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History Lessons at Lembah Bujang, Merbok, Kedah

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Lembah Bujang scale

We took a quick trip to Lembah Bujang in Merbok during the recent school holiday.

Lembah Bujang (The Bujang Valley) is not as popular as other destinations in Malaysia but it sure gives visitors an awesome lesson in history.

A great place for history lovers as well as to teach children history.

I can remember vaguely that I studied about Lembah Bujang in school.

Lembah Bujang was a central port which served as a trade center for traders dominating the trading routes between the eastern and western countries especially the Chinese, Indian and Arab traders. [Read more…]

Disease-proof your child

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Healthy eating for children
Photo Credit: Jennifer

Got a question from a reader recently:

“Can you please recommend us some good books on toddlers healthy eating?
I would certainly want to bring up my child like J & K.”

Well, then I had not come across a book that is “well-founded” and easy to read on healthy eating for kids. So I only recommended a few general healthy eating books.

Things have changed now. [Read more…]

Harmony among triplets

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Triplets
Photo Credit: Jesslee Cuizon

My wife’s friend (let’s just call her Anne) has triplets and the trio is as old as my daughter, J.

During our recent hometown trip, we caught up with Anne and let the kids mingle among themselves while we adults engaged in conversation.

We shared stories and one topic that was unavoidable was parenting. Imagine you have to take care of not one but three babies simultaneously. There’s a lot to learn from Anne.

I thought Anne was like any other ordinary mother who is submissive to children’s wishes.

Lucky for her. She is not. [Read more…]

The Key Ingredient of Empowerment

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Photo Credit: Richo.Fan

Luke has not learned to take good care things under his custodian. He tends to break of lose them.

That’s the reason why his parents do not buy him a new bicycle, among other things.

He has to use his sister’s girly, pinky bike.

Things change one day as his father, Phil, decides it’s time for Luke to have a new bicycle of his own.

It’s time for him to teach Luke about responsibility. [Read more…]