Recently, I've been reading a lot about fish oil and how omega-3 is beneficial to you. (for example, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1086799/Is-Omega-3-fish-oil-supplement-good--load-old-codswallop.html Don't worry, I'm not here to sell fish oil to you haha!


I remember that when I was growing up, we used to drink that Scott's Emulsion that tasted terrible, but we were made to eat it anyway. So it seems maybe our parents did know something about the fish oil!

I've started giving fish oil supplements, and I'm also taking them myself. My question is this: are there any other supplements which have been shown to have positive effects on health and development, especially for children?

Hello everyone,


I've been reading this forum for some time, because I've been wanting to gather ideas to see what's best for my children. Anyway, I came across this article the other day, and I thought it was interesting. So, I'm jumping in and joining the community!

Anyway, the article is titled http://www.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/6669953/forget-mandarin-latin-is-the-key-to-success.thtml.

Well, obviously we're not going to forget Mandarin here in Singapore, but I found the following paragraph very interesting.
[quote] “In 1971, more than 4,000 fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade pupils of all backgrounds and abilities received 15 to 20 minutes of daily Latin instruction. The performance of the fifth-grade Latin pupils on the vocabulary test of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills was one full year higher than the performance of control pupils who had not studied Latin. Both the Latin group and the control group had been matched for similar backgrounds and abilities.”[/quote]This sounds like a fantastic advantage to give children. I might even learn it myself so as to motivate my children too.

So, does anyone know if there's anywhere in Singapore where we can learn Latin?