Helping Parents Succeed
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I am impressed, to say the least, the principal actually took time to organize such an event – out of her busy schedule.
A week ago, my wife, J, and I attended a special Mother’s Day function at K’s kindergarten.
I thought the response would be lukewarm as it fell on a week day. But to my surprise, almost all parents came and joined in the fun, except parents of 3 kids.
What is the main culprit of marriage problems?
Many say it all boils down to communication. Or communication problems to be exact. You either communicate ineffectively or worse, you don’t communicate at all.
However I choose to think differently. While communication is important (as you will see later), but the foundation of a good marriage is nothing more than to feel loved and appreciated by your partner.
But there’s a trick…
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Parents sometimes need to be cruel for the good of their children
One of the hardest things to come to terms with when you become a parent is the realisation that sometimes you are going to feel you are mean, or even cruel.
It is not that you are going to cause your children physical pain, but sometimes you have to allow them to try things out even if they fail in their attempts, or even miss out on things.
My 7-year-old daughter has been going to Primary One since January this year.
I am glad J would share with us stories of what has happened to her in school that day, especially during dinner. I encourage that. After all, that is the best way to find out more about her school life.
Here are a few stories I pick up along the way and I would like to share them with you here. Also I am going to tell you how I (my wife too!) handled each one of them.
Passive copying and writing will not turn children into creative individuals.
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In a class of five- and six-year-olds, there will be children with different levels of abilities and interests. Some like to sit quietly to listen to stories, while others prefer to tell their own stories.
Whether it’s reading or maths lesson, children need to work off their irrepressible energy.
They want to be able to show off what they already know and can contribute.