I have heard this comment and its variation – “If Serene can do it, so can I!” – utteredĀ a few times too many and it makes me rather uncomfortable. It seems to imply that I am some sort of superhuman creature and therefore mere mortals should not be expected to emulate me and the other […] Read more…
In the papers again!
No, we seriously do not go around courting publicity as a friend had teased. In fact, my motto is to fly under the radar as much as possible. But I guess living a non-mainstream lifestyle makes that a little bit difficult in tiny Singapore š In the news for homeschooling This time round, we were […] Read more…
PSLE Preparations
My motto for our homeschooling journey has always been, “Slow and steady wins the race”. Work done consistently and regularly is better than huge chunks of work done sporadically. This is also why we do not follow the public school’s calendar, preferring to school all year round with a 6 weeks on and 1 week off schedule. Read more…
The question everyone is asking
One of the clauses for exemption from public school is that the child must for PSLE (Primary School Leaving Examination) the year the child turns 12. And this year our oldest turned 12 and sat for it. The whole processĀ started inĀ July when he had to go for a National Education quiz. In August were oral […] Read more…
Just because you said “Please”
When you teach your child to say “please”, do also teach him that a “please” does not guarantee getting his way. Saying “please” and “thank you” is an etiquette issue. It does not mean that you’ll get your way just because you were polite. Do remember to teach that to your children. Read more…
6 Words That Say It All
Local people – Did you read yesterday’s Straits Times article,Ā “6 Words That Say It All”? Written by Wong Kim Hoh, the article features Morning Star Community Service‘s initiative to get people to take stock of their lives by asking themselves the Ā question – “what truly matters toĀ me” in just 6 words. The article then features […] Read more…
Consequences
I have always taught our children that there are consequences to everything they do or not to. Not that they have totally accepted this of courseĀ š And this article fromĀ Sheila Wray GregoireĀ puts it so well. Here is an excerpt : Our society seems to believe that childrenās behaviour reflects completely upon parents, and so parents […] Read more…
Halloween
No one can miss the fact that Halloween is about to come upon us in a week’s time. Everywhere you go, you see ghouls and witches and just plain ugliness glorified. Even NTUC has a ghoul at its entrance š And today’s Sunday Times tell us why businesses are jumping onto the Halloween bandwagon – […] Read more…
So what’s up?
š Yes, I have not been posting much either here or at Building Up Moms. Yep. So much so that I actually forgot how to log into my account! Faint! So I figured I had better try to write more š Like lots of mommy bloggers, I have loads to write but very limited time. […] Read more…
So What Are We Allergic To?!
Previously I wrote about going wheat, egg and MSG-freeĀ for both my then 9yr old dd and myself. Although it helped a lot and she herself noticed that she felt better, she was not willing to give up her wheat. And to be honest, neither was I, especially since it made cooking so very difficult. So […] Read more…