Category Archives: education

Using Positive Language To Talk To Your Children

On Sunday I read an article by Zaid Mohamad titled “Power of Positive Language” at the Life & Times section of the News Straits Times.  Zaid Mohamed is a certified parental coach and I like to read his articles every … Continue reading

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what we did on sunday

We went out real early on Sunday and head to Midvalley for the Maybank Treats Fair. Sunday was the last day and by 11am, the exhibition hall where the fair was held, was in total madness.  We walked around a … Continue reading

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exam week

I received a notice from Ashley’s school last week about her coming exam.  Here is the time table. I don’t know about her but………

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Encouraging A Child To Like Writing

Ashley doesn’t like writing and her handwriting is pretty atrocious 🙁  Each time when we ask her to do her writing, she’ll whine and even said she doesn’t like to do it. When it comes to reading, she’s fine and … Continue reading

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Conversations

Ashley was watching Barney Goes To The Zoo yesterday and saw some kangaroos.  Thought I’ll teach her a few things and this was how our conversation went. Me : You know…kangaroos come from Australia. Ashley :  Yes I know O_O … Continue reading

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The Birds & The Bees

I was reading the Women’s Weekly today and found a useful article on how to give a sensible answer to the tricky question from your kids – “Where Do Babies Come From”  😀  According to the counsellor, this is one … Continue reading

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Ladybird Books

Sometime last month when we were at Borders, I saw some Ladybird books on display and decided to get one for Ashley.  Ladybird books come in a, b and c series.  Series A is from 1a to 12a, Series B … Continue reading

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