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How to prepare your kids for exams?

Exams are and can be very stressful for student, teachers and parents. So how do parents help our kids go through this period as smoothly as possible? Tips on helping your child prepare for exams. Consistent work throughout the year. Revision and completion of schoolwork is important. Ensure your child is up to level and standard in their schoolwork and assignments. Work out a routine where your child studies at the same time everyday. Provide your child with brain food. Ensure your child has a rich diet of omega 3 oil (found mainly in oily fish, walnuts, pumpkins and flax seeds), food that contains choline (eggs, live and soybean) and B vitamins. Have healthy snacks available at all time. A hungry child finds it hard to focus. During study, ensure your child is hydrated. Have a cup of water at hand to sip every 20 to 30 minutes. Help with your child's revision. If your child is weak in a certain subject and need more help, you may like to get a professional tutor. Keep a ...
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Crying Babies

 Crying babies are one of the most universal and often most exhausting experiences for parents and caregivers. While it can feel stressful, crying is simply a baby’s way of communicating needs or discomfort. Over time, it becomes a kind of language you slowly learn to interpret. Why babies cry? Babies' cries are mostly linked to basic needs. Hunger, a wet nappy, tiredness, or discomfort from being too hot or cold are common triggers. Babies also cry when they need closeness and reassurance, especially in the early months when everything outside the womb is new and unfamiliar. Sometimes, too much noise, light, or handling can leave a baby unsettled. And sometimes, in spite of  everything, babies still cry without an obvious cause! Colic and intense crying For some families, crying goes beyond the usual patterns and becomes persistent and difficult to soothe. This is often referred to as colic. A colicky baby may cry for long periods, often at similar times each day, and appear ...
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To Smack Or Not To Smack?

This is a tough question that all parents face. Modern parenting and modern society deem smacking as a negative method of bringing up a child. Smacking in traditional parenting Well, the truth be told, I was brought up by a very strict and fierce mother who would not think twice about giving me and my siblings the cane to enforce proper behavior in us. My siblings and I were beaten whenever and wherever we were naughty and not behaving as my mother saw fit, which was to speak politely when you are spoken to, to not touch other people's belongings, to not accept any gifts or treats from strangers and friends without first asking her, to study hard, and to not fight with other children, even if we did not start the fight. So, my siblings and I were brought up with the strictest rules and without our voice heard at home, but did that hurt us? Frankly, I do not believe that it has. I guess in this day and time, my mother would probably be brought up for child abuse, which I would find ...
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Power Of Praise

  Power Of Praise In Positive Parenting T o practice positive parenting , we need to learn to give praises when our children has taken the right actions. Praising is a good positive encouragement to our children as it makes them feel good and proud that you noticed, and the good feeling would encourage them to perform the same or similar actions more frequently. Simultaneously, it also makes you feel good about yourself, and helps you to bond and have a more rewarding relationship with your kids. The practice of praising does not only help you with positive parenting as the benefits of being able to praise honestly has many other benefits as well; as written below by  Chris Widener , a personal development and leadership expert on  The Power of Praising Your Family  : "Your relationship grows .  Life is about relationships: family relationships, friends and co-workers. When we begin to praise people for their positive aspects, our relationships grow. It puts the...
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Reading

We all realised the importance of word knowledge and the power of reading. So how do we get our kids to enjoy reading? When To Start Early Reading?  As a starter, I have always read to my babies right from the time I conceived. When they were born, I read to them without fail every night at bedtime. By the time, my daughter was old enough to hold a book herself at the age of about 1 year, I read picture books with her and would allow her to tell the story as she saw it in her own words. By the time she was four, she was an avid reader and is now a very accomplished speed reader (BTW, she is now 14 years old). My boy who is 12 years now, went through the same regime, and he is also an avid  reader like his sister. Setting An Example The point is, we have to set example by reading ourselves (newspaper, magazines, books). We need to set aside a daily routine as reading time and make it fun as well. The best time for me and my children were and still is just before bedtime, after ...
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I Am A Parent

I am a parent, and a very fortunate one to be blessed with two beautiful kids, aged 14 and 12.  When my first child was born, I gave up my career to stay home, with no regrets. She was a beautiful child and easy to look after. My bonding time with her first two years were funtastic and a steep learning curve for me.  When my second child was born, I was looking forward to being the experienced mum but boy, was I oh so wrong. My second child was intolerance to all food type and was given Neocate for the first two years of his life. There were constant visits to the doctor, which included my elder child who had very bad eczema.  They are now in their teens and have overcome their early childhood problems and are now healthy, fun loving kids. I am starting this blog to connect with parents and also to share my experience on ways to be a fun, cool, easy parent without giving up the parenting authority, as we can only try to be the best parent we can :)
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