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I love reading. And I love to share this passion with my daughter. During babyhood and toddlerhood, what better way to begin it with is to read board books and I can Read books. But now that she is a graduate of all those, I began looking for books that are longer and more appropriate for her age. So far …
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I don’t exactly remember when we began implementing our screen time rules with Yesha. But I guess a few years ago. Screen time for her means watching videos and playing video games. She can still use her tablet anytime for drawing using the stylus that came with the gadget. Mind you, she can draw and write stories for hours in …
Homeschooling, Journal, Mothershare
One of my questions before was how will Yesha learn to read. But then, at around six or seven years old, Yesha has learned to read chapter books and is quite enjoying it. She can now read independently on her own with fluency and comprehension. But she still sometimes need assistance for big words such as miraculous. When she was …
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Some parents are concerned with their introvert kids. Their children tend to be cautious when faced with new people and environment. During parties, they are usually the ones who stay seated with their moms while the other children were enthusiastically joining the games. And most of the times, these kids would spend more time alone, doing solitary activities, than when …
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There were many times when my daughter asked me to do some things for her: “Mommy, can you please give me some water?” “Mommy, can you turn of the light, please?” “Mommy, can you clean up my toys?” And there were also many times when husband and I endured her temper tantrums for not giving in to her requests. Although …
Journal, Mothershare
My brother is 27 years old this year. Ever since he finished college, he has difficulty landing a job. He would go to interview one after another only to receive that perfunctory remark “we’ll call you,” and yet receiving none. He has probably lost count of the interviews he has been into. Although he doesn’t say it, I know those …
Homeschooling
Sometimes I don’t understand grade conscious moms. I encountered one mom who shared that she is conscious about her child’s grade and class ranking. She reasoned that it develops her child’s confidence in terms of achieving goals by “enforcing” a good study habit. She raised a good point about study habit, but I disagree with her in `enforcing` it, not to mention …
This morning, I really had a hard time giving Yesha a bath. She wanted to bring her book in the shower area. And so I just placed it to where she can see it. But no, she wasn’t satisfied, she wanted to shower with her Blue’s Clues book. As she reached it, I pulled the book from her and immediately …