Helping Parents Succeed
By Abel Cheng
My daddy and mommy took me and my sister for a vacation in Kota Kinabalu (adults call it KK), Sabah, Malaysia. It was my first time on a plane.
To try to jot down this wonderful (sometimes scary) experience, I have written a chronicle of events of the trip.
By Abel Cheng
I have written about my son’s developments in other two posts: 20-month old and 19-month.
As I said before, not to show off anything nor to compare. It’s more for my own record as of what K can do so that I can refer to it when the need arises. It’s for fun more than anything else.
By Abel Cheng
I can see the enormous improvement in my daughter, J, during our monthly hiking trip last weekend.
J is shy and introvert by nature. But in this trip, she opened up like I never see before.
Since this was a Christmas run, the hiking club invited a clown to entertain the kids. They danced, they played and they watched magic show.
The highlight was Santa Claus presenting gifts to all the kids there. In actual fact, this was pre-arranged. Parents had bought gifts before coming to the trip. The gifts were given to Santa and he distributed the gifts as though the presents were from him.
By Abel Cheng
To be honest, I am not a big fan of baby photo contests or any other contests for that matter.
But a recent event changed my perception. Thank to my dearest wife. This is what happened.
When my wife asked me whether “we” should enter a cutest baby contest organized by her employer, without a doubt, I only gave her a lukewarm response.
Why? For some reason, I stay away from any contests. I hardly participate in any except once the Reader’s Digest’s “Win-a-Car” contest many years back. Remember the paper car key that really looked like the real one? Even that I stopped half way as it required too much effort on my part. I just don’t get the kick out of contests.
By Abel Cheng
Reading is one of the most important habits we can pass down to our children. Early exposure to books is essential.
As for my preschooler, J, she was presented with different kinds of books from when she was a baby to what she is today. From flash cards to cardboard books, from puzzle books to short story books.
We make it a routine to read together before sleep. Recently, what surprised me was she could read (in fact, memorize) a story. We used to read to her this story but this time around, she read it to us instead. She could read the book (even though without knowing the words) because she has read the book for gazillion times.