teapot\" post_id=\"1951427\" time=\"1575449335\" user_id=\"58473:

If i could not be close to my child by age 12. Is it too late to bond with her, now she reached her teenage years

I tried my best but often i wonder if i had done too little and now too late.

Yet i love her more than myself . I just feel so sad ...

I'd like to think it's never too late - it probably gets harder and the bond will probably be different (not necessarily worse), but it won't be too late.

I don’t have advice but I feel like this is in my future - my kid is a year younger and already comes home with friend drama (also involving off-and-on BFFs…what is it about girls and BFFs??). I listen to her but do not otherwise do or say anything about it; I hope this is the right approach, but who knows?

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"1949937\" time=\"1574824590\" user_id=\"28674:

starlight1968sg\" post_id=\"1949481\" time=\"1574731887\" user_id=\"14025:

I think near mid Dec, CNY deco will be fighting with Xmas deco

The last time CNY was early, I told my girls that we should just hang CNY decorations on the Christmas tree! That idea was vetoed, though.

I logged in to say, this is a great idea! (I don't think my kid would go for it either.)

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"1943619\" time=\"1572262716\" user_id=\"28674:

6thisnthat9\" post_id=\"1943601\" time=\"1572253640\" user_id=\"145858:

So is it still possible to read NLB's ebook in PDF using Kindle?

Can't answer this question, but reading PDF on an ereader is not very easy. The words do not re-wrap as they do with other formats, so you have to move the image from side to side as you read - I find it impossible to read a book that way.

I don't see an option to download my NLB e-books in PDF, so maybe that's only for certain collections?

In any case, I agree with slmkhoo - PDFs appear as images in Kindle, so technically readable but practically impossible to read.

6thisnthat9\" post_id=\"1943578\" time=\"1572247179\" user_id=\"145858:

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1943573\" time=\"1572245905\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1943573 time=1572245905 user_id=53606]I noticed that NLB has recently switched from Overdrive app to Libby app. Is it still incompatible with Kindle ebooks format?

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Yah you can still only download books in epub format.

The Libby app is great, but it's basically an app to let you find and read library books from a phone or computer.

Agree - it’s so much easier to read on a Kindle than on a screen.


The only thing is that NLB e-books cannot be downloaded in a Kindle-compatible format, so there’s that.

Hi shisan, just to say that the pediatricians at KKH will refer you to a nutritionist if they/you think it best. Good luck! It’s really hard when kids don’t/won’t eat.


Esteema, I’m inspired to get my kid involved in cooking!

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"1943246\" time=\"1571989265\" user_id=\"28674:

hb\" post_id=\"1943229\" time=\"1571983483\" user_id=\"179788:

[quote=phtthp post_id=1943201 time=1571974973 user_id=35251]How about between Sec 3 literature \"Julius Caesar\" and \"Merchant of Venice\", which one easier to study ?

I think same same.

The hardest plays are the comedies, because it's hard to explain humour, and many kids don't find the plays funny in the first place.

Don't know about difficulty, but Merchant is much, much more interesting! I studied Julius Caesar for my O levels and found it very boring. Then I had to study Coriolanus for A levels - another Roman play which I can't remember much about now. I would have loved to have studied Merchant instead![/quote]I found Portia kinda annoying - far too good!

I meet JC/uni-age kids in the course of my work, and there is a not-insignificant number of kids with mental health issues, though they mostly resolve them or learn to manage them. I think the important thing is to let them know that there’s absolutely no shame in having a mental health problem, just as there’s no shame in having chicken pox or breaking your leg or something. It’s like physical fitness - some kids are more vulnerable to stress and some are more resilient, but everyone can build up their mental fitness. The other important thing is that they should recognise when and how to ask for help, though this might be harder for younger teens.

How underweight is underweight? My DD is like 25th percentile for weight and 50th for height and she also eats suuuuper slowly, and if I hurry her she’ll just stop eating. I’m not sure if this is the right thing to do, but I figure that as long she’s healthy and active, it’s okay? She’s only 4 but I figure she’ll eat if she’s hungry, and I don’t want to turn mealtimes into a power struggle (been there, never won the fight). We do give her full-cream milk in the morning and before bedtime (if she’ll take it), but don’t do anything special otherwise.