Helping Parents Succeed
He is 18 and studies computer graphics in a college.
In the past two years, he has to do what he never did before: house chores.
Ever since he was born, he was taken care of by a live-in domestic maid.
Everything was done for him – from head to toes. [Read more…]
Let’s talk about something other than parenting.
There are many types of exercise. Namely cardiovascular, strength, and flexibility.
The least I used to like is flexibility.
Why?
Because being a macho man that I am, flexibility equals limberness and sissyness. At the end of the day, I don’t want to look everything but wimpy.
Being muscular and having excellent stamina were always my exercise goals.
Not anymore. [Read more…]
Olivia Manning from Liverpool has scored 162 in an IQ test – which the average is 100. The 12-year old school girl has been accepted into Mensa. It is reported that her score is 2 points better than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. Woohoo! She is brainier than Einstein.
What a genius!
Here’s the thing: Every parent dreams of having a genius like Olivia born into the family.
Not for me. I’d rather let things go the way it’s supposed to be.
Let me explain. [Read more…]
If you want to teach children something, use stories.
Why do you think you have bedtime stories and unlimited stories aimed at children? And most stories end with: “The moral of the story is…”
Story telling is fun and most importantly it’s the most effective way of teaching. Children attracted to stories like bees to honey.
Instead of using cold hard facts (Yawn, yawn. Most kids have a hard time digesting facts), try using a story to tell your child about a lesson or value in life.
Also story telling can be used to explain abstract concepts to children.
Recently I use water as the metaphor to explain the importance of flexibility to J and K. [Read more…]
J turned her head.
She heard a reply, “Don’t copy my answers.”
J was not looking for answers. She wanted something else. She wanted to ask her classmate something.
Her classmate (let’s call her Serena for convenience’s sake) who is sitting behind her was too quick to jump into conclusion that J was trying to “steal” her answers.
When this happened, it’s not exam time. Just on a normal school day.
For the record, this situation happens more than once. [Read more…]