‘Can we watch TV?’
‘Can I play games on the iPad?’
‘I’m bored. I don’t know what to do! Can we watch a DVD?’
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For some reasons, many kids these days feel bored, easily.
(Read my post on ‘Parenting: …
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NO Excuse for NOT Knowing What to Do with Our Time
8 Points I Shared with Senior High School Students on their Career Day
Earlier today I spoke to a group of students at ACS Jakarta.
A humbling experience, to have had the opportunity to share, together with the others speakers.
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Out of the things I shared with the students, if …
Parenting: Nurture Good Reading Habits
Here is one sad truth about Indonesia’s literacy level:
Indonesia is the second worst among the world’s 61 most literate nations, only higher than Botswana, according to a new study conducted by Central Connecticut State University …
Parenting: The Importance of Both the Brain and the Heart
[Appreciation and politeness to be shown to others, at all times]
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As parents, we want our children to study well. We teach them the importance of their education.
We remind them about completing their homework and preparing …
Parenting: Teaching Children to Treat Animals with Kindness
Many may not care, but when animals are hit or treated like they are worthless non-living things, I can’t help but feel disturbed.
Since the fall of man in the Garden of Eden, I know humans …
Parenting: Do We Aim to Make our Kids Happy?
I don’t think my kids are ‘happy’ everyday. In fact, my husband and I don’t aim to make our kids happy.
That’s weird, some say. Bad parenting, others say.
I know. Our beliefs, as stated in my …
Brie: 5 Years, 4 Months
Brie keeps growing into this colourful little girl.
Very chatty.
Full of wits and bright ideas.
And being the youngest, she often shows her determination in getting what she wants, too.
This is where we repeatedly instill values in the …
Thoughts: How is our Home?
How is our home?
Are we there for our children when they come home from school, or are they kept busy with after-school programs (or television and games) day in and day out that they have …
