Offering more holistic, progressive or modern methods to foster independent learning and critical thinking, alternative curriculums are gaining popularity among Indonesian parents keen to ensure their children have the necessary skills to thrive.
10 months agoAs we near the end of the first quarter of the 21st century, the world has seen immense developments in science and technology. In parallel, education has evolved accordingly to keep up with the ever changing demands of the global economy to properly prepare students for their futures.
10 months agoWith a number of syrup-based medicines now banned by the country, parents share their current, temporary solutions for their children’s light illnesses.
2 years agoA study suggests that someone who likes to fantasize will be more creative and adept in solving problems and avoiding stress.
6 years agoThe initiative plans to tell 34 folklore stories from 34 provinces across Indonesia as it aims "to highlight folktales as a cultural richness of Indonesia".
6 years agoThe initiative plans to tell 34 folklore stories from 34 provinces across Indonesia as it aims "to highlight folktales as a cultural richness of Indonesia".
6 years agoTeaching children how to cook is beneficial for their life as they can learn about responsibility and process.
6 years agoThe latest study by researchers in Boston, the United States, suggests that children are best able to learn a foreign language before the age of 10.
6 years agoA man in Hyogo Prefecture holds lectures across the country to share his experience and happiness of being the father of two children, also about how he suffered over having been born physically female.
6 years agoJapan is seeing an increase in the number of non-medical professionals known as doulas who provide emotional and physical support to women before, during or after childbirth amid a rise in nuclear families and mothers coping with solo parenting.
6 years agoResults showed that vocal alarms appeared more effective than high-pitched beeps, typical of modern digital alarms.
6 years agoMouse and Minnie Mouse are set to enliven Christmas celebrations at Grand Indonesia shopping mall, with the "Once Upon A Disney Christmas at Hong Kong Disneyland" extending a glimpse of its overseas events to the Indonesian capital from Dec. 6 to Jan. 6.
6 years agoAwareness from parents on the early detection of childhood cancer is key to successful treatment in children, as it is estimated that every year 175,000 children globally are diagnosed with cancer.
6 years agoChildren are being swamping by the visual equivalent of "pizza and sweets" in "a digital Wild Wild West", some of the world's top kids television programme makers have warned.
6 years ago"Teletubbies" creator Andrew Davenport has come up with a new show "guaranteed to stop children climbing the walls", BBC bosses claimed Sunday.
6 years agoCaring for a child, let alone multiple children, is no doubt expensive. However, investment does not always have to involve money.
6 years agoEvery year, 2.6 million children around the world die in the womb or shortly after birth but parents say their grief is all too often avoided as a taboo subject.
6 years agoA new study finds that the amount of sleep teenagers get is associated with risky behavior, such as drunk driving, potentially unsafe sexual activity and aggressive behavior.
6 years agoIn just three years, electronic cigarette maker JUUL has come to dominate the American market with its vaping devices that look like thumb drives, a business success that has brought a public health dilemma for authorities in the US, and elsewhere.
6 years agoTo bridge gaps, parents have been called on to increase their knowledge about technological developments, especially on social media.
6 years agoOnly one in 20 kids in the United States meets guidelines on sleep, exercise and screen time, and nearly a third are outside recommendations for all three, according to a study published Thursday.
6 years agoSome parents worry about their child’s life when there is actually nothing to worry about, preventing the child from experiencing the happy childhood they are entitled to.
6 years agoMore than two-thirds of American teens choose remote communication -- including texting, social media, video conversation and phone conversation -- when they can, according to the study.
6 years agoHopes for a better future rest on bamboo stilts in Ledokombo district.
6 years agoIndonesian users can download the YouTube Kids app on iOS and Android devices starting Sept. 6.
6 years agoStudents from 19 state and private junior high schools in Bogor participated in the festival and played traditional games such as sorodot gaplok, rorodaan and many more.
6 years agoA songwriting contest for children's songs is currently being held in preparation for International Children's Day, which falls on Nov. 20, and to revive Indonesia’s struggling children’s music industry.
6 years agoParents must consider the dangers of sharing photos of their children, and whether the child consents to their image being posted online.
6 years agoThe Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara (Museum Macan) has unveiled their newly commissioned installation geared toward children.
6 years agoHere are six tips for smooth sailing with the little ones.
6 years agoBy learning about and understanding congenital heart disease in children, it is hoped that parents and adults can better prepare for the challenges and difficulties in the coming years.
6 years agoThe debate over the damage inflicted by heading a football took another turn on Wednesday as a leading expert in brain injuries said children under the age of 18 should not be allowed to.
6 years agoMillennials have been accused of killing so many products and industries—taxis, landlines, snail mail—that it’s become a media trope. But millennials are old news. Today, businesses and marketers are desperately anticipating the murderous whims of Gen Z, the demographic born after 1996.
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