http://www.readersdigest.com.sg/rd/rdhtml/en/communities/food_home.jsp?ccid=67 Reader's Digest Asia - Family Thu, 03 Aug 2006 03:23:00 -0000 http://www.readersdigest.com.sg/rd/rdhtml/en/magazine/mag_content.jsp?cid=968 “When your child brings home a poor report card, the best advice is not to react immediately,” says education expert Nick Whitehead of education centre Oxford Learning. “Instead, say, ‘Thank you, I’ll review this and then we can talk about it later.’ Adults must remember that children are sensitive. They deserve respect, and we should take every opportunity to boost their confidence and self-esteem. Negative comments or vague criticism will limit your child’s motivation and potential for success.” http://www.readersdigest.com.sg/rd/rdhtml/en/magazine/mag_content.jsp?cid=522 Looking for gift ideas this Mother's Day? Here are some of the favourite ways Reader's Digest staff around Asia have given and received: http://www.readersdigest.com.sg/rd/rdhtml/en/magazine/mag_content.jsp?cid=527 Teenagers often seem oblivious to the potential danger in their lives – even on the Internet. A recent survey of 1124 Singaporeans aged 12 to 17 years old found that nearly one in six had arranged face-to-face meetings with people they had met online. And of that number, 22 percent went to the meeting alone. http://www.readersdigest.com.sg/rd/rdhtml/en/magazine/mag_content.jsp?cid=365 Want your kids to grow into responsible drivers? Watch how you drive when they're in the back. Research at Bar-Ilan University, Israel, shows that not only do young children absorb your driving style, but they are most influenced by parents of the same sex. By 11 gender stereotypes emerge, with boys drawn to speed and likelier to condone traffic violations. http://www.readersdigest.com.sg/rd/rdhtml/en/magazine/mag_content.jsp?cid=364 The constant carpet-bombing of toy ads can make children's pester-power hard to resist. http://www.readersdigest.com.sg/rd/rdhtml/en/magazine/mag_content.jsp?cid=287 Pale pink, blue and lemon have long been the colours of choice when painting a baby's room. Many a parent has thought soft, soothing tones would appeal to a baby's apparent inability to distinguish different colours. http://www.readersdigest.com.sg/rd/rdhtml/en/magazine/mag_content.jsp?cid=288 Here's an insight into what makes your brood tick: the order they're born affects their personalities. http://www.readersdigest.com.sg/rd/rdhtml/en/magazine/mag_content.jsp?cid=69 Most kids have proved they can zone out a�� in front of the TV, anyway. But it turns out they can also meditate, and the practice can boost their health. http://www.readersdigest.com.sg/rd/rdhtml/en/magazine/mag_content.jsp?cid=70 The British Medical Journal has published a study of 8234 children aged seven, plus another 909 kids taking part in a wider study, to establish what early factors showed a risk of obesity by the age of seven. The four main signs: