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Contents SNIPPETS 10 6 Choice Products, Interesting News and More! COVERSTORY 10 Investor, Adventurer, Father An interview with legendary investor Jim Rogers FOCUS 12 A Prodigy’s Risk Pays Off Meet prodigious violinist Helena Dawn Yah Delve into the world of homeschooling 14 Our Home Is A Better School 16 No Parent Should Go Through This A parent’s worst nightmare becomes reality 18 She Survived...So Can You Theresa Tan fought breast cancer and won 14 Choose To Live all of which lead you down ife is really just a series of choices, rent destinies. For example, our different paths and ultimately, diffe dary investor Jim Rogers, chose Cover Personality this month, the legen age and is now experiencing a to have children despite his advanced him one morning and discovered second lease of life. We sat down with in public (page 10). a whole new side to him rarely seen L not pressure their daughter to violinist Helena Dawn Yah chose to Similarly, the parents of prodigious ute that produced Andrew she is studying in the same music instit pursue the violin at all costs. Now, sing to homeschool their chose the route less travelled, choo Lloyd Webber (page 12). The Ongs also (page 14). kids instead of going “the MOE way” lives of our children as will impact not only our lives but the As parents, all of us make choices that time expectant father this month, Desmond Foo. He’s a firstwell, such as our parent contributor has to decide whether he from his strong family network, and working overseas in China, separated his hilarious account of e for the birth or stay in China. Read and his wife should return to Singapor in the Middle Kingdom s field of medicine and gynaecologists what it’s like to traverse the precariou (page 38). development also continues in concerning your child’s health and Our extensive coverage of matters ver that white lies are rs in their respective fields. We disco this issue as we speak to different docto we tackle the issue most ’s brain development (page 20) and surprisingly an indication of your child the dentist (page 26). is the best time for your child to visit parents have trouble biting into — when d on your encouragement made some tweaks to our layout base As you may have noticed, we’ve also magazine. Just drop even more of your thoughts about the and feedback, and we hope to receive ments on our Facebook at fb.com/ life.sg or leave your com us an e-mail at editorial@familyand familyandlifemag. wake up every day with a platter of Enjoy this issue and remember, we in choosing your family and your life. choices in front of us. Join us Happy Reading! Managing Editor Gerald Woon 12 NURTURE 12 20 My Child Lies, Is That A Problem? Lying as a sign of brain familyandlife.sg All work and no play is harmful Managing Editor EDITORIAL To read or not to read, to your child CREATIVE development 22 Let Children Play 24 Give Them Word Power SALES & MARKETING HEALTH 26 Fear No More: Your Kid’s Handling that scary dentist 1st Dental Visit Two common knee injuries The lowdown on atopic dermatitis Gerald Woon [email protected] Writer | Farhan Shah [email protected] Designer | Zach [email protected] Senior Marketing Executive| Emily Choo [email protected] Marketing Executive | Lim Jun Ming [email protected] 28 Ouch! My Knee! CONTRIBUTORS 30 Crawling In My Skin ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE RELAX CONTACT US Editorial Enquiries [email protected] Advertising Enquiries Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected] 32 Feng Shui 101 Preparing your home for fortune Desmond Foo Dr Lim Swee Teck Dr Sean Leo Ken Koh Manager | Jessica Ong [email protected] MCI (P) 114/08/2013 BITES 28 34 The Family Tortilla Chicken Wrap A family-friendly recipe EVENTS 36 What’s Happening! A list of family events this month OP-ED 38 My 2 Cents On... 4 Family & Life • Oct 2013 Being a first-time father, overseas Colour Separation & Printed by Times Printers Private Limited 16 Tuas Avenue 5, Singapore 639340 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Licence No. L021/09/2012 Distributed by MediaWheel Singapore 31 Toh Guan Road East #07-01 LW Technocentre, Singapore 608608 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] All materials printed within Family & Life are Copyright 2013 © and protected under the Copyright Act. All rights reserved 2013. 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