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Why I wrote “The Nonconformist’s Guide to Parenting”

April 18, 2012 By Abel Cheng

Straight up, here are the reasons:

I wrote it because I want to preserve my writings, thoughts, and experiences.

Plus, in book form, it’s easier to read and the info is more organized. Not to mention you can read it anywhere, anytime.

In fact, there’s another reason I wrote the book.

Let’s call it the UNOFFICIAL reason. In fact I didn’t want to talk about this. It makes me look un-macho.

But I appreciate you becoming my subscriber and I want to be as transparent as possible with you.

To begin with, I was sort of lazy and I had no intention to write this book. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog, Parenting

One Essential Skill I Want My Children to Learn

April 16, 2012 By Abel Cheng

Essential Skills
Photo Credit: Martin Terber

One of the many skills I want my children to learn which is essential in life is social interaction.

In today’s high tech world, face-to-face interaction has become a rare commodity. Youngsters now know only how to interact via the Internet (FB, chatting, Skype, etc).

But when it comes to face-to-face communication, they are stuck. They are lost for words.

Some of them can’t even speak one complete sentence, let alone express themselves properly.

They speak as though they are texting: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog, Parenting

The child-driven life

April 12, 2012 By Abel Cheng

The Sun
Photo Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

There’s something interesting about our universe.

This runs through from as big as our solar system to as small as an atom.

If you paid attention in class, you’d have learned that the planets (earth is one of them) revolve around the sun. Meanwhile, electrons revolve around the nucleus.

In other words, the sun is the center of the solar system while the nucleus is the centre of an atom.

But what about a family?

Is there a center of a family? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog, Parenting

Batman Stopped by Police

April 6, 2012 By Abel Cheng

Batman
Photo Credit: Rafa Garcés

Batman was pulled over by the police.

What has got the Dark Knight into trouble?

No license plate.

In fact, he did have the plate but it was Batman emblem.

That’s WHAT got the superhero into problem.

In case you are wondering: No, this is not a scene from the upcoming Batman movie.

This is a real life scene and it happened in the US recently.

This man is real! [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog, Parenting

The irony of a modern mom who really cares

April 2, 2012 By Abel Cheng

Minimalist Parenting
Photo Credit: 55Laney69

Sometimes we are too busy to notice what we are doing and we tend to complicate things.

This is what I mean.

It’s very common that almost every household in Malaysia (maybe Singapore too) has a maid.

Here’s how a typical family operates.

Since the maid is already hired, besides doing tons of house chores, taking care of children is part of the maid’s job scope too. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog, Parenting

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