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MoneyTree Asia Pacific is all about helping parents future-proof their kids.  They recently hosted an experiential session for invited parents called ‘ The Future is Racing Ahead : At Least You Are Doing Something About It!’ . The session was a hit with all the guests. Future-readying Children with MoneyTree Asia Pacific Parents were involved in a discussion on future-readying kids together with Michael Reyes, CEO & Founder of MoneyTree Asia Pacific & Quantum Intelligence, Dr. Hamidah Helmei, Head of Secondary at Idrissi International School and Carmen Kong, Board Certified Behaviour Analyst & Founder of the ABA Project. Upcoming Future-Ready Workshop Series, don't miss out.  They talked about the challenges kids face in today’s world, like how AI is taking over many jobs and schools are overloading kids with work and studies, which is causing them too much stress. Kids are even breaking down, and 1 in 3 kids in many countries have mental health problems. Michael ...

Worried For Your Child’s Future? I’m Future-Readying My Kids Now!  Most parents will have similar worry whenever we think of our child’s future. This happens more often than not, especially when they’re growing up, past pre-school days, into their primary school days and beyond. There’s so many uncertainties that may occur in our child’s journey, and this definitely gives me some sleepless nights.  I’m Future-Readying My Kids Now!  Have you thought about your child’s future? I’m sure we all want our kids to be successful, putting them through classes and skills development lessons with the intention of providing them with the best possible edge to succeed in future. Nobody wants their child to fail, right? Being a parent to two school going boys, at their foundation building years, there are basically 3 main threats I consistently worry about. What are these threats? Read on below then.  Three main threats inhibiting our child from arriving at a bright future Samp...

Hong Leong Pocket Connect - Raising Money Savvy Kids HLB Pocket Connect, I first heard of this new offering from Hong Leong Bank during their recent webinar entitled ‘Raising DuitSmart Kids in a Digital Age’ . Just like charity begins at home, forming a life-long healthy relationship with money should begin at home, as early as possible. In the age of everything digital, parents can now leverage on digital tools to help them educate and engage their digital native children effectively to be financially-conscious and responsible. Hong Leong Pocket Connect - Raising Money Savvy Kids

Samsung Malaysia's Solve for Tomorrow Competition  Heard of STEM before? Well, STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education, which interestingly is the theme for Samsung Malaysia's latest global educational program. Aply titled "Solve for Tomorrow", its a competition aimed at stimulating curiosity and cultivating interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education, while inspiring students to help improve and fix issues faced by local communities through STEM’s innovative solutions. Samsung Malaysia's Solve for Tomorrow Competition 

Eat Right to Play Right - Zurich Malaysia Promotes Healthy Competition Among Kids With a tagline that reads Eat Right to Play Right (ERTPR), you know you’re on to something pretty awesome. Recently, I was over at Zurich Malaysia ERTPR Youth Cup with the family to learn more on what its all about.  Eat Right to Play Right - Zurich Malaysia Promotes Healthy Competition Among Kids

Blokganza Dream Christmas & Dream Vending Town @ Quill City Mall, KL School holidays are here! Here’s when all parents in the city start to figure out where to bring their kids, or risk them running havoc at home. Well, if you’re looking at a place to spend the weekend with your kids, look to Quill City Mall Kuala Lumpur! It’s going to be fun, and educational at the same time, as Quill City Mall presents their Blokganza Dream Christmas from 22nd November until 25th December this year. Read on! Kids Pretend Play City Blokganza Dream Christmas & Dream Vending Town @ Quill City Mall, KL

Deworming For Kids  Worms? De-worm? Now here's a term I've been recently acquainted with, especially in recent times since the older kid, Martin has started schooling. Karlson is in pre-school and both of them always comes back covered in dirt with dirty clothes. I don't even know what they do in school! Anyway, this got me concerned over hygiene and the growing concerns of worm infestation in my child's digestive system is rather worrying. Active Kids 

Caring Pharmacy’s #SHOPMOREWINMORE Contest is ON! Caring Pharmacy, now with its numerous outlets available nearly everywhere, it has to be my go-to pharmacy when shopping for my kids’ essentials from when they were baby until now. When was the last time you entered any Caring Pharmacy outlets?  Caring Pharmacy’s #SHOPMOREWINMORE Contest is ON!

Have Fun Painting with the Dazzling Nippon Paint Gold Paint!  Have you ever had that feeling that some areas of your home just need a makeover - a golden makeover to be exact? Well, I have! The kids are always bringing back their arts and crafts items they made at school, but we’ve always just left them to be. So when I came across the Nippon Paint Gold Paint , I just knew that it was the perfect opportunity to do a little DIY painting project with the kids! Do read on… Have Fun Painting with the Dazzling Nippon Paint Gold Paint! 

