Helping Parents Succeed
It is an intriguing title. I like it. More so the contents.
It’s a post written by Leo Babauta about what he has learned in his entire life – a result of his reflection on his 38th birthday.
The audience? He wrote this for his six children.
I personally find some of these lessons are powerful. They might look simple on the surface but sometimes it takes us a while to learn the lessons through experience. [Read more…]
Not sure what to do with your child on weekends? Don’t worry. Let me share with you what we do when adults and children are free from the usual commitments.
It’s not easy but we will try to keep weekend classes to the minimum or squeeze in classes on weekdays so that we have free time on weekends.
With the free time we have on weekends, we can do anything together as a family. [Read more…]
WHAT do you do when your child asks for something that is not good for her, or for which she is not ready?
Working things out with children helps foster a positive attitude. They trust adults to listen to them before making them follow their rules. If children do not get a chance to voice their opinions and work out their ideas, they will try to get around authority. Some may do things behind their parents’ backs and tell them a different story. [Read more…]
My friend came to visit me recently and he was shocked to see how slim I have become.
All this while he is interested in losing weight (he weighs 90 kg and it is big for an Asian) as well and he was curious how I did that.
I shared with him my “secret” formula.
As an afterthought, I guess many people out there who are like my friend – trying very hard to lose a few pounds but can’t see the results they wanted. Then they give up.
A number of great tools and products are on the market to help make your home as safe as can be for your new baby. By the time baby is six months old, he will likely to exploring the home is his own way. This gives you just a small amount of time to get anything and everything out of the way so that he can’t hurt himself (or hurt your things) in the process. Today’s baby proofing products are more adult friendly to use, but there are often better choices available than those you may remember using in the past. [Read more…]