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Visual Stressors - Keep an eye out for them
Today, we want to give you some guidelines on which situations that make it difficult for your eyes to perform you should try to avoid....

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Jul 16, 20162 min read


Go Outdoors To Avoid Myopia
Below you can find an extract of an article published in June 2015 in the Straits Times about the importance of outdoor playtime. It has lost none of its relevance - on the contrary. The amount of work (and play) we all do in front of screens and books has increased dramatically over the last few years. I very often see parents who are so concerned that their kids do not do well at school. So they get them to study harder, get tuition and spend yet more time in front of bo

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Jul 2, 20165 min read


Have you ever heard of the "Matthew Effect"?
The term stems from a parable recorded in Matthew 25:29 (with the maxim resulting from it that 'the rich get richer, the poor get...

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Jun 16, 20162 min read


'Children learn better from people than screens' - not really a surprise, is it?
Today, I want to pick up on an article I saw on 8 February in the Straits Times titled 'Children learn better from people than screens'....

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May 17, 20162 min read


What Do You See?
Do you see a rabbit or a duck? The speed in which you can flip between the two images says a lot about your neural plasticity. Not all of...

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May 6, 20162 min read


Active Kids Learn Better
A picture tells more than a thousand words.... we are always looking for new pictures and information to share with you. And by doing...

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Apr 22, 20161 min read


Those middle-aged eyes!
I have been following Sumiko Tan's features for a long time as I find them very entertaining and as I can relate to them very well. They...

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Apr 11, 20161 min read


Dyslexia Association in Singapore
We just read this article in the Straits Times. How encouraging that more and more children (and adults) are now getting help for...

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Mar 14, 20162 min read


Web Junkie Documentary - An Interesting Read
Today, we want to share this very interesting article in the telegraph with you. Web addiction is becoming a very big problem across the...

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Feb 25, 20161 min read


Screens & Sleep
Why are you not able to sleep immediately and well after the use of screens, particularly a computer? What happens to your child after...

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Feb 17, 20162 min read
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