A friend sent me this article which she found online. I'm sharing it with everyone as I see the great value in having a contract like this with your child. Many of my students, aged between 12 to 17, fall deeply into this trap. Even my own friends' children are not spared from this addiction! And they are not even teenagers yet! An...

Since K's birth, going to KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) has been a frequent affair for me. Sometimes, if she has two appointments in a day, I get to spend time with her while waiting. Shopping at my favourite places like Mothercare and having lunch - just the two of us - make the waiting time seemingly short.  I also get to...

Here is the background behind the birthday party theme for K: This is one of the Christian songs we sing to our children in the cradle roll class.  Twinkle Twinkle Little Star How I wonder what you are Up above the world so high Like a diamond in the sky God has made you what you are Twinkle Twinkle Little Star The cradle...

Since birth, K has always been on the small side. Her birth weight was 2.495 kg and after almost a year, she only managed to reach 5 kg. The doctors and dieticians were very concerned about her growth, and I would say that they were definitely even more concerned than I was. Let me clarify, it was not that I was ignorant or...

When Alicia from Beanie N Us started a Birthday Blast blog hop, I joined in the fun and wrote about Ch's watermelon-themed birthday celebration.   What will you think of when a 7 year old girl tells you that she wants to celebrate her birthday? I would probably think about pretty princesses, fairies or some cartoon character related birthday theme. Yes yes. I hear you....