One book, 7 Chapters, MANY RESOURCES...

Chapter One - Raising Happy, Healthy and Intelligent Kids - Shared thoughts

[jia] 家 Home

When we choose to be parents, we accept another human being as part of ourselves, and a large part of our emotional selves will stay with that person as long as we live. From that time on, there will be another person on this earth whose orbit around us will affect us as surely as the moon affects the tides, and affect us in some ways more deeply than anyone else can. Our children are extensions of ourselves.”

— Fred Rogers,
creator and executive producer of Mister Rogers’ Neighbourhood, longest running programme for children on public television.

Getting Fit For Life

[jian] 健 Health

The first and only true wealth is good health, without which nothing is enjoyable. That’s why it is important for our kids to respect their bodies – and to make fitness a way of life. BARRY PESTANA writes...

 

Chapter Two - Lending A Helping Hand - Parents share their experiences

[aì] 爱 love

You will always be your child’s favourite toy. ”
— Vicky Lansky, author

My job allows me to come into frequent contact with parents and students from various nationalities and social classes. These foreign students have different personalities, lifestyle and learning attitudes...

When young Vincent was diagnosed as having a form of autism, his parents were devastated. This is a story of a very special boy, as told by his mother...

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Chapter Three - Expert Pathways - Guides to emotional, physical and intellectual development for kids

[yì] 议 Discuss

Life affords no greater responsibility, no greater privilege than the raising of the next generation. ”
— C. Everett Koop, physician and public health leader

Relationships are the fundamental basis and purpose of human existence; they add meaning to life from cradle to grave...

What do you get if you cross a child with a boring teacher, a rigid curriculum and an over-ambitious parent?...

Children are the budding hope and future of a nation. Raising happy, healthy and intelligent kids is desired by all parents and a matter of concern to everyone...

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Chapter Four - Life. Through A Kid's Eyes - Kids tell us what they want, need and crave...

[lè] 乐 Joy

“ Many things we need can wait. The child cannot. Now is the time his bone is being made; his mind is being developed. To him we cannot say tomorrow. His name is today. ”
— Gabriela Mistral,
Chilean educator, cultural minister, diplomat and poet

And more...

 

Chapter Five - Breaking New Ground - Inside the minds of teenagers.

[zhang] 长 Growth

We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future. ”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United States

Happiness, Health and Intelligence are three things all parents wish for their children. There’s an old Chinese saying, “望子成龙, 望女成凤” – all parents wish for their children to be a dragon or a phoenix. And indeed, why not? After all, wishing the best for one’s loved ones is something that comes naturally...

I am turning 13 this year and definitely looking forward to another exciting chapter of my life: the teenage years. I have always been the envy of my friends as they see me as the “lucky girl with the lucky life”...

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Chapter Six - Community With Heart - Products, services and things to do for kids.

[qing] 情 Passion

The route through childhood is shaped by many forces, and it differs for each of us. Our biological inheritance, the temperament with which we are born, the care we receive, our family relationships, the place where we grow up, the schools we attend, the culture in which we participate, and the historical period in which we live—all these affect the paths we take through childhood and condition the remainder of our lives. ”
— Robert H. Wozniak, professor of human development and author

 

Chapter Seven - Tributes To Our Mentors - A word of thanks to those who shaped our lives.

[en] 恩 Gratitude

It takes a decade to nurture a tree, but it takes a century to mould a man.”

— Chinese proverb

“ 十年树木，百年树人 ”

— 中国谚语

At 81 years old, Mr Cheong Kim Nam is retired now, but he has lived through some harrowing times—poverty-stricken as a child, subjected to Japanese rule in his youth and struggling as a young man determined to provide his children with the opportunities that he had missed. Here is his open letter to his children…

Mr. Foo Kok Sin is a satisfied man with little complaints about life. The managing director of Unitednature (F.E.), an organic and health food company, is grateful for having parents who deeply embrace strong, moral values, and a supportive wife, who uprooted herself from her home in Taiwan to marry him…

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There you have it. How to Raise Happy, Healthy & Intelligent Kids. Words of wisdom from parents, educators, psychologists and other experts – and even kids themselves!

Indeed, in compiling this book we, as publishers, authors and editors, have learnt a considerable amount.

Knowledge, we hope, we can use to help our own children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews – and other young people – to become Happy, Healthy and Intelligent human beings.

For me, the key lesson I’ve learnt has come from the last section of the book – the tributes paid to parents, grandparents, friends and relatives from those whose lives have been so rich and successful, despite early poverty and deprivation.

The lesson is a simple one: it’s not enough to be Happy, Healthy and Intelligent. Leading a balanced life is about being Happy, Healthy, Intelligent – and Thankful.

Thankful to the people who have helped shaped our lives and made us who we are.

In this increasingly materialistic world, the ability to be thankful – and the need to show our gratitude to our mentors – is a virtue to be envied. It’s the mark of true success.