Anya is now in Kindergarten (K1), and Vai will start going to nursery school (N2) in January next year.
[Fyi, here in Singapore at four years of age, children can attend N2; at five years old, …
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Time for some Twosome Time
Smoking : Kids Watch. Kids Learn.
I’ve written quite a few blog posts on how ‘adults greatly influence little children’ over the years.
How kids observe and learn from what they see and hear. How they are great imitators. How they are …
Parenting : Proper Environment, Proper Upbringing
Do you realise that there are several factors that influence/shape our characters? (ie. the kinds of unique personalities that each of us has)
One of it is, our environment.
Some parents don’t regard it as important. But …
Vai : 2 more weeks, and I’m THREE!
Oh my.
The youngest one in our home is no longer a baby.
And to think that Vai will be three years old in two weeks time makes me miss those baby days.
[I know I’ve been asked …
Parenting : Assurance, Acceptance and Love
Just this afternoon, Vai and I were walking hand in hand as we were about to pick Anya up from school.
And I asked him this question :
‘When you scream and cry, and when you’re just …
How Kids Spell Love
We have a few magnets stuck on our fridge and there’s one that I particularly like and it says,
This is how children spell love :
T.I.M.E.
…
Children don’t ask for handsome dads or beautiful moms.
They don’t ask …
Racial Harmony Day
Here in Singapore, schools celebrate ‘Racial Harmony Day’ every July 21st (tomorrow!), to remember the day (in 1964) when Singapore saw terrible racial riots.
It’s ‘a day for schools to reflect on, and celebrate our success …
Urgh. Not getting what I want is … HARD!
Kids have wants. And the reality is, they don’t always get them, because perhaps what they ask for and want is harmful, unnecessary, or is simply not good for them. There could be plenty more …
