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Invite your friends to register for the contest. For every invited friend who successfully signs up for the contest, you will be rewarded with an extra chance in the scholarship lucky draw and a S$50 ChildFirst voucher. Use these vouchers to offset any fees at ChildFirst and save up to S$1,800!
Mummy: “James, come and drink some water”
James: (takes a sip) “Mummy, my mouth is painful!”
The common symptoms of Hand Foot Mouth Disease (HFMD) are blisters in the mouth, poor appetite, rashes, and fever.
In this year alone, there have already been more than 4,000 cases of hand foot and mouth in children or Hand Foot Mouth Disease in Singapore (as of May 2011. Source : Ministry of Health).
As a community, we are responsible for the safety of our children. It is important to keep our environment clean and to teach children to be active warriors in fighting this disease.
2 simple steps to prevent contamination:
Use mild soap with warm water to clean toys and commonly used household items weekly
Use separate utensils during meals, and avoid sharing of food and drinks
2 hygiene practices to teach children:
When sneezing or coughing, use a tissue to cover our mouth and nose
Wash hands with soap at regular intervals - especially after using the toilet, and before meals
When our children are infected, we do our best to find ways and means to ease their pain. Of utmost importance is taking the prescribed medication from the doctor and drinking plenty of fluids.
Taking good care of our children can be a challenging task. We can help children to stay positive on their road to recovery.
Tips to motivate your children to fight dehydration:
Imagine the ulcers and rashes are “bad guys” who are afraid of water. Cheer your children on, and praise them for being brave and drowning the monster to make it go away
Provide alternative fluids such barley, or even vanilla ice cream (it’s milk-based!)
Fast Facts
The numbers of Hand Foot Mouth Disease HFMD cases have been at warning level since February, rising to epidemic levels at the end of June last year. The disease is caused by a group of more than 80 viruses. Some viruses (such as EV71) are more dangerous and can lead to brain damage. Depending on severity, the incubation period can range from a few days to 2 weeks.
MCYS and MOE are posing strict guidelines for the functioning of Childcares and Kindergartens. Children can only return to school upon receiving a certified letter from the doctor determining the child “fit for school.” If more than 16 cases, or 23% of the children are reported to be infected within 24 days, the law requires centres to be shut down for 10 days.
The Ministry of Health reported that while it is natural for Singapore to have periodic outbreaks of HFMD, early vigilance and action can help keep children safe from the disease. We encourage families to continue acting responsibly to guard our children from these diseases, towards building a healthy Singapore!
*Photograph courtesy of KK Women’s and Children’s hospital
Join Peek-A-Boo Playground for their fun-filled and enriching camps this June Holidays!
Explore the Chinese culture through Wushu sessions conducted by trainers from Ch’i Life and Chinese Calligraphy sessions taught by Mr. Lee Ping Khoon from Vision Art Studio! Cultivate your child’s artistic talents as they experiment with mediums such as oil paste, washable paints and canvass sheets with dedicated teachers from The LPN Art School!
Sign your child up before 23rd May to enjoy Early Bird Discounts!
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one of the greatest life’s moment that starts with pregnancy. At Joy Luck Club, we celebrate motherhood to the max. Share with us your pregnancy moment (current or past), and how you love your pregnancy!
A Celebration of Dance organised by the World Dance Alliance Singapore
The Creation and Presentation Network of WDA, Singapore (WDAS) is working towards celebrating Singapore Dance Week 2011. The weeklong celebration of Dance will open on May 21st 2011 with “Connect…Share…Experience!”
As the name suggests, Singaporeans will get up and experience the joy and verve of Dance. The venue for this opening event will be One Fullerton. This will be followed by a full week of dance happenings in various parts of the island in schools, community centres, dance studios and institutions etc. Singapore Dance Week 2011 will close on May 28th 2011 at ION Orchard.
For us Singapore Dance Week is a platform for connecting, sharing and experiencing dance together. The seed of this idea first found expression as International Dance Day in 2008. Each year, the idea has been developing — in 2009 WDAS celebrated International Dance Week.
In 2010 the event morphed itself into Singapore Dance Week and was organised on a much larger scale than the previous years. This year, the event has received even more support from various segments of the community. We at WDAS look at Singapore Dance Week as an annual event which we see moving closer and closer each year towards the vision of taking Dance to the community.
We look forward to having you join us in celebrating Dance.
Join us during the opening on 21st May 2011 from 5pm to 6:30pm at One Fullerton for some fun dancing!!
Opening Venue Courtesy by Fullerton Heritage
Closing Venue courtesy by ION Orchard
Satellites Partners: Nanyang Community Club, Studio Ups, Nrityalaya Aesthehetics Society,
Lim Moi Kim, Osman Hamid, Nirmala Seshadri, 3 artist Venue Courtesy by Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Lee Yeong Wen, Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan,Charlie Lim Photography, Evergreen Primary School & T-Net Club.
