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The last day of the festival was the Asian Parents Forum. I didn't attend the forum, as I am not yet a parent and I wanted a free day to go around Singapore before flying back to the Philippines. But for the curious, below is the list of events for the Asian Parents Forum:
Brainchild - how parents and teachers can enable children for the future via diverse aspects of the brain's artistry, virtuosity, and sense of play
5 Steps to Make Your Child Self-Confident - tips to help strengthen a child’s self-belief
Values-Based Coaching and Mentoring Through Storytelling - tips on raising children's self-esteem, techniques for giving advice that motivates children, and ways to inspire children to set and achieve their own high standards
Starting with the Parents: Using Books to Educate Children at Home - strategies using story, plot, and characters to communicate with children about moral, environmental, and gender issues
Multicultural Literature: Looking Out to Grow Within - why children need multicultural literature to see themselves as well as others in the books they read
How to Make Bed-Time Storytelling Fun and Why It Is So Important - how to select the right books for bed-time reading and how to make the stories come alive for children
Breaking the Silence: Coping With Bullying - the types of problems and solutions for the intervention and prevention of bullying
Understanding Your Child's Individual Learning Style: The Importance of a Positive Start to Reading - the three major styles of learning and how to identify a child's learning style
Asian Tapestry - a concert of music from Asian countries such as Japan, China, and Vietnam
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Okay, I just cannot resist sharing some pictures of the food I ate while in Singapore:
Chili crab and cereal prawns...
A cold chrysanthemum tea drink...
Chicken rice...
Rice noodles in gravy...
A cold sour plum drink...
And sticky rice with mango...
Yummm. The food in Singapore was AMAZING.
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I'll end this post with my favorite picture from the festival. This is a picture of me at the SCBWI dinner with Linda Tan Lingard, agent, publisher, and regional advisor of SCBWI Malaysia.
I love this picture!
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