Breast Feeding: Choosing a breast pump

Date August 28, 2008

photo by house photography

Choosing a suitable breast pump is important as every mothers have different needs and concerns to be address.  Here’s a list of questions that you should ask yourself when choosing a breast pump. Read the rest of this entry »

Parenting Recipe for the Week…3

Date August 25, 2008

“Expect your children to do their best but do not expect perfection.”

How to Handle Siblings Rivalry

Date August 22, 2008

photo by Wandering Istra

It is common for children to have siblings rivalry.  When there are more than one child in the family, the children needs to fight for attention and they start feeling jealous when they feel that one sibling is in the parents’ favour over the other.

Since Ashlyn comes into the picture, Ashton became a hard nut to crack.  He started throwing tantrums, pushing his sister, fighting for toys, refusing to share and also wanting all my attention.  It was quite tough for me to strike a balance initially and it took me lots of patience and love to let Ashton understand that Ashlyn is a part of the family. Read the rest of this entry »

The Greatest Love Of All…A Parent’s Love

Date August 20, 2008

It was until I became a mother myself that I began to realise that the our parents’ love is the greatest love of all. Read the rest of this entry »

10 Things to Do with Your Toddler at Home

Date August 19, 2008

photo by chris and arriella

Toddlers get bored very easily.  Sometimes, I really have to crack my brain thinking of interesting things that I can let Ashton and Ashlyn do and these are some of the activites. Read the rest of this entry »

Potty Training Boys…

Date August 16, 2008

photo by abstractmind31

I wonder why is it so difficult to potty train boys in comparison to girls in general.  I have had difficulty potty training Ashton and my sister-in-law finds it difficult with her son too. Read the rest of this entry »

Parenting Recipe for Week…2

Date August 15, 2008

“Remember that laughter is a great healer.  Relax and be humorous so as to find joy in parenthood”.

Overcoming Jealousy as a Parent

Date August 12, 2008

photo by kikishua

That’s the con of being a stay-at-home mummy.  You attend to your children 24/7 that you become so attached to them.  I enjoyed a very close relationship with my son, Ashton who is currently 2.5 years old.  I did almost everything for him, which includes putting him to bed during nap time, night time, baths him, teaches him and plays with him. Until recently, he began to prefer my husband over me. These few days, he would rather choose his daddy to bath him and nap with him in the afternoon.  I can’t help it but admit that I am getting upset and at the same time jealous. Read the rest of this entry »

The Last Lecture by Dr Randy

Date August 12, 2008

The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture

photo by nimboo

Today is not really about parenting.  It is about an inspiring father, Dr Randy Pausch who have passed away due to metastasised pancreatic cancer leaving behind his 3 young children As a parent, I felt sad by the fact that he has left behind his 3 young children. Given a choice, he would very much love to stay with his children and family to shower them with his love rather than leaving a message in the bottle. Read the rest of this entry »

6 Tips to Get Your Children to Eat Vegetables and Fruits

Date August 7, 2008

photo by khancafee

Eating healthy is very important regardless who you are.  All of us know the good of eating vegetables and fruits but face the problem that children refuse to eat vegetables and fruits.  Ashton refused to eat vegetables and fruits sometime back too. He seems to have an eye for vegetables.  He can picked out even the most tiny piece from his bowl.  When I demand that he eats them, he refused to open his mouth.  There was once I made him eat apple and he hid in the room and refused to come out even when I turned on his favorite cartoon.  I began experimenting on different ways to get him to eat and here are some successful attempts. Read the rest of this entry »