Helping Parents Succeed
Ever since we enrolled my daughter J, now 8, in piano class about 2 years ago and subsequently we bought a used piano for her, she stayed with the same teacher for the most part of it.
She likes Teacher Serena and nothing wrong with her. She is all great and patient. [Read more…]
For the first time K, my 5-year-old, talked back to me… last Saturday. He didn’t keep his promise of taking shower. I lectured him. Then he said, “Don’t talk anymore!”
My preschool son suddenly became like a rebellious teenager. I felt like a failure; my life was crashing down…
But hold on a minute.
I was at fault, partly. I should have talked to him in a calmer manner. Trust me I work real hard on this: being clam when faced with parenting challenges. [Read more…]
I changed our half-meat, half-veggie family diet to one that is mainly veggie-based after Chinese New Year this year.
The change was inspired by Dr Junger’s Clean book. Followed by reading up a bunch of books on raw foods and healthy eating. Plus testing out new recipes.
It is more than that. I started to throw away processed foods (canned, packaged foods) and began to introduce whole foods to my children, especially raw and unprocessed foods. [Read more…]
Raising children is never easy, but child psychology can provide a wealth of knowledge to reduce household conflict and raise well-balanced children. Child psychology uses both theoretical knowledge and research-tested techniques to provide ways to encourage a child’s growth while setting boundaries. Best of all, you don’t need to have a psychology degree to interpret them. Whether it is bedtime tips or communication strategies, this branch of science offers many helpful tidbits of advice for parents. [Read more…]
Why raw? You might ask.
Being Chinese, eating raw is not part of my culture. I was quite skeptical about raw foods myself. And eating raw is not an experience that I would enjoy back then.
Lately, something changed my perspective on raw foods and I embrace more raw foods than ever now. [Read more…]