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This PR4 blog is a mini parenting resource on its own. It is a cyber filing cabinet of parenting articles and links. A place to find links to children's favourite sites, online games, craft ideas plus a place of discussion on childcare and other parenting
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He, She, I ..........
He........has to practise his lines for introducing his class act at his kindy concerthas to memorise his Malay Ejaan for Friday has to memorise his Chinese Spelling for Mondaywants to play swordfighting with me (because his aunty gave him some hand ...
Home Tuition in Chinese Mandarin.... by a Banana Mom
This is what gets said when I try to help my girl learn Chinese using our trusted Electronic Dictionary which also happens to be my birthday present ...... Usually I will ask my girl to highlight the words that she doesn't know than we'll go through ...
Supermummy Amazing Blogger Award - Vote for me!
I'm amazed to have been nominated for the Supermummy Amazing Blogger Award. Yes, its simply amazing! I'm no supermummy, just a mummy. I'm no amazing blogger but I'm one amazed blogger right now for being nominated. Yes, I'm an Amazed Mummy Blogger so...
Their first toy they bought from their Angpow money
Each year after CNY, we would calculate the kids' Angpow Money and then bank it into the bank for them. This year, since they are older and just starting to learn about the value of money and how to buy things on their own etc, we decided to let them...
First Week of School
Day One Daddy dropped me and the girl at school and left to send the boy to kindy. She looked miserable at first but fortunately she was seated next to a cheerful boy who started playing rock, paper, scissors with her and she cheered up considerably....
Ist Week at Kindy for First Time
My boy is attending kindy for the first time this year. He is 5. On the first day, his daddy accompanied him since I had to be at the primary school with his sister.He was beaming all the way. He was happy to be in school. It makes him feel important...
Primary School Orientation for Standard One Students
This is a belated post as I have been too busy to publish any blog post. In fact, the next few posts are all belated posts too. I have all these blog posts stuck somewhere in my head. Haha.We attended school orientation for the girl who is in Standar...
Smart Alec and Spoil Sport
Everyday when I finish bathing my boy, he would run off as soon as I drape the towel over him to dry. He would then run dripping to a spot between the window and the bed and hide there giggling. When I ask him to come to me so I could dress him, he w...
Online Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary
My daughter and I are now learning the final 800 words from my daughter's Preschool Chinese Reading Series from Odonata Publishing that was recommended by other bloggers.I become frustrated at the difficulty in searching for words in our printed Chin...
My kids' babysitter
My kids' babysitter is rather square but she has a way with kids. She is very loud but sometimes when I am around, she will be softer. She can really make the kids laugh too. They love her. She can really capture their attention. Sometimes she sings ...
My little exercise coach
WMy boy at 4 is still a super glue.At bedtime, he holds my hand, places in over him, then puts his bolster and carefully arranges his blanket over my hand then asks me...."Mummy, do you know why I put your hand like that?"When I say..."No. Why?"He go...
When daddy is left alone with the kids
To my dearest sweetie pie and cutie pie,(Thats what mommy used to call you both)Kids, this post is for you to help you remember what silly things your dad used to do together with you when mommy is not around.The elephant bath - Daddy taught you both...
How To Help A Child Overcome The Fear Of Failure
"Mummy, what if everyone laughs at me."My girl has been practising very hard for an upcoming performance. I try to help her as much as I can by providing the props that she needs etc.However, most important of them all, I am trying to help her build ...
A trilingual picture dictionary - Malay - English - Chinese
I wanted to get one of those electronic talking chinese dictionary to help me and my girl in learning Chinese Mandarin. However, those are rather expensive so I decided to wait and see. In the meantime, I was delighted to find this trilingual picture...
More Holiday Time Crafts
Yesterday we did some paper lanterns. The kids requested 3 each! *Wipes forehead* Thank goodness they're easy to do. So they each got their 3 paper lanterns which they decorated with their favourite stickers. We used manila cards pink, green, yellow ...
Why did you choose Chinese School/Kebangsaan School?
Ok. Ok. I'm beggining to sound like a broken record that keeps harping on the same subject but I just cannot make up my mind!Anyway, I'm not going to write about this anymore. I hope to hear from you instead.For those of you with kids entering Primar...
When you have two kids...
This mommy wants to hear my experience as a mother of two. She wants to know what it was like initially and how did I cope with a newborn and a toddler. I checked my Mothering Times blog and found that I had written so many posts about this. This mus...
Impatient Mommy
MG: Don't come in the kitchen when I am cooking!My Boy: Can I stand here? *runs to the corner of the kitchen*MG: Huh? Ok. Can. Can. My Boy: Don't say Can Can. Say Can.Kids are very sensitive beings so we should always try to speak to them in a patien...
Encouraging Creativity in Children
When I attended a kindergarden open day at the end of last year, the kids were given activities to do. As I've mentioned the kids were quite young and some of them couldn't color very well yet. I saw one mum finishing off her kid's activity. She ende...
Daddy, where did you hide my present?
Since I don't work and am with the kids most of the time, I can't buy their birthday gifts for them without them knowing about it. Mr MG is usually busy over lunch time and prefers to buy them together with me and thats usually during the weekend whe...
Help! I can't stop buying toys!
The boy and girl's birthday is coming and as before, we are faced with the dilemma of what to buy them for their birthdays. This is because we have been buying them toys all year round so when it comes to special occassions like birthdays we are at a...
Homemade Party Packs
Since my girl started kindy, she's been coming home with party packs almost every month."Mommy, look I have another party pack. Can I open it now?"and she's almost convinced her little brother to go to school because of these party packs."Look baby, ...
Think before you speak
The kids were being naughty again and I was mad and said this...."Eeeeyeea. I can't understand why you all must be so naughty everyday. Why can't you be good for just one day!"My girl replied hopefully...."One day only?"Sometimes kids have the knack ...
The Vomit Bucket
The whole family is down with some stomach flu which I thought was food poisioning initially. I've been wiping vomits 2-3 times daily for each of my babies (including the big one). A yucky and tiring task.When the kids were younger, I didn't know how...
Creating Memories during Festival Periods
One of the periods that we parents can create fun, excitement and good memories for our kids is during festivals. For example, for the coming Chinese New Year we have an opportunity to create wonderful memories for our children.Doing certain activiti...
Please vote for me!
This is an unabashed call for votes! Suddenly I feel like a politician on a campaign trail. Lol! You see, I've been nominated for the Best Parenting Blog category (amongst others) under the 2008 blogger's choice awards by Suzette who maintains a gre...
Auld Lang Syne
Doesn't singing the song "Auld Land Syne" give you a very special feeling? It gives me a special feeling. We usually sing it at the stroke of midnight to say goodbye to the old year and hello to the new year but sometimes we sing it on the last day o...
