I thought we were done with Barney. But no. We’re not done. You see, I still have a two-year-old. Who attended playgroup for twice a week in the first half of this year and got acquainted with the purple dinosaur with his ‘clean-up’ song.…
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Parenting at 5, 3-half and 2 (Part 2)
It’s incredible what parenting does to you. You can feel a host of extreme emotions – like that of guilt and elation, anger and love, and fatigue and enthusiasm – all on the same day, and sometimes, almost at the same time. That’s what…
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Learning how to improve children’s writing at Lorna Whiston
In April / May, I was invited to attend a short course for five weeks at Lorna Whiston to learn strategies to teach young children to write. I declined the invitation at first. For two hours every Monday from 6.45pm to 8.45pm, at the busiest…
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Any time’s a good time to eat cake! – An early Father’s Day celebration courtesy of Emicakes
The kids were up to something last week. I told them a cake would be delivered for their father so we could celebrate Father’s Day (which falls on 15 June this year) in advance, and they quickly got to work. They took out crayons and…
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Sound bytes of our lives (V), ft. Nat Kao
If you don’t already know, there’s someone in my life right now that makes me cry and laugh at the same time. He exasperates me to the point I think I am going insane yet possesses the ability to turn my heart to mush…
Last Saturday, we were at the Drama Centre at the National Library for I Theatre‘s Puss in Boots to learn a thing or two from a cat about being smart but not to the extent of outsmarting oneself. As part of I Theatre’s ACE Festival…
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Rainbow Bear’s Dinosaur Discovery by Julia Gabriel [Book Review + Giveaway]
Ben is now 5 and can read small chunks of text to entertain and educate himself. This makes me a happy mother because I can pass him a book and he’s pretty much engaged, which frees me to handle the other two who frequently…
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One advice from the PD I won’t be following (yet)
During my last visit to the PD two weeks ago, she asked if I’m taking off Nat’s diapers already and getting him used to not wearing any at home. She gave me the same advice for the older two kids when it was time to…
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Three changes to make starting today
There are three things I’d like to change in this house to keep tempers from flaring, fights from starting and resentment from building. So I’ve told the kids that starting from today we are going to… #1 Look at each other’s eyes when we…
Do you remember me inviting you for breakfast last year? This year, I’m gonna be inviting you again. Wanna do breakfast with me and my kids? To celebrate the International Year of the Family, Rise & Shine is once again organising the largest picnic event in…