I mentioned before that this Covid 19 pandemic doesn't only affect us but our young kids too. Sometimes we forgot that in spite the fact that they maybe too young to understand what is happening in the world today, they are still inadvertently affected by all this. There is a disruption to the normal flow of things and in their lives. We need to take in account our kids in our home and help them cope with the #thenewnormal during this pandemic. Online classes replaced the regular classes. Kids … [Read more...]
MOMMY GUILT
I am a full-time working mom and a part-time blogger so I would chase time like crazy. Time is a precious commodity and seems to slip through my hands so fast like a moist sand on the beach. I try to catch the 6:30AM bus before the sun rises in Singapore to reach the MRT statio. then ride again another bus to go to work. My little ones are still in dreamland when I would leave, not feeling the soft peck on the cheeks that I would leave them before I head to work. Then by 5:30PM to 6:00PM, I … [Read more...]
MOM OF BOYS
I am currently on my 6th month of pregnancy to Baby #3. Our family and friends are all excited on