Archive for the ‘Parenting Tip’ Category

Laundry Business

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

With these 2 children of mine, I can set up a laundry business. Maybe not. Every time when my hubby or I take in the laundry, my children will volunteer to help fold clothes. They can fold their own clothes, of coz not to perfection. I often have to fix ...

Cause of Unhealthy Parents

Friday, August 15th, 2008

I read an article in a health magazine stating that statistics show that after having children, parents reduce the time for exercise. Many will abandon their exercise program due to limited time and fatigue after taking care of their young ones. It is so true. I am not blaming my children ...

How Was I Made?

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Wen posted The Day Has Come with regards to her children asking her how they were made. My children asked me the same thing. Mummy, how was I made? They asked that when we talked about things before they were born. How did I tackle this question? I told them ...

Teach Your Child Responsibility

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

How do you teach your child responsibility at the age of 4 and 6? When your child asked for a pet, do you buy for them? If they do not know how to take care of the pet, you will be the one doing most of the work. So how ...

No Sharing Food

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

One day Timothy came back from school to tell me that teacher told him not to share food with other student. My son was very confused because I always teach him to share things with people. He is a generous boy as long as it is not sharing with his ...

Parenting Tip #20: Cultivate Reading

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Timothy has progress tremendously in his development in the academic world. Such big word for small fellow. In his previous Kindy, he didn’t utter a word to his friends or teachers. I guess he was having fear of fierce teachers. The teachers could do anything to get him to read, ...

Punishments

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

We parents need to discipline our children and there are many ways of doing it besides caning. I know there are a few parents who object to beating. Everyone has their style, there is no wrong or right as long as your child learns discipline. I believed that controlled beating ...

Forward

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

TV: Now walk forward. Tim: What is forward? Mummy: Walking towards me. Tim: One, Two, Three, Four, Five-ward? My children questions are getting more difficult for me to explain. It is not that I do not have an answer but I must answer so that they can understand using simple words. If not, more ...

Parenting Tip #19 Bottle Weaning

Friday, February 29th, 2008

I have heard from many mothers that, after they wean their child from the bottle, the milk intake decreases. I would rather have my child maintain the milk intake and let her have the bottle. Milk helps them to build stronger bones and it has most of the nutrition they ...

Parenting Tip #18 Passing Phase

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

A lot of mothers, especially new mothers have lots of worries. That’s the reason why we are very forgetful at times. I know I had 101 worries when I was carrying my son. However many of those problems are a passing phase, which means the problem can correct itself eventually ...

Parenting Tip#17: Don’t Pressure Your Child

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Yesterday, I bet most of you heard a piece of sad news where this UPSR gal hangs herself because she could not achieve excellent results. Hey her results were better than mine. What is going on with the education system or was it the parent’s high expectation on their children? ...

Parenting Tip #16 Home Safety

Friday, November 16th, 2007

Home safety is very important especially when there are children in the house. We have to ensure that all medicines, vitamins, drugs and non edible liquid out of children reach. When children reach an age where they can understand, it is important to educate the children. My children know what ...

Parenting Tip #15 Stroller

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Stroller is a greatest invention for parents, if not at least for me. I trained my children from baby to sit in a stroller. In most case, they will sit in the stroller for a short period of time and later they will want to come up. The trick is ...

Parenting Tip #14 Sharing

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

As I passed through toys stores, this generation children have good life or pampered should I say? They are so many different types of toys out there for them to choose from. Often I am asked, hey you got two children, do you buy 2 of the same toys? I ...

Parenting Tip #13 First Few No

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

This tip mainly for new parents. I often hear of children crying in shopping mall because they want to get the toys they want but the parents would not buy it for them. How many times you refuse to buy the toy your child wants and he/she cries or screams in ...