Other Media supporting partners: Leap Schoolhouse, Temasek Polytechnic, People’s Association Youth Movement & PAYM.
SDW2011 Publicity Trailer, a niu2u production.
Produced, directed and film by:
hb hweebin tan, Evangeline Tan.
Trailer production support courtesy by:
Toong See Wan, Toong Soo Wei & Ong Ai Ming
Grab now the latest PHOTO DVDs of Music and I! An adventure and action-packed story with your child as the STAR of the show! They will be thrilled to see their own faces as the friend of
Dora, Diego and Me
This Personalized DVD features your child joining forces with Dora the Explorer and her friends Diego and Boots as they set out to rescue Baby Jaguar.
Your child will help Dora navigate the map to get through the rain forest, around the cave and on to the waterfall, where Baby Jaguar is in danger.
Your child will soar to new heights in this thrilling and educational video, which encourages kindness and kinship with all animals.
Dora the Explorer: Whose Birthday Is It?
This Personalized DVD features your child in a heart-warming Dora the Explorer adventure. In this video, Dora and her friends are out to discover who’s having a birthday party.
Your child helps Dora’s team follow the birthday balloon that leads them over Cupcake Mountain, across Sneezing Snake Lake and on to Play Park—where someone’s having a birthday party.
This fun and interactive video helps build cognitive skills and encourages cooperation to achieve goals.
Spider-Man
This Personalized DVD features your child as the Amazing Spider-Man! The video is chock-full of exhilarating action sequences that promise to enthrall and captivate.
Your child puts on your Spidey mask and does battle with nine treacherous villains who are wreaking havoc across New York City. As Spider-Man, your child will find out who’s the evil mastermind behind the crime wave and put an end to all the mayhem.
This video inspires courage in the face of danger, and includes an educational segment on spiders with Jonah Jameson!
It is almost impossible to prevent children from ever being injured due to their constant activity. Fortunately most childhood falls or blows to the head result in injury to the scalp only.
Head injuries fall into two categories:
1. External – usually consist of scalp injuries
2. Internal – usually involves the skull, the blood vessels within the skull, or the brain.
What is a scalp injury? The scalp is lined with blood vessels so it can easily bleed even with a minor cut. The “goose egg” that you see on your child’s head, that may appear after a head injury, is due to the leakage of blood or fluid into and under the scalp from the blood vessels. This may take days or even weeks to disappear. But not to worry, it is usually more frightening than threatening.
What is an internal injury? An internal injury may involve a fracture of the skull, torn blood vessels or damage to the brain itself, which is potentially serious and life-threatening.
What should I do if my child falls? Seek medical attention if your child is an infant, has a cut on his head and might need stitches, or shows any of the following symptoms:
1. Loss of consciousness
2. Vomiting more than twice
3. Neck pain or stiffness
4. Weakness
5. Speech or vision disturbance
6. Abnormal breathing
7. Bleeding or clear fluid discharge from nose or ear
8. Fits
9. Unequal pupil size
How can I take care of my child at home?If your child is not an infant, has not lost consciousness, is alert and behaving normally after the fall, apply ice or cold pack on the affected area for as long as the child allows, up to 15 minutes. Remember to use a washcloth or sock to wrap the ice so as to prevent frostbite from direct contact to bare skin.
If there is a scrape, wash it off with soap and water. Apply pressure with clean cloth to stop any bleeding if there is a cut, and then see the doctor as it might need stitches.
Only give clear fluids until your child has gone 2 hours without vomiting. Vomiting is common after head injuries but requires further evaluation if vomiting occurs more than twice. Observe your child for the next 24 hours for any signs of internal injuries. Seek medical attention immediately if any of the nine symptoms mentioned above is present.
Should I let my child sleep after he falls? There is no need to keep a child awake after a head injury if you sense there is no abnormality. However you need to check in every few hours to look for twitching of limbs or disturbance in breathing or color. If you are not comfortable with your child’s appearance, arouse your child until he is completely awake and talking normally. If you cannot wake your child up, call the ambulance immediately.
My child is very active so, how do I prevent head injuries from happening?
Ensure that your home is child-proofed to prevent household accidents and that your child wears appropriate headgears while biking, in-line skating, skateboarding and playing contact sports. Wearing a bike helmet reduces risk of concussion by about 85%.
Dr Ratna Sridjaja Paediatrician Bsc (USA), MD (USA), FAAP (USA) Dr Ratna graduated magna cum laude from the University of Southern California, U.S.A. She continued to pursue her medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, U.S.A., in 1995 and completed her paediatrics specialty training at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in 1999. She came to Singapore in 2008, and worked at the National University Hospital Children’s Emergency Department. Dr Ratna is multi-lingual; she is able to communicate in English, Mandarin, Malay, Hokkien and Indonesian language.
Practice Address:
SBCC Baby & Child Clinic (Gleneagles)
6 Napier Road
#07-01/03 Gleneagles Medical Centre
Singapore 258499
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