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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…]

If you have been following my story, we have quite a bit of challenge with J’s piano lesson.

For as long as I can remember, she doesn’t seem to have found the “oomph” to learn piano.

She is not motivated and not looking forward to the class. Not to mention making piano practice her daily routine.

When she first started piano, my wife bought her a used piano without a second thought. That was THE most expensive purchase apart from the house and cars. That was how committed we are to see J through in piano.

We changed teachers twice and currently being taught by the third – hoping that J and the new teachers would click. As it turns out, having the right teacher is one of the important factors that will make sure your child’s continuity in pursuing something. [Read more…]

If you are, chances are, your child is too.

No, I didn’t conduct any survey or something like that to come to the conclusion.

It just based on my observation that if a parent is glued to the idiot box, your child will draw entertainment from it too.

I could be wrong but…

I have many parents complain their children watch too much TeeVee.

What they don’t realize is the principle of “monkey see monkey do” at work. The child just follows what the dad or mom do. [Read more…]

I am the first to admit that I am not a perfect parent.

I am still struggling with this…

I bought a copy of The Last Lecture at a book fair. The book is a transcript of a highly viral video on YouTube posted more than 5 years ago. Randy Pausch made the awesome speech before he died of cancer on July 25 2008.

(BTW, you can watch the video here)

I am aware of this story but a recent revisit reminded me of this challenge that I need to be conscious of… and hopefully get rid of in the future. [Read more…]