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CHILDREN’SCANCER FOUNDATION
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Be aDonation
BoxPlacement
ProgrammePartner!
We invite corporations, business owners and retailers
to support the work of the Children’s Cancer Foundation
through theCCFDonationBox Placement Programme.
By placing CCF’s donation boxes at your premise/outlets,
it allows you to involve your customers and/or employees
to raise funds in support of children and families impacted
by cancer.
Please contact us at 6229 3739 / 6229 3759 or
for more details.
CCFwould like to say a big “Thank You’’ to the following
partners for being part of the CCF Donation Box
Placement Program in 2016:
1. Anytime Fitness Balestier
2. J.V. Fitness Pte Ltd
3. Cluny LeasePte Ltd
4. Ecorganics
5. House of Commons Pte Ltd
6. E8Connections
7. Kong’s International Pte Ltd
8. IAGHealthsciences Pte Ltd
9. NTU Invitational Shoot 2016
10. RELC International Hotel
11. KDMGroupPte Ltd
12. SOZOCardiology
13. Temasek Polytechnic
14. Toy ‘R’ US (Singapore) Pte Ltd
15. ZionGlobal MarketingPte Ltd
16. JujuCoffeePte Ltd
Play: It’s for Parents too!
–Refuel andReconnect
We have come to the last of our 4-part series on the
topic of Play. The first three parts covered structuring a
special playtime with your child by setting aside one-to-
one time every day, setting limits in ACT (Acknowledge,
Communicate, Target) way, and connectingwith your child
through reflecting and listening skills.
In this final part of the series, we will be talking about self-
care. Parenting is often overwhelming and demanding.
There’sadizzying listof things thatparentsbeat themselves
over, and sometimes, the negative voice in the head just
gets louder and louder. It is no wonder that some parents
blow it when their child acts out.
Themessage for parents is that you areWORTH focusing
on, and that it’s okay to take time to take care of yourself.
You will not be able to connect with your children, or to be
playful if you are loaded with emotions. Now, it’s time to
give yourself a break to be recharged!
Repeat the following steps, and you can knock out that
negative voice that’s in your head.
BeginwithCaring
Asaparent, youmayoftenprioritiseyour child’sneeds
over your own, and thus neglect yourself. First, take
a moment and breathe. Give yourself a physical and
mental “timeout.”Ask yourself, “If I could have a break
from parenting, what would it look like?” Refuelling
includes the simplest things, such as making sure
you get enough sleep and eat healthy meals. But it
also encompasses emotional, social, psychological,
creative/artistic and even spiritual time.
Remember thatYou’re“GoodEnough”
Begin to show empathy to yourself by acknowledging
that regardless of your best intentions, there will be
times of imperfectionand failure is unavoidable.When
these inevitable moments of imperfection and failure
occur, see them as an opportunity to show yourself
and your child compassion, forgiveness and honesty.
Create aCommunity
Your alliances with other parents/adults are very
important. Other parents understand, care deeply,
and are going through the same challenges as you .
Perhaps meeting a friend or relative for a chat may
meet some of your social or emotional needs.
Parenting is challenging, so the intention is to not make it
worse. The key to effective refuelling is to find something,
or a couple of things that you enjoy, and make time for it.
When you have refuelled, you will know where to turn to
when the day becomes challenging. More often than not,
you havewhat it takes to offer your childmoments of warm
attention, and reconnect with them. Your child is in need of
your unconditional love. But, you cannot give what you do
not possess. Therefore, you must first start with yourself,
by refuelling with some kindness, compassion and self-
acceptance, which will then begin to flow naturally to your
childmore andmore.
If youwould like professional help to bemoremindful
in your interactionswith your child, kindly contact our
Play Therapist@Tel: 6229 3755 / 6229 3737.
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