Helping Parents Succeed
Not sure what to do with your child on weekends? Don’t worry. Let me share with you what we do when adults and children are free from the usual commitments.
It’s not easy but we will try to keep weekend classes to the minimum or squeeze in classes on weekdays so that we have free time on weekends.
With the free time we have on weekends, we can do anything together as a family. [Read more…]
My friend came to visit me recently and he was shocked to see how slim I have become.
All this while he is interested in losing weight (he weighs 90 kg and it is big for an Asian) as well and he was curious how I did that.
I shared with him my “secret” formula.
As an afterthought, I guess many people out there who are like my friend – trying very hard to lose a few pounds but can’t see the results they wanted. Then they give up.
Ever since we enrolled my daughter J, now 8, in piano class about 2 years ago and subsequently we bought a used piano for her, she stayed with the same teacher for the most part of it.
She likes Teacher Serena and nothing wrong with her. She is all great and patient. [Read more…]
For the first time K, my 5-year-old, talked back to me… last Saturday. He didn’t keep his promise of taking shower. I lectured him. Then he said, “Don’t talk anymore!”
My preschool son suddenly became like a rebellious teenager. I felt like a failure; my life was crashing down…
But hold on a minute.
I was at fault, partly. I should have talked to him in a calmer manner. Trust me I work real hard on this: being clam when faced with parenting challenges. [Read more…]
I changed our half-meat, half-veggie family diet to one that is mainly veggie-based after Chinese New Year this year.
The change was inspired by Dr Junger’s Clean book. Followed by reading up a bunch of books on raw foods and healthy eating. Plus testing out new recipes.
It is more than that. I started to throw away processed foods (canned, packaged foods) and began to introduce whole foods to my children, especially raw and unprocessed foods. [Read more…]