Help kids get the words flowing

The art of good writing may soon be lost as children continue to prefer devices to books. Here is how to turn the tide

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Ask your child to sit down and pen a composition, and you might be met with cries of "I don't know what to write".

Educators say this is a common refrain.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 23, 2021, with the headline Help kids get the words flowing. Subscribe