A complete and genuine apology isn’t just saying “I’m sorry“. There are five basic languages of apology: Expressing Regret, Accepting Responsibility, Making Restitution, Genuinely Repenting, and Requesting Forgiveness. To restore a relationship and sustain it, you need to deliver an apology when it’s due,…
(Self) Examination Love language Parenting 101 Re: learning and child training The Kao Kids
Understanding the five love languages [Part 2]
According to Dr Gary Chapman, to be their best, children need to feel loved. But if you and your child speak different love languages, your affection might get lost in translation, affecting the child’s attitude, behavior, and development. In order to make a more…
(Self) Examination Love language Parenting 101 Re: learning and child training The Kao Kids
Understanding the five love languages [Part 1]
Is it ever possible to “love your children EQUALLY?”, and by equal, I mean, the same in degree and value? I don’t think that it’s ever humanly possible; it’s not as if my love for my kid exists as one whole to be divided into three…
I never thought much about the middle child syndrome until I had a middle child. Yes, the one that’s born after the firstborn and before the baby. The one who would sometimes feel unloved and uncared for, being sandwiched in between. The one who…
The plan to stay home and homeschool the kids has been more or less firmed up and I am mentally prepping myself everyday. I won’t be yelling “Bring it on!” yet, but I am working at it slowly, running trial lessons with the kids…
The blog’s been silent for a while because it has been difficult to write. Someone dear has lost someone dear; and I am, in my own ways, grieving for her loss. I think it’s just incredibly painful to say goodbye to someone whom you…
My three-year-old and I have been conversing every night lately. While I nurse my six-month-old infant, Ben would snuggle close to me and start a conversation. He asks me questions about what it’s like to be on a plane, why people fight wars and how…
We’ve been making good use of our zoo family membership to zip in and out of the zoo for one to two hours on weekday afternoons and weekend mornings. My eldest son, would lead the pack, by deciding which exibits he wished to see for…
I posted some time ago about how my kids made little crawlies out of the Wikki Stix Mini Play Pak sent to us. I left the Wikkis at our bomb shelter and told them to fiddle with them to create whatever their imagination takes…
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Bye bye sleep training, bring on co-sleeping
The marriage bed has lost its sanctity. I thought I could preserve it, but alas. I have also officially lost the battle in sleep training. Everyone’s now on our bed, in our room, every night; while fatherkao sleeps alone in the children’s room. So much…