Tokio Marine : What does protection mean to a parent?

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From birth, we parents worry about our children’s development.

We wish to give our children the best care and protection.

Are they eating enough, absorbing nutrition and meeting growth milestones?
Once our children are old enough to attend childcare, we worry whether they can adapt to new environments.

Two of our kids started in infant care (Yes, from two months onwards!), and we were worried about infectious diseases like HFMD (Hand Foot Mouth Disease), diarrhoea and stomach flu.

Fortunately, most of these incidents are small bouts of infection which do not require hospitalisation.

I would say 75% of the time, parents’ worries are unnecessary.
Kids are always more resilient then we parents believe.

Nevertheless, as kids grow into the next phases in life, our set of ‘worries” also upgrade accordingly.
School and curriculum, friends and influence, homework and enrichment, boy girl relationships, mental well-being and so on. You get the idea.

Kids will become more independent, nurture their own thinking and they might just switch off from parents’ good intentions. These scenarios happen frequently in my family as my older kids are already in their teens  :p

A couple must work together and fall back on each other for support.

Husband and Wife are the pillars of a family, and only with a strong foundation can we better ensure a strong and loving home.

Sometimes we wonder..

Are we passing the right values to our kids? Will he or she grow up to be a confident and independent adult? Some say parents will keep a tab on their child’s well being even after the child himself becomes a parent.
I have not reached that stage yet, but I can understand why parental concerns will be never ending.

 

We all love and treasure our family. Yet, some things will be beyond our control.

Insurance is something we parents can provide for our child. Let me share two new products from Tokio Marine Life Insurance Singapore Ltd. (TMLS).

1) KidAssure GIO Rider

What caught our eye was the affordable no hassle package.

Health declaration required

 


KidAssure GIO Rider
covers our child up to 24 medical and hospitalisation conditions. This rider can be attached to most TMLS’ life insurance basic plans.

Medical underwriting is not needed, and subscription is almost guaranteed.

There are more value added benefits. Parents only need to pay for 5 years premium and child gets to enjoy coverage till 19 years old. We can receive up to 80% of total annual premiums when our child reaches 19 years old.

(For every purchase of a TM KidStart education plan together with a KidAssure GIO Rider between now and 31 December 2017, TMLS will donate S$50 to Club Rainbow,  benefiting chronically ill children and their families.)

KidAssure GIO Rider will certainly enhance and extend our child’s current healthcare benefits. Do pop by this website for more details, scope and T&C of KidAssure GIO Rider.

2) TM Term Assure

It is harder to save for a rainy day when we have a family and children. Household expenses, enrichment classes, medical treatments or the occasional leisure activities require us to be prudent with our savings.

Inflation, rising aspirations and higher medical costs will only add more pressure to a family’s expenses.

At a low cost of less than $1 per day, young adults between 25 to 35 years old can get a coverage of up to $500,000 on a 5 years plan –  should something bad happen (death, terminal illness or total permanent disability). Choose a term plan that suits your budget and needs.

We want to be assured that our family is well taken care of should something happen. Read more about TM Term Assure here.

Both KidAssure GIO Rider and TM Term Assure are designed with families in mind. Tokio Marine has launched the new products under a new Protection campaign “#MyLoveForYou”.

Quoting from TMLS website: ” #MyLoveForYou campaign is designed in line with Tokio Marine’s Good Company philosophy, which emphasizes giving back to the community in meaningful ways.  “

Don’t just prepare them, protect them for the future.

#MyLoveForYou campaign will run through June 2017 through social media channels. During this period, parents will be encouraged to share their love, protection, and gratitude of their family.

 

Interested to find out more about how KidAssure GIO Rider and TM Term Assure can help your family. Do pop by www.tokiomarine.com/protect .

Parents are also invited to visit Baby World 2017 and visit the Tokio Marine booth (K15) for exciting fun and games.

Date: 30 June to 2 July 2017
Time: 11 am to 8pm
Venue: Suntec City Exhibition, Level 4

Father’s Day thoughts, and Dad fears

Dad Fears, who says a Dad cannot be afraid?

Parents are always worried and concerned about kids’ welfare and development. Parenting is an ongoing Marathon, and there are always new chores and worries. (Argh more white hairs spotted!)

Besides Love, Fun and Laughter, Disappointments and heart-aches are part of the parenting package. ( The Mrs had it worse, she is a full-time housewife) 

Although some societies might expect guys to be the breadwinner, or to be macho and tough, But we Fathers will have our weak moments too. Even when we want to be our kids’ Superheroes, we are only humans and can be fragile.

Parenting expectations
Parenting expectations

I have been a Father for 14 years, and yet the kids never fail to Shock and Awe me. They keep on adding spices (sugar, chili, pepper etc) to my parenting journey, life would be pretty bland without the little ones.

Do not get me wrong, I would not change anything to savour the joy, pride and happiness of Fatherhood. I would continue to beam with kids’ milestones.

Me and Mengchoo’s lives would be incomplete without the kids. But if you ask the darn kids, their Perspectives will always be 180 degrees different :p

Father’s Day is just around the corner. Kids should know that their Dads (and parents) will have Fears too, and everyone will handle fear differently.

1. Some of my Dad Fears.

-Fear of height (including high elements and roller coaster)
-Health concerns, am I able to take care of my family?
-Am I providing enough for the family?
-Fear of unknowns
-Fear of things which are beyond my control

To give an analogy of Dad Fears, Fear was always staring at me when I was preparing for my first Marathon! Yet, I preservered and completed a milestone. (to challenge myself, I have signed up for another 42km in Dec 2017)

It is ok to be afraid, but do not let fear paralyse us.

Overcome your fear and you will be ready to face the next challenge in life.

2) Unknowns, expectations, and parenting wishlist
-Do our kids understand that family is always behind them?
-Am I living up to kids and family’s expectations?

Do the kids know that we parents love them unconditionally?

Or do the kids only lament “Lack of Freedom“, because of embargo on addictions like Whatsapp, Youtube and games?

-Is our parenting style conveying the intended message across?
-Are our kids independent, resourceful and resilient enough to face their own challenges?
-Will they grow up to be responsible adults?

How will they grade my parenting efforts? Band 1, 2 or 3 :p

The only legacy which I wish to impress upon the kids, siblings must take care of each other. With parents’ best intentions, we can never guarantee everything will turn out fine (que Lee Family’s 38 Oxley Road saga).

Siblings for Life

To my kids, you can always trust me to act in your best interest, even though I am confiscating your Xbox again :p

To my Darling, thank you for being the reliable pillar to keep our family strong. You are my best partner in parenting.

To all the Fathers out there, soldier on and Happy Father’s Day.

Dads need not shoulder everything ourselves, it is perfectly ok to experience Dad Fears at times.

 

 

Daddy Matters campaign #ShitDadHears

Daddy Matters have a series (hashtag #ShitDadHears) , highlighting society’s discrimination for involved Dads. Headover to fb.com/DaddyMatters

We all hope our kids will one day appreciate our efforts 🙂