Recent Posts Tagged With 'discipline'

• Tattling

  Posted on Thursday August 6th, 2009 at 20:45 in parenting, discipline, about the kids

  My kids are fond of tattling, particularly the older one. She would often slide up to me, then in a whispering voice say "Mummy, baby didn't put soap when he washed his hands" or "Mummy, baby did this or baby didn't do that."Baby does occassionaly do...

• New Rules at Bedtime after the lights are off

  Posted on Thursday July 30th, 2009 at 18:40 in parenting, SAHM, discipline, kids activities, about the kids

  The kids are so fond of talking at bedtime/naptime that I've come up with a new rule. Here's the rule...."Ok. Each of us may say 3 things.... after that we say goodnight .... and then......NO MORE TALKING!"The kids agreed. They bargained for 4 things...

• Little White Lies

  Posted on Monday July 27th, 2009 at 18:43 in education, parenting, discipline, about the kids

  My girl and boy are very different when it comes to telling the truth. My girl is the honest, straight type and will tell me most of the naughty things she has done even if I have not seen it or did not ask her.However, my boy would tell me "No, I di...

• Caning is normal in school

  Posted on Wednesday April 1st, 2009 at 20:53 in education, parenting, discipline, about the kids

  When I read this news, this sentence jumped up at me...."I was told that the teacher caned the boy for failing to do his homework. That is a normal thing to do."I do not wish to speculate about the case. It is just this sentence that I am uncomfortab...

• Exam Stress

  Posted on Tuesday May 13th, 2008 at 21:41 in discipline

  Its coming to the end of the school term again. The older kids are having their exams. My sister says that she is very stressed up during this time. I can imagine that it would be stressful to get the kids to revise their work. I have a daily stress ...

• Think before you speak

  Posted on Thursday March 20th, 2008 at 20:01 in discipline, About Me, about the kids

  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 ...

• Do you support caning in school?

  Posted on Wednesday December 5th, 2007 at 21:53 in discipline

  I normally write stuff about education and kids on this blog but this matter is related to my personal experience and feelings about the matter so I have put it on my personal blog.Would the readers of this blog hop over to my personal blog to give m...