No screens? No problem.
Parents just… activate their hidden talents. From silly voices to living-room concerts, we do whatever it takes to keep the fun going and the little ones giggling!
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Every home has hidden hazards. Can you spot them? Keeping your little one safe starts with noticing the small things that matter.
Swipe to see if you got them all!
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Sometimes as parents, you thought that you had given clear instructions. But somehow, things just don’t turn out the way you imagined it to be! Do any of them sound familiar?
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Every child deserves a safe, caring home to grow up in. When families make physical, emotional and mental safety a priority, children are free to learn, play, and build trusting relationships.
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Parenting can be rewarding, but it can also feel overwhelming at times.
Taking care of yourself isn’t selfish, it’s how you stay strong for your child. From small breaks to mindful moments, every step you take to recharge helps you show up with more patience, energy, and love.
Scroll through for simple ways to manage stress as a caregiver!
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A big part of caring for yourself is having an exercise routine. And the good news is, you might already have one!
How many of these scenarios have been involved in?
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When a parent experiences stress, the child can sense it. Sometimes it causes the child to be clingy or anxious as all they want to do is help.
So when stress builds up, it affects not only your own wellbeing, but your little one’s as well. That’s why self-care is important, it’s how you relax, recenter and reduce stress to show up better for your child.
Remember: when you are emotionally regulated, learning flourishes and your child learns to thrive, not survive!
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Talking with your child is more than just words. It’s a game of “serve and return.”
When they reach out to you with a babble, a smile or even a touch, they’re trying to tell you something. And every time you respond, you’re strengthening your bond and building their foundation for learning.
Watch for a simple example of how you can “serve and return” in your everyday life!
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KidSTART Stories Reading Guides aim to help parents incorporate early literacy activities to help develop their children's language foundation by guiding parents to be confident storytellers, creating parent-child bonding opportunities through books, and cultivating a love of reading in children.
The reading guides focus on the types and ways that parents can read with their child and support their growth and development through books – even if they are not confident readers!
Research has shown that the early experiences of a child may affect the nature and quality of the brain’s developing architecture by determining which circuits are reinforced and which are pruned through lack of use. A key factor in this process is the “serve and return” relationship between children and their caregivers. If these responses are absent, unreliable or inappropriate, the brain’s architecture does not form as expected, and this can lead to disparities in learning and behaviour. These early disparities can have an adverse effect on children’s lifelong outcomes.
Source: Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University.(2017 a). Brain Architecture.
KidSTART provides additional support for children from low-income families by walking alongside parents – creating awareness of the importance of the early years, providing the knowledge, skills and resources to optimise child health and development, and to encourage and support them to be their children’s role models in an on-going and lifelong parenting journey.
All children go through a process of development that can be observed. The early years of a child's life is critical for his/her development. Although children develop differently at their own pace, there are developmental milestones that most children would reach by certain ages. Child development covers the full scope of skills that a child masters throughout their childhood.
Social Development
How children relate and get along with and interact with others
Emotional Development
How children relate to having and dealing with feelings and emotions
Language/Communication
How children express their needs and share what they are thinking as well as what is said to them
Cognitive (Learning, Thinking, Problem Solving)
How children learn new things and solve problems. It includes how children explore, learn and understand the world around them- discovering and investigating how things work around them.
Physical Development
How children move their bodies that involves gross motor skills (using large muscles) and fine motor (using small muscles)
Developmental domains of child development are interdependent. Development in one domain influences and is influenced by the development in the other domains. Parents and early childhood educators play an important role in supporting children’s holistic development.
KidSTART provides additional support for children from low-income families by walking alongside parents – creating an awareness of the importance of the early years and providing them with the knowledge, skills and resources to optimise their child’s health and development. We support and encourage parents to be their children’s role models throughout their lifelong parenting journey.
In the ‘Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes’ (GUSTO) study, 1,200 Singaporean Chinese, Malay and Indian women were recruited over 2009-2010 to be studied throughout their pregnancies and after they gave birth to their children. The babies were followed very closely as they grew up, observing them using over 20,000 variables. The children are now of school-going age and according to the study, researchers found that children from lower-income families have significantly poorer starts in life.
Source: http://www.gusto.sg
By investing in KidSTART children and families, we hope that we can help every child have a good start in life.
From early support to meaningful milestones, KidSTART’s first-ever graduation on 24 January 2026 celebrated the journeys of its 2025 cohort and how far KidSTART children and families have come.
