathy matters more than silence in HDB living.