An Education Transformation Programme to Develop Holistic Children Have you ever reminisced about your schooling days, where teachers were strict and would throw a chalk at you whenever they feel you weren’t attentive? The constant memorising of facts and figures for exams? Well, that is our Malaysian education system, where the person who’s best at memorising or who has a photographic memory will excel in academics. But if we continue down this path, then the future of our children is at stake.  LeapEd Trust Schools Programme (TSP 1.0) - Education Service Provider

PJ Masks’ Heroes @ Sunway Pyramid This School Holidays Frankly, I’m not in tune with the latest cartoon characters my kids are watching on the television nowadays. What I do know is that the characters are as colourful as ever! This coming school holidays, bring your kids out to engage with the superpowers of PJ Masks’ heroes as they are set to take over Sunway Pyramid’s LG2 Blue Concourse for the first time in Malaysia! Read on below.  PJ Masks’ Heroes @ Sunway Pyramid This School Holidays

Kumon Advanced Student Forum 2019 - Over 700 Kumon Students Recognised For Exceptional Performance My kid, Martin has been taking lessons at Kumon, you can read more about his experience here . Just last week or so, I was invited to the Kumon Advanced Student Forum 2019 where over 700 Kumon students were recognised for their exceptional performance. Dato’ Dr Sheikh Muszaphar, Malaysia's First Astronaut was there too as a guest figure and Kumon Parent. As an inspiring figure,  Dato' Dr Sheikh shared his very own inspiring story to success during the event. Read on below.  L-R Dato' Dr Sheikh Muszaphar (Kumon Parent and Guest Speaker), Ms Dana Lekshmi,  Kumon Instructor and Mr Yosuke Sugawa, General Manager, Kumon Malaysia. 

Dinosaurs Come Alive @ Paradigm Mall, Petaling Jaya!  It’s the school holidays this week! What are your kids up to? Just last weekend, with the kids in tow, both the Mrs and I headed over to WCT Malls: Paradigm Mall in Petaling Jaya as we heard there will be dinosaurs there! True to form, dinosaurs did roam the mall last weekend. In fact they will be there from 22nd March to 7th April 2019. Dinosaurs Alive, we were in for a treat the moment we arrived at the mall. Read on below.  Dinosaurs Come Alive @ Paradigm Mall

Let's Explore The New JomStudi Digital Learning Platform! Getting online and being online is synonymous with the current generation of students, and it's pretty much what our kids will grow up with. If they are already going to go online, why not gear them towards educational platforms and sites. I've recently heard news about the new JomStudi Digital Learning Platform, a collaboration between Astro, Digi and Media Prima to bring multiple education resources into a single platform. Pretty cool stuff, one which I did not hesitate to introduce to both the kids, Martin and Karlson. Let's Explore The New JomStudi Digital Learning Platform!

Kumon Malaysia - Martin's Experience Learning Mathematics Ever had that feeling where you know your kid can do much better in his schooling with a little nudge, but don't know which avenue to look for help? Well, with Martin entering Standard 1 this year, we've started looking out for that extra help to nudge him ahead in his studies, particularly in Mathematics. We were introduced to Kumon Malaysia, a relatively new way of learning to me . Read on for our experience with the centre we chose. Learn at the centre, bring back the worksheets and continue doing it, one worksheet a day at home

Happy Meal Readers Programme - Let’s Read Together! Grabbing a Happy Meal from McDonald’s nowadays doesn’t necessarily mean getting the toy only. Instead, we can opt for some pretty cool hardback books for the kids! I’ve been waiting for this for a while now, a way to in hone the reading habits of Martin and Karlson while having fun at the same time! McDonald’s has partnered with Cressida Cowell, world-renowned author of the bestselling ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ books. Cowell has written an exclusive series of 12 hardback books for McDonald’s that will not be available anywhere else in retail. McDonald's Happy Meal Readers Programme - Let’s Read Together!

HP Little Makers Challenge - #ReinventLearning with HP 3775 All-In-One Printer & The Kids This being the year end holiday season, I’ve taken the chance to spend quality time with both the kids. With never-ending work, I’m always not at home, hence when I do have the chance, I am always on the look out for a good parent-child bonding moment. Usually we spend it building some blocks, or catching educational shows on TV, but this time around, we did something totally different! Read on.  #ReinventLearning with HP 3775 All-In-One Printer 

KLC English Language Centre @ Bandar Puteri, Puchong Newly opened in the bustling township of Puchong, KLC English Language Centre had their Grand Opening last Sunday and I was there with the kids to soak in the festivities. A place for children aged 3 to 14 years to master the English language, it’s definitely a good place for the boys to start strengthening their command of the language. Read on below on what transpired that day, as well as a first hand look at the centre.  KLC English Language Centre @ Bandar Puteri, Puchong

Kleenex Ultra Soft Bath Tissues - For The Family Family hygiene has been of utmost importance to us recently, where the 2 boys need to be free of germs to stay healthy. In fact, everywhere there are cases of unhygienic places and spots causing havoc everywhere. Cleaning the boys is important on a daily routine, hence best quality tissues are what we look out for. So far, there’s no better ones than the Kleenex Ultra Soft Bath Tissues. Why do I say that? Read on! Kleenex Ultra Soft Bath Tissues - For The Family

Friso Gold Experience Holland Roadshow With The Kids Always a big fan of Friso Gold, if you have not read my previous write-ups on this milk brand that my kids are taking, go have a read here , and here . Thinking of a family outing to the local mall this weekend? Check out the free open event over at Sunway Pyramid this weekend, where at the Orange Concourse, together with my family, we experienced Holland with the Friso Gold farmers and Frisian cows! It was a blast for the kids, fun yet educational. Check out what we experienced at the roadshow.  Friso Gold Experience Holland Roadshow With The Kids