Finding the right school for your child is usually a challenge for some parents. Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash For Joshua, it was pretty easy. Why? Because I’ve had experience as a preschool educator before and had just returned to teaching when he was about 18 months old. Plus, I actually embraced the school’s pedagogy, its curriculum… Continue reading Not As Easy As ABC
Bedtime stories
Just wanted to share something that happened while I was away on a weekend cruise. While every mother gets excited to go for a short getaway, we always worry about the kids at home no matter what. I'm lucky to get invited for weekend cruises occasionally, and try to get a little me-time and breather… Continue reading Bedtime stories
One Bed At A Time
Kaitlyn is a blessed girl. Before she joined our family, she already had her first bed waiting for her. In my anticipation of having another baby, I had impulsively bought a rocking cradle in hopes of my adoption process going smoothly. However, if you’ve read my adoption journey, you’ll know it was a looooong process.… Continue reading One Bed At A Time
Keeping My Kids Safe
I talked about how a child’s safety can get compromised in my article on name labels, and decided to delve more into keeping children safe. You read in the news about child abduction, child abuse and all the dangers that could happen to your child that it becomes a real concern. What is the world… Continue reading Keeping My Kids Safe
To Label Or Not, That Is The Question
I love personalised stickers — not just for my kids, but for myself too! My favourite brands are Stuck On You and Mine4sure. I learnt about these ingenious little things during my time as a pre-school educator at an international pre-school, where most of the children aren’t local, and they had all their items labelled,… Continue reading To Label Or Not, That Is The Question
My Little Happy Fish
So I always wanted to find a swimming programme for babies/toddlers, and I happened to chance upon Happy Fish Swim School. They kindly arranged a trial lesson and Kaitlyn seemed to enjoy it. The coach was very patient and had a way with the tots. So I signed her up for lessons. I was excited… Continue reading My Little Happy Fish
Someone Else’s Human Being
There's a family on our floor with 3 children, and they have a 6-year-old daughter, J, who is fascinated with Kaitlyn. She would get excited whenever she saw Kaitlyn at the playground. "Baby!!!!" She would call out and run over to give Kaitlyn a hug. She's really sweet. At the playground, she would guide Kaitlyn… Continue reading Someone Else’s Human Being
From Only Child To Big Brother
Security is having a big brother.Peanuts For 11 years, Joshua was an only child. Of course, I’d wanted to give him a brother or sister, as I had wanted to have at least 2-3 children. However, it didn’t turn out as expected as I had difficulty conceiving. So he got to enjoy my full attention… Continue reading From Only Child To Big Brother
First Words
Nope, it’s not Mama A baby’s first word is always thrilling for any parent. All the more so if the first word is ‘Dada’ or ‘Mama’. I remember Joshua’s first word. It was ‘Mama’ and I was super excited when he meaningfully called out to me, “Mama!”. It gradually became 'Mommy', and still is today.… Continue reading First Words
I Love You 3000
Thanks to Avengers: Endgame, the highly anticipated movie for this year (2019), the phrase "I love you 3000" became synonymous with expressing how much you love someone — especially from a child to parent. Not originally from the script, Robert Downey Jr actually incorporated the line from his own life; his child actually says that… Continue reading I Love You 3000
