Helping Parents Succeed
Heard a joke on the radio.
It goes something like this:
After dinner, mother and daughter are doing the dishes in the kitchen while father and son are in the living room watching TV.
Then comes a crashing sound from the kitchen. Someone obviously breaks a plate or something.
“It was mom,” the son says confidently.
“Why are you so sure it was mom?” the father asks, puzzled.
The son replied, “Because I don’t hear any scolding.”
Father: “………” [Read more…]
It’s a rare scene. At least in my country.
While I was slurping my noodles at a coffee shop, I saw a mother with 4 children. The eldest one is about 12 years old and the youngest is about 4.
She had to take care of not one but 4 kids by herself – without a maid. It’s no easy task.
“Impressive,” I thought silently.
The Supermom was buying ice-cream for the children. You can tell the excitement on the children’s faces.
This is when the ugly episode unfolded right in front of my eyes. [Read more…]
Read an interesting article in the paper recently.
It’s a survey conducted in the UK about the skills learned by children.
Want to know what those skills are?
Here they are at random order: [Read more…]
I am home!
I just got back from our vacation in Taiwan. Though it was tiring (we changed hotel almost every day except the last 3 days) but it was fun and educational.
For the uninitiated, Taiwan is an island (with some other smaller islands) which is located in the Asian continent, near to Hong Kong and Mainland China.
We spent 12 days touring around the island and I have noticed some interesting things about Taiwan. [Read more…]
In today’s modern world, we can’t run away from having online accounts.
It’s part of the digital lifestyle. And this too, poses never-before-seen danger.
Many accounts (including that of celebrities) have been hacked.
Guess what? It’s not that the hackers are technically advanced but they use common sense to break into someone else’s account.
Think about it.
What do you use for passwords?
Your child’s name?
His birthday?
Your house number?
Your sweetheart’s name?
Your place of birth?
Your dog’s name?
The problem with this kind of passwords is they are open secrets. And easily available and found. [Read more…]