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March 3, 2008 at 5:17 am · Filed under My Comic, Parenting
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Lun was an energetics, non-stop cute monkey during his first year. At that time, he had already run in the field; in a funny big walk pattern. To him, everything in the house was so interesting. He would, in this minute playing with my keys, next trying out the shoes, climbing the stairs, pretend reading our newspapers, mimic our action and dancing on the floor along with the music.
Computer was his favorite then. We couldn’t stop him from getting it out. He had always found our hiding spot; or manage to drag us into using it with him. I took this oppotunity to use computer as a teaching tools. Make and downloaded many flash educational movies and power point cards. Lun, enjoy every bits. From little known of computer, to be able to switch on the power, understand the usage of mouse, and focus on my teaching. Fun!
Well, he didn’t stop with just computer, Forbidden items was his No.2. Continue… »
February 5, 2008 at 2:48 am · Filed under Parenting
Ok, here’s hilarious song from mum to everyone.
Amazing to see, what we had said, can be so funny. This reminds us what we have not said and soon will be saying.
Wake up… Wake up sleepy head. Wake up! My son is just 2yrs old. I still have time to get away from that sentences.
November 6, 2007 at 2:13 am · Filed under Parenting
上帝把儿子还给我 ，我把自由还给儿子
文：网路转载 /张艾嘉的故事
虽有点长，但值得全部看完的故事，富贵或贫贱，每个人都在人生中学习！
张艾嘉，也许可以号称是最出色的女人！ 从叛逆少女到金马影后，从未婚妈妈到两次婚姻，从名演员到大导演…她，似乎天生带着光环，举手股足间都在制造新闻，赚着人气。
然而，一夜之间，她就变了，开始随遇而安，变得平易近人，懂得享受无处不在的快乐；更重要的，明白了做普通人的乐趣，一切的一切，都从她的爱子被绑架开始。
张艾嘉在绑架案结案之後，面对媒体有这样一番话：一直以为最重要的是盛名，时时处处想保持常青，不管是婚姻还是儿子，都当作自身招牌的一点金漆，从未将自己从高处放下，好好审视一下生活。直到儿子的生命受到威胁的时候，方才明了最珍贵的财富并非那个熠熠的金字招牌。
熙熙攘攘，皆为利来；攘攘熙熙，皆为名往。以前，我就是攘攘熙熙中的一分子，结果从相夫到教子处处一败涂地。
嫁给罗大佑，台湾最有名的男人
我是一个衔着金钥匙出生的孩子：外祖父曾任台湾高官，父亲是空军军官，母亲是台湾着名的大美人。
出生不久，我就跟着母亲去美国定居接受教育。 16岁那年，我不再乐意读书，觉得娱乐圈五彩缤纷，便回到台湾一脚踏了进去。 Continue… »
October 23, 2007 at 12:26 am · Filed under Parenting
Kids are unique as his own. It’s their uniqueness that brims out their personality. Creative kids tends to act unpredictably, they are mischief, witty, full of questions, doesn’t follow rules and mostly, a happy kid. These kids are like running nose, found everywhere, but, they diminishing through age. Why?
Parents, teachers, and most of us wanted an obedient, organize and hardworking children. They hope to have kids that was similar to everyone. Our kids will turn out to be exactly what we want them to be. A clone robot.
” Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered—either by themselves or by others.” Mark Twain
Children entering school that uses ‘copy and memorize’ educational system, erase their creativity. When they lost their creativity, follow up with erasing their confidence, finally lost of direction. We are producing a buch of robots dedicated just for schools exams. Aren’t we no better than our ancestor? Wasn’t that a shame?
Now the gifted children are like a bunch of kittens. They are naughty and usually happy.
Here are some characteristic trails for the gifted.
- Independent and sometimes rebellious
- Fun, witty, ridicule
- has a high energy level
- Adaptable, is friendly and outgoing
- adventurous, and highly inquisitive
- dislike rigid , is bored with memorization and recitation
- has a wide range of interests and is resourceful
- is fluent in producing and elaborating on ideas, has excellent memories and can identified in a very detail manner.
