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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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Questions to Ask Ourselves Before Giving Gadgets to Our Kids

28 February 2019 | Posted in: Parenting | No Comment

 
How much time can a young child spend on playing online games / browsing on their gadgets?
As much as ‘we’ allow it, if you ask me.
After all, aren’t we the ones who buy / supply …

Do You Decide What Your Children Get to Wear?

19 January 2019 | Posted in: Parenting | No Comment

 
Someone ever asked, ‘Do you decide what your children get to wear?’
The answer is yes, when they are babies and toddlers =)
When our child was older than 1.5yo, I did sometimes ask ‘Do you want …

Video: Short Legs, Big Logs – Mount Slamet, Central Java!

10 January 2019 | Posted in: Parenting, Video | No Comment

 
We are back from mountain climbing!
This time, our family of five (and some 32 others!) climbed Mount Slamet in Central Java.
I have quite a few photos to share (and loads of stories and personal …

Parenting: On Repeat

5 December 2018 | Posted in: Inspirational, Parenting | No Comment

“Be kind to your siblings and let ME be the parent. Let ME be the one who scolds and rebukes. Not you. Your job is to protect and love your siblings.”

Behind all the smiles in …

Brie: Mommy’s Advice to Learning the Piano

24 November 2018 | Posted in: Inspirational, Parenting | No Comment

 
Not everyone has the opportunity to have someone teach them how to play a musical instrument.
So when the opportunity is there for you, and you’re willing to take it up from the start, … once …

TRAILER: Our hike to Mount Prau (back in June 2018!)

‘Why do you climb mountains as a family?’, some people asked me.
We have many reasons =)
One of them is, it’s a wonderful way to experience something together as a family.
Yes. We really think so.
When we …

Parents and Nannies

14 November 2018 | Posted in: Inspirational, Parenting | No Comment

 
Our lift door opened, and in came a young mom, her husband with a little baby in his arms, and some 5 seconds later, a nanny quickly walked into the lift, with a few bags …

Feeling Sorry is Followed By Accountability

19 October 2018 | Posted in: Inspirational, Parenting | 2 Comments

 
‘Sorry, I forgot to wash my plates.’
‘Sorry, I kept watching TV when you told me to stop 15 mins ago.’
‘Oh sorry, I was rude.’

Do your kids say sorry ‘proactively’?
Or, do you need to ‘prompt’ them …

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