Parenting

After stopping for quite some time, K picked up reading again in the last week or so.  Of course, before that, I tried to encourage him to read but it was just that: light reminder. And no action … [Read more...]

You see in my neighborhood, there's an alternative school that encourages children to climb trees. Yep, it's true. According to the "followers," children are born with the right to climb that you … [Read more...]

At different stages of life, elder kids tend to do different things than their younger peers. My philosophy is simple: I will do my best to let them do what they want to do as long as it's not life … [Read more...]

All this while, I feel something is amiss with our current education system. But I don't know what it is. And I have problems describing the situation too. Fortunately, I was introduced to this … [Read more...]

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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [Read more...]

"When will a child fall in love?" Honestly, I chucked this question in a remote corner of my mind thinking that it was still unrelated to my current situation. As J and K are only 10 and 7 … [Read more...]