Helping Parents Succeed
Everything you want to know about raising happy, confident, healthy children.
Having to deal with another episode of preschooler’s version of “I don’t want to go to school” is the furthest thing from my mind.
Previously this happened to J once. You can read more about that here: What I Did When My Daughter Said, “I Don’t Want to Go to School!”
That was the first episode.
And now, here is the second… [Read more…]
That marks the end of first half of the year. Teachers wanted to meet and talk to parents about children’s progress in school in the last 6 months.
That is how long K has been to his new kindergarten since we made the change. [Read more…]
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…]