Dear husband and I visited a garden last weekend to shop for herbs that I use frequently in my cooking. All the plants were clearly labeled with care instructions – frequency of watering, how much sun and most importantly, different types of fertilizers. I commented that they must have tested each type of fertilizer to [...]
http://www.mummysg.com/forums/f97/being-special-parenting-child-medical-conditions-15948/ I stumbled upon this forum when I was surfing. As I read the many posts, tears ran down my face. It did not help matters when I found out this morning that a girl friend lost her baby at 4.5 months. How I have taken my kids for granted! How I have squandered the [...]
Children are too dependent on their parents these days. In Singapore, with both parents working, either the foreign helper or grandparents are the main caretakers. Instead of holding the children responsible, these caretakers find it easier just to do everything themselves. It takes too long and it is too tiring to nag at them when [...]
Tags: kids, life skills, parenting, survival
Examinations are over and holidays are around the corner. This is when the mad rush for holiday courses, meet the cartoon characters at the mall, special trips to the Science Centre gets planned out. God forbid, one of them should mouth the words,”Mum! I am bored!”. Over the years, I have developed a list of [...]
If you read my last post, you will see that I listed out the ways that I found work for me as a working mother – Juggling Work and Family. What I did not explain was why I wrote my last post. Although it was a challenge from dear husband to list the ways I [...]
Okay, last day of the year…last ditch effort to fulfill 2009 resolutions. Time to also make the 2010 ones. Two days ago, I initiated a family resolutions making session. Everyone in the family who can understand the concept was asked to come up with activities that we can do as a family. I tried this [...]
Tags: Family, hollywood dinos, jurong bird park, resolutions, sentosa, wild wild wet
This powerful video came to me in facebook from a friend sharing. When I saw this, I remember all the times my children were watching me – behaving well and behaving badly. This is not just for parents, but for ALL adults. How much do we really love our kids? Do we love them enough [...]
It is a gift to be parents. I am grateful for having this gift bestowed upon me 4 times. 4 lovely babies, 4 times the joy. I sometimes forget how blessed I am and how great God is. When I am dragged down by life or by work, I forget that I have 4 concrete [...]
As the littlest one was getting better, my dear husband was taking him for a ride this morning while sending my eldest to school. As everyone was getting dressed, number 4 (I used to think using numbers was appalling but then turned out it was just easier this way) was excited and took out his [...]
Ever had a sick kid at home? Since I have 4 kids, my chances of getting that regularly is probably higher than the normal household. In Singapore, it is very uncommon to have 4 kids in one household. Most families only have 2 or perhaps 3. More couples are opting to only have 1 child [...]
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