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Fostering Positive Family
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Ms. Lee Horng In On the 28th of August, Kuen Cheng High Mr Tan went on to talk about ways to
School organised an online talk for parents deposit into the love bank, which is the
On the 4th of August 2022, Kuen Cheng during the story, like a football flying, and of Junior Middle One students on fostering five love languages, and gave examples
High School Library organised a picture an unknown tail. culture and positive family relationships. of how they could be applied to real-life
book sharing session by Ms. Lee Horng In The Talk started from 10.30 a.m. till 12.00 to foster a positive family culture. Firstly,
from the Mathematics Department. The The following pages showed lots of p.m. We were honoured to have Mr Tan Mr Tan heavily emphasised on Words
book shared by Ms. Lee was “Where is the different storylines happening at the same Yong Chin, our School Admin Head of the of Affirmation, as he advised parents to

Cake?” by The Tjong-Khing. time. Readers have to pay attention to the Counseling Department as the speaker for communicate and express their thoughts
the day. to their children effectively.

After a brief self-introduction, Mr Tan The second love language was Quality
introduced the topics covered in the Time. Mr Tan advised parents to spend
Talk such as family culture concept, and time with their children on weekends, listen
bringing parent and child relationships to their problems and allow them to make

together through the five languages of love. mistakes. The third love language was Gift

Before the Talk started, Mr Tan shared a Giving, the fourth was Acts of Service, and
video about an interview with ten-year-old last but not least, Physical Touch.
children on what they want the most when
they grow up. Mr Tan wrapped up the talk by sharing his

The sharing session started at 3:15 p.m. with details in the illustrations to imagine the personal experience, as his firstborn had
the emcee giving an introduction. Ms. Lee story happening. As the story progresses, Moving on, Mr Tan proceeded to share to be incubated after an early birth of 24
then took over the baton by introducing other characters showed up, including how parents can become a ‘Life-levelled weeks. He used this story to emphasise the
the book’s author and illustrator – Mr. The three monkeys, a family of three pigs, and parent’, and the basics is to build family importance of appreciating time spent with
Tjong-King. Mr. The is a children’s books a crying baby rabbit. In the end, it was a culture in life. He mentioned that a good family. He encouraged parents to observe
parent-child relationship plays a big their children’s love language, and use it
illustrator. He won the Woutertje Pieterse happy ending for all the storylines. part in mending family issues. He asked as a stepping stone to fostering a positive
Prijs literature prize in 2005 with the book the parents to ponder upon two very family culture.
“Where is the Cake?”, which is the main At the end of the sharing session, there noteworthy questions: ‘Today, can I be

book of today’s sharing session. was a free slot for students to express their loved and accepted by you?’ ’Am I valuable With that, the Jr1 Parents’ Talk on building
views on this book. Some said that the in your eyes?’ positive relationships with family
“Where is the Cake?” is a wordless book, book teaches us different moral values, came to an end. We hope to
which gives readers room for imagination. while some said that this book needs good Mr Tan then introduced a concept called have even more educational
The main characters in the book’s main eyesight to spot all the characters and join “Love Bank”. He added that this concept talks from the Counseling

storyline are two dogs and two mice who the different storylines. There were lots can not only be used in a parent-child Department in the near future!
stole a cake from the dogs. Other characters of different opinions from the students. relationship, but also between them and
include a crane flying, a fox on top of After a simple souvenir giving out and a their spouse. He went on with his words by Jointly reported by:

the trees, a walking tortoise, ducklings group photo session, the sharing session explaining, cheering up and bringing the Lim Shu Mih Jr3S(4)
following their mother, a weasel, a snake, concluded with happy and satisfied other joy is an indication of depositing. If Chloe Ling Yen Ee Sr1ScE
Sofea Chang Hui Zhou
and a camouflaged chameleon. There were students. we disappoint or make the other one sad, it Sr1ComB
indicates a withdrawal.
also a few mysterious things that unfolded
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