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Exploring Our Children’s Potentials

14 July 2022 – 3:34 pm |

“Thanks” to today’s gadgets, more and more kids tend to say, “I don’t know what I’m good at. I don’t know what I like. I’m not interested in anything actually.” (But somehow they are interested …

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Car Talks : Who Determines ‘Who We Are’

9 April 2015 | Posted in: Inspirational, Parenting | No Comment

As children grow up, there will always be pressures from their peers.
What if I don’t do what my friends do?
What if my friends ask me to do something that they all do but I …

Our Children’s Growing Up Years are HERE Today

2 April 2015 | Posted in: Inspirational, Parenting | No Comment

 
Have you ever watched those ‘growing up’ video clips of a couple, played on their wedding day?

You know what?
I always, ALWAYS, get all teary-eyed whenever I watch such videos.
But.
It’s not quite because I feel emo …

Instilling Responsibility Since Young

27 March 2015 | Posted in: Daily, Parenting | No Comment

 
Are our children given the chance to help out and contribute to their home?

In our family, we believe all children need to know how they are important members of the family.
And we believe, it is …

How our 3 Kids and I Survived the Flood, the Rain, and Walked Back Home!

10 February 2015 | Posted in: Daily, Parenting | 36 Comments

 
Flood. Dear flood.
What seemed to happen in Jakarta ‘every 5 years’ has somehow become an ‘annual disaster’.
We arrived in Jakarta in March 2012 and since then, we’ve witnessed Jakarta going through this flood problem, once …

Car Talks : The Brain and The Heart

8 February 2015 | Posted in: Inspirational, Parenting | 2 Comments

 
I haven’t quite counted how many hours that we actually spend ‘on the road’ here in Jakarta.
On average, I mean.
As much as I wish traffic was better here, I must say, being ‘stuck’ with the …

‘Training’ Older Siblings to Care For Younger Ones

18 January 2015 | Posted in: Inspirational, Parenting | 2 Comments

 
When there is more than one child in the family, as parents we naturally wish our children all get along well with each other.
The reality is however, it most likely does NOT happen naturally.
Well of …

Treasuring Our Parenting Moments!

16 January 2015 | Posted in: Parenting | 2 Comments

 
“Don’t you ever feel exhausted caring for three kids everyday?“
I’ve been asked such a question before.
And the answer is, well … of course there are very tiring days when it comes to being a parent.
After …

Parenting : How to Scold our Sons LESS?

6 January 2015 | Posted in: Inspirational, Parenting | 3 Comments

 
We have one 8yo boy in the family.
The middle child.
And as much as I’ve been a parent since 2004, being a parent to all my 3 kids has always been … mind boggling at times.
I …

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