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Let kids be kids: Joining the tree-climbing tribe

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Climbing Tree
Photo Credit: Arielle Kristina

You see in my neighborhood, there’s an alternative school that encourages children to climb trees.

Yep, it’s true. According to the “followers,” children are born with the right to climb that you should not violate.

If you don’t believe me, pay me a visit and I’ll show you a bunch of kids who are happily climbing up trees without a slight intervention from the parents. Chances are the kids who are up on a tree belong to that school.

To let you in on a secret, I do secretly hope that J and K would have the tree-climbing prowess those kids have. I slightly hinted to them they can do so. They have all my support. [Read more…]

Five Firsts of Not-So-Young Children

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At different stages of life, elder kids tend to do different things than their younger peers. My philosophy is simple: I will do my best to let them do what they want to do as long as it’s not life threatening like jumping off from a tall building.

Recently, J and K, 10 and 7 respectively, have collectively gone through five new experiences. Sometimes, it’s fun to know your child is able to do stuff that only adults can – albeit not perfectly executed.  [Read more…]

Securing Your Family’s Financial Well Being

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You won’t see this in the MSM (main stream media).

If you read the news today, we are STILL in the best of the economy. The best proof is the Dow Jones has reached 16,000 points.

Thanks to the screwed financial systems and despite the good news released by the governments, hyperinflation is going to happen. And when that happens, it’s going to wipe out a great deal of wealth held by the people.

I am not a pessimist but I want you to be financially secure by preparing for the inevitable hyperinflation that is coming to hit us. [Read more…]

School is a prison!

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All this while, I feel something is amiss with our current education system.

But I don’t know what it is. And I have problems describing the situation too.

Fortunately, I was introduced to this perfectly written article that sums up what I feel.

It struck a strong chord in me and what the author proposes should be the way our school’s future direction. [Read more…]

Death is part of life

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You might not agree with me but besides sex, death is the most taboo topic for parents.

Where’s the fun of discussing about death, you ask.

As far as I am concerned, there’s no such thing as off-limits. I will do my best to adequately address my child’s curiosity to find out about certain thing.

Avoiding taboo topics is not the way. You have to explain to them accordingly when the need arises.

Death included. Something different about death is when you learn more about it, the more you discover about how to live your life with purpose… become more compassionate and less calculative. [Read more…]