Travelling with kids - so many parents have done this. I have done this over the past few years. I travelled to the Philippines from Japan to show off my baby to my parents and my family (valid reason, right?) when Pristine was 16 months old or young, depending on how you see it. She [...]
Dec
13
2008
13
2008
Oct
9
2008
9
2008
The secret to peaceful nights
Yesterday we conducted an experiment, me and my mom to find a way to peaceful nights. No protests of being put to bed, no crying saying, “but I still want to play!”
I asked my mom not to let Pristine have her afternoon nap.
She goes home at 1 pm after school, eats and watches a short [...]
May
29
2008
29
2008
a “cool” lesson in independence
“Mom, can I have that ice cream sundae?”, asked my daughter while pointing at the McDonald’s poster in the wall at the food court. We were having lunch, rice and viand because you can’t force a McD into her. The ice cream sundae seem to attract her attention, though. My husband and I looked at [...]
Feb
23
2008
23
2008
when renting DVD’s bring toddler sadness
We do not have a TV in our home for almost two years now so believe or not, we have not watched any American Idol, Lost or Grey’s Anatomy. We do, however, rent or buy DVD’s to watch and see the news in streaming videos. We listen to the radio for news flash.
Last week, we borrowed [...]
Feb
12
2008
12
2008
parenting is asking some cooperation
I work six days a week, having only Friday as day-off. So what do I do on my so called one day free time? For one, I try not to wake up early but miserably fails. I still end up up and about before 6 am - ah, the joys of having a very fixed [...]
Feb
5
2008
5
2008
not misbehaving at all but
My mother always tell my daughter as we walk out the front door every morning: “Behave in school, ok?”
I have never said that to my daughter. I always say “enjoy” but never “behave” as if she is misbehaving in school when she is not. I believe that children, especially toddlers who are going to school [...]
Dec
31
2007
31
2007
not wonderful wonderland
Last night, I saw Alice in Wonderland the Disney animated version in DVD for the first time. I have read the book and saw illustrations so many times in the past. When I was young, I thought it was amazing and I have dreamt of falling down the rabbit hole a couple of times over.
But [...]
Nov
20
2007
20
2007
Why the recent massive toy recall don’t scare us
Would you believe that we come inside Toys R Us, spend at least an hour and go out empty handed? I should add, come out with no one crying or screaming, “I want this or that!” ?
I can count by my fingers the toys that my daughter possess. Surely there are more bits, mostly free [...]
Oct
3
2007
3
2007
The terrible two’s, three’s and so on
One of a child’s main developmental tasks in from the second year of life is to demonstrate that he/she is a separate person with a mind of his/her own. Children sometimes accomplish this task in noisy and irritating ways - at least, for us adults.
So our three year old daughter, to show us she is [...]