- has the capacity to look into things and be puzzled
- can show intense concentration on a task
- learns rapidly, easily and efficiently
- spend most of the time thinking and solving problems
- Sensitive, curiosity, imaginative, and is inventive in constructing or modifying games
Lots more, the key point is to be sensitive and open mind to your kids. After all, parents can see the best in their child.
July 20, 2007 at 1:33 am · Filed under Books, Parenting
- A reminder on the essential education -
When i first read this article All she wants is to go to school diverted from parentWonder, I felt sad. The poor girl must have felt awful for being isolated from schools. She reminds me of my old time favorite novel, a recollection childhood memory of Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. In her novel - [Totto-chan], she was once a kick out student similar to this girl. Yet, Totto-chan, was far more lucky. Even thought she was a WWII child, there, an unusual school that was teaching combining learning with fun, freedom, and love that accepted her in. And it was from there, taught her to become what she is today- a popular television personality cum the first Asian UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
This is an excellent book for those headmaster that had rejected or being skeptic towards those special need children.
Children are angel, for those special; with love, innovation and patient, they will grow into a great person. We should have some flexibility in our education system. Why, education is for the children, we should also be looking from children’s point of view. What children think education should be.
I hope, from this article, [Totto-chan] and our tiny plead, it will lead us to a new comprehensive education for every types of children.
July 9, 2007 at 9:23 pm · Filed under Books, Parenting
Lately, I’ve bought an interesting picture book for Lun’s bedtime story. It was bought at MPH bookstore at MidValley.
The Chocolate-Covered-Cookie TANTRUM
I find this an interesting and a good reading material for my 16m old son. This book, as per it’s cover title, about a girl who insisted to eat a chocolate covered cookie on the spot where she wanted. Nothing too surprise on the story, but it can influence little reader and enlighten parents who has hot temper children.
The illustration was done not in a normal cartoonish way. It uses color to describe the child’s emotion and the tension at that scenario.
Words are easy and brief. It was just at the nice length where i can narrate the story and act it in the same time. I am very sure this is the right book when i bought it.
On the same night, I read it to Lun. Lun wasn’t too keen to look at the pictures. But I had finished the whole story with him. It was the first night I’d shown him this book. Maybe he was not too keen to read a new book yet. There might be also the reason for the illustration to be too emotional driven. It horrified Lun with the intense feeling in the drawing.
I will try to read it in different way. I might start out with a play and a recorded narration of my voice.
Or
I can redraw another version of my own. It was after all a good story to teach Lun about his temper tantrums.
July 9, 2007 at 2:23 am · Filed under Parenting
I did a one major big Big BIG mistake.
I cheat on you, baby. Or should I said, I lie to my baby.
The scenario started like this;
We were going out for our dinner last Sunday. My Lun ask for his pacifier when he grab his booster. These two things, booster and pacifier is non-detachable. If Lun sees booster, he will want pacifier and if he sees pacifier he will ask for booster.
Now that day in the car, I forgot to hide his booster. Lun had it and ask for pacifier. I immediately unconsciously lied. I told him i didn’t brought it with me. My mum, heard it and warn me but it was already too late. I’d lied. A cheater ! A lier!
It was really a bad teaching as Lun is at the age where he will imitate whatever action and reaction we did. It was all through subconscious. I taught him to lie.
That night when i tug him to bed. I waited for him to sleep and i whispered to his ear and apologize. I hope this help.
At least, i will try try Try very had not to make this mistake again.
April 30, 2007 at 4:07 am · Filed under Parenting
Yo, boys and girls, spread this germs for today. It’s No Spank Day.
No parents are allow to smack, spank or hit their children for today cos it’s 30th of April - across the nation. Threatening, shouting and hitting has already an out of dated ways to discipline. Countless of us had gone through theses and had many hidden dangerous scares. Take a lot at our local newspaper, tragedy is getting younger. Why a primary school student killed by schoolmate. We have more and more violence in our society. Human is sick. Continue… »
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