In Singapore, many students have difficulties with math, so they struggle in school and in doing their homework. More than 10% of every cohort of students does not attain the minimum requirement level for the PSLE. A large group of students who have been diagnosed with Dyslexia or ADHD has difficulties in mathematics, ...
Date Posted: April 15, 2023
Categories: Academic Issues, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), ...
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The specificity of international relations is that they have an anarchic character. Each participant is guided primarily by its own interests performing its actions. National interests are the main category of the theory of political realism. The main motive and key stimulus policies in the ...
May 7
Categories: Academic Issues
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Ricky struggled in school for most of his life. In primary school, he would battle to focus on what the teacher was saying; he felt like homework was boring. His parents would often be disappointed when he would bring home his report card. Ricky felt his confidence ...
Jan 8
Categories: Academic Issues, Emotional Intelligence, Self-Care / Self Compassion, ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Facing important examinations? Does it seem complicated? Is the milieu of the exam overwhelming or confusing? Do you have it all sorted out, but find the unwanted advice doled out by “well-wishers” pushing you to the edge? Do you find it hard to sift through sensible helpful suggestions and meaningless preaching from the pulpit?
Apr 25
Categories: Academic Issues, Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Executive ...
Written By:
Mini Nair
Education and learning have been one of the main drivers of our civilization and it has gone under dramatic changes in the last few centuries. Trends emerge and splinter off as they evolve and adapt to the times. The 21st century marked a key turning point with the dawn of the information age. ...
Aug 29
Categories: Academic Issues, Child Development, Dyslexia, Learning Difficulties
Written By:
Irena Constantin
I got the inspiration to write this post after reading this piece of morning news "As graduate numbers grow, a hard truth: Not all degrees are equal" from Channel New Asia (CNA). It is very true that the psychology job ...
Sep 17
Categories: Academic Issues, Career Development and Change
Written By:
SGPsychStud
This post is targeted for psychology students, especially those who are graduating soon. This should be a starting guide or checklist for those looking for your first psychology-related job. As mentioned in a previous post, your first job might be categorised into two types: (a) ...
Sep 10
Categories: Academic Issues, Career Development and Change
Written By:
SGPsychStud
This is a list of the psychology-related events that were held in 2014. Make sure you stay tuned to the Conferences and Events page and the Facebook Page to keep yourself updated about the ...
Dec 31
Categories: Academic Issues
Written By:
SGPsychStud
5 Tips for Parents with Exam Anxious Children: Exam's around the corner. I received some enquiries about exam related therapy sessions for children with high anxiety level. When the pressure mounts, grades suffer as well. Here are some tips for parent to work with your child.1. Reflect: Check your words and actions
Sep 22
Categories: Academic Issues, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Learning Difficulties
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Children start practicing their speech sounds by babbling when they are very young and this process will continue for the next few years of their lives! It is quite normal for children’s speech intelligibility to be limited when they are very young but as they grow older their ...
Jun 20
Categories: Academic Issues, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development
Written By:
Dynamics Speech Pte Ltd
For parents with babies 12 months and below,
Maybe your baby is crying all of the time, or he or she doesn’t take interest in you. Maybe you can’t find a way to calm your baby down, or you notice that he or she doesn’t like to be held. Maybe your baby seems very ...
Jun 19
Categories: Academic Issues, Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Anger ...
Written By:
Dynamics Therapy Centre for Kids Pte Ltd
This was originally posted on my blog SG Psych Stuff on 27 March 2014, and was requested to be reposted here. You may read my other 100+ posts on my blog as well.This is a revised and updated version of ...
May 19
Categories: Academic Issues
Written By:
SGPsychStud
"The times are a changing" is a Bob Dylan anthem about change and going through change is an important part of everyone's development.Do we choose to reject it and build walls around us or do we embrace and use the wind of change such as in the Chinese proverb above.Going through ...
Mar 15
Categories: Academic Issues, Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Art Therapy, ...
Written By:
Andrew C Wright HCPC registered (UK)
The author sees that there are many factors contributing to the over diagnosis of ADHD. In the United States, there are social, medical and parenting forces at play that contribute to more than 4.4 million children between the ages of 4 to 17 years old having an ADHD diagnosis and a dramatic ...
Oct 3
Categories: Academic Issues, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), ...
Written By:
Tammy M. Fontana, MS NCC CTRT Sex Therapist USA
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