Why is learning to wait for one’s turn considered suffering? Why is going to bed alone considered a sad and pitiful act? I found these 2 comments very strange. It came from someone who had just had new addition to the family. And the person considered to be suffering, sad and pitiful is the older child. […] Read more…
What kind of driver are you?
I am the first to tell you that I have a bad sense of direction. I think the only place I wouldn’t get lost is in Orchard Road and that’s coz it is a straight road. Lol! And because I have a poor sense of direction, driving to anywhere unfamiliar is always very stressful. If […] Read more…
Mealtime Battles 2
I have had a few queries on how I manage to get our children to sit at the table and eat by themselves and how we manage to get them to eat vegetables! So I thought I should just share how we do it. In case it helps someone out there 🙂 It would be done […] Read more…
Mealtime Battles 1
I have had a few queries on how I manage to get our children to sit at the table and eat by themselves and how we manage to get them to eat vegetables! So I thought I should just share how we do it. In case it helps someone out there 🙂 It would be done […] Read more…
Scratch, Scratch, Scratch Part 2
So I succumbed and brought dd and myself to the National Skin Centre on Wednesday. Dd has been having a bad outbreak ever since we came back from our week long Bintan trip. And since I was bringing her, I thought I might as well book an appointment for myself as well. We have run […] Read more…
To Sleep Train or Not to Sleep Train?
If you have been reading my blog long enough, you know I am all for sleep training. To have a child that would go to sleep when it is time to instead of having to cajole/bribe/rock/nurse is such a blessing. And I know this for sure since I was only just recently struggling with this. Read more…
Scratch, Scratch, Scratch
Eczema is such a terribly annoying thing to be afflicted with! My history with eczema I had my 1st brush with allergies when I was 8 or so. My lips would itch, peel and swell. The only solution back then, as now, is the infamous steroid cream. Somehow, the itching and peeling disappeared. But it […] Read more…
Ordination, A Vacation and a Clingy Baby
…and twins! I’ve been wanting to write this post for a while but I have had neither the time nor inclination to since I have been erm…busy? 😀 So here’s a post on what’s been happening lately in our family. Ordination On 1st November 2009, dh was officially ordained as Reverend Henson Lim and promoted […] Read more…
Don’t Give Up Training Your Children
Training children to be helpers take such a long time to bear fruit. And that is why many of us give up too soon. After all it is usually much faster and easier to get something done yourself (and correctly!) than to teach a child, especially an uninterested one. But don’t give up. Truly they […] Read more…
Teaching Handwriting
Teaching our children to write legibly is important even though the world is increasingly dependent on the computer and mobile phones to communicate 🙂 So far, we have 5 children who are able to push pen to paper. But I have yet to try any formal handwriting curriculum or programmes. This is not meant as […] Read more…