Helping Parents Succeed
Having to deal with another episode of preschooler’s version of “I don’t want to go to school” is the furthest thing from my mind.
Previously this happened to J once. You can read more about that here: What I Did When My Daughter Said, “I Don’t Want to Go to School!”
That was the first episode.
And now, here is the second… [Read more…]
It’s true. Every child is unique. My elder daughter J has learned the lesson quite well but my son K can’t seem even to get the message.
With exposure from TV and the Internet, children are vulnerable to all sorts of advertisements from a very young age. And quietly they are influenced to think that getting things is something they must do.
Lately, K has become very persistent. He wants everything. And he wants it now. He doesn’t have the patience to wait and he is very strong-willed.
When he can’t get his hand at things he wants, he gets cranky. He throws tantrums.
In my book of parenting, this behavior is totally unacceptable.
In the latest incident, it happened in a shopping mall last Sunday.
The scene was set in a bookstore. [Read more…]
That marks the end of first half of the year. Teachers wanted to meet and talk to parents about children’s progress in school in the last 6 months.
That is how long K has been to his new kindergarten since we made the change. [Read more…]
For a long time, I couldn’t get myself to write a review of this book because I thought Michael Geary’s The Truth About Six Pack Abs was just another scam – a weight loss book that sucked people’s money for nothing.
I was wrong… [Read more…]
We met a couple on our Japan trip last year. We clicked, we talked, and we ended up exchanging contacts so that one day we could meet up again back home.
Since J and K’s drama class was off on May 1st, we took this opportunity to visit our new friends who live in Seremban – an hour’s drive from Kuala Lumpur. The distance makes it a perfect place for a day trip. [Read more…]