Orthokeratology (Ortho-K) is a life-changing technique that has transformed our daughter, Dana's vision and her life. As parents, we have seen first-hand how Ortho-K has helped her in more ways than one, and we want to share her story to help others. Take a peek into Eyesight.sg with us. One of the most tangible benefits of Ortho-K for Dana is the freedom it provides. Before Ortho-K, she had to wear glasses all the time, which made it difficult for her to participate in sports and … [Read more...]
“Feels like an Astronaut,” GMT Ergonomic Backpacks From Norway
“Wow, Mommy, this bag makes me feels like an astronaut...” The son remarked excitedly as he unboxed the newly delivered GMT Light Ergonomic School Backpack. “Why do you say that Buddy?” I asked bemused. “Because it’s light and strong!” was his ‘matter-of-factly’ reply. The Rigours of School As Buddy enters Primary Two, the rigours of school life slowly creeps in. With that comes thicker and heavier textbooks, more stationeries and other items for his afternoons at the … [Read more...]
Slowing Childhood Myopia with Essilor® StellestTM Lenses
The Inevitable So, the inevitable has happened – our youngest, Buddy has myopia. A visit to our trusted optometrist confirmed that last month. Sadly. This is despite our many attempts at avoiding it through good eye-sight habit – ensuring that he reads only in good light, managing his screen time judiciously, bringing him outdoors often and giving his eyes enough rest. Perhaps it’s hereditary? Perhaps it’s lifestyle? 'Myopia Capital' of the world. Whatever it is, we do live … [Read more...]
Geniebook Review: Using A.I To Stimulate Learning
“I haven’t failed. I have just found 10,000 ways that will not work.”Thomas Edison The quote above is famously referenced to the great inventor Thomas Edison who attributed his inventions, the most famous being the indispensable light bulb, to his failures. Go Ahead, Make Mistakes. When it comes to teaching our kids, many of us hope that they will get the correct answers (especially in tests and exams). Like it or not, many of us are averse to children making mistakes. … [Read more...]
Review of Dyson Purifier Cool Formaldehyde Air Purifier
Clean And New Doesn't Mean Safe Due to the pandemic, many of us are staying indoors more and consequently, cleaning our homes more. Contrary to what we think, cleaning the home more frequently doesn’t necessarily mean the home is ‘cleaner’ or toxins-free. Every day, we breathe up to 9,000 litres of air and even before the COVID-19 pandemic, we spent as much as 90% of our time indoors (in offices, schools and malls). As our homes increasingly become spaces where we work, study and exercise as … [Read more...]
How Ergonomics Furniture ‘Saved’ Us When WFH
We belong to those working parents where the stresses and conflicts from working from home can sometimes make us feel like we are working from ‘Hell’. One contributing factor, aside from the managing the kids and their HBL (Home-based Learning), is the lack of proper WFH (Work-From-Home) furniture. Pain. Pain. Pain. Here are 3 painful lessons we have learnt on why the common study table is not suited to support WFH: Work furniture in the office are purpose-built to support long hours … [Read more...]
Choosing The Right School Bag For Primary School: Facts & Myths
As our son enters Primary School next year, we revisit the importance of a good school bag for our child. Fortunately, we have our elder daughter's experience to glean from. We debunk some myths about school bags so that you can make an informed choice for your school-going kids. Myth, Facts and Choices Here’s sharing some of the myths and facts about choosing a good school bag. Myth 1: All schoolbags are good school bags Fact: Nothing can be further from the truth. … [Read more...]
Home Defects Inspection: Preventing Nightmares
"Once you see, you cannot 'un-see'." The husband and I could not believe our eyes. What was our seemingly pristine perfect new home (from a new development) a moment or so ago, is now riddled with coloured tags of blue, pink and some white. Different colours depicting different types of defects found everywhere! Gosh! Full of Defects! From the perfectly painted living room walls to the bedrooms, even the back of the refrigerator and top of the shelf doors, room doors and … [Read more...]
5 Reasons To Visit The King Koil Warehouse Sale 2020
King Koil needs no introduction. Established since 1898, the name is synonymous with quality mattresses and bedding products. As a family, we have been using King Koil for the longest time, even when we ourselves were kids! For our family, we would always consider King Koil whenever we need to change our beddings i.e. CNY period. Usually towards the end of the year, I would keep my eyes peeled for good deals as I have this preference to change our pillows, bolsters and … [Read more...]
Sudio ETT Wireless Earphones: The Perfect WFH-HBL Companion
Space – More than Physical Separation: WFH (Work from Home) and HBL (Home-based Learning) have proven to be trying for our family particularly with everyone's unique demands of personal space for work, e-learning and recreation all within the confines of an apartment. We’ve learnt that while it may be easier to separate physically (i.e. finding our own little corners in the apartment), separating sound space is more challenging. Sound permeates and intrudes into our personal … [Read more...]
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