Millennial’s Guide to Parenthood Workshop 2019

In an effort to educate and help millennial parents in their journey of parenting, Parenthood in collaboration with Nippon Paint Malaysia and Sunway Medical Centre organized the Millennial’s Guide to Parenthood workshop that highlighted various hot topics relevant to today’s parents with young children.

The first topic talked about How to Manage The 5 Most Common Children’s Illnesses- the Common Cold, Hands Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD), Influenza, Diarrhea and Dengue. Consultant Paediatrician Dr. Cham Weng Tang who delivered the talk went in depth about the cause and effect of each of the 5 illnesses, which are common yet preventable. He also highlighted how our walls (which are often overlooked) can be a medium of transmission of viruses and bacteria. Now I have a better knowledge about these 5 common illnesses, so I know what to do when my children are infected.

I believe a lot of parent are facing problem when feeding their child, it will be hard for the parent to ask the kids to eat certain foods. The next topic is talked about How to Handle Picky Eaters and What Parents Can Do by dietician Celeste Lau. Parents were given tips on how to differentiate a picky eater versus a problem eater. She also shared how to handle picky eaters and how parents can introduce a wider variety of food selection in order for their child to thrive and grow. I would happy to practises the tips to encourage my kids to eat more variety of foods after listening the talk by her.

Dato’ Dr Rajbans Singh, President of Malaysian Wellness Society, spoke on the topic of Indoor Air Wellness. He highlighted how indoor air pollution can be 2 to 5 times worse than outdoors. With harmful pollutants all over the home, and in places one would never have thought off, he mentioned that this could affect a child’s health in the long term. Besides that, Dato’ Dr. Rajbans also shared some steps on how parents can take positive steps to improve indoor wellness, starting from home.

We as a parent, always have to learn how to be a better parent in the journey of parenthood. We need to learn how to communicate with the child and know how we are affecting them. Parents are the role models for the kids. Another hot topic among the parents was How to Bring Out The Best Potential in Your Child by Ms. Sam Jeng Mun who is a clinical psychologist. Parents took some time to take an assessment that determined their type of parenting style. From this assessment, parents were given a better understanding about their own personality. Ms. Sam also elaborated on the 4 types of parenting styles and how the particular style may affect their child mentally.

Aside from the talks by experts, the event also hosted close to 200 nominees from the Nippon Paint Wellness Colouring Contest. The Nippon Paint Wellness Colouring Contest is part of an initiative by Nippon Paint Malaysia to educate pre-school children on the importance of wellness and staying healthy. There were about 6,500 student from 56 school around Kuala Lumpur and Selangor that participated in the colouring contest.

After much anticipation, the winners were announced towards the end of the Millennial’s Guide to Parenthood workshop. For the 3 to 4-years-old category, Lee Hui Yue from Taska Precious Step took home the grand prize, while Natalie Goh Xin Ning from Beaconhouse Subang emerged as winner for the 5 to 6-years-old category.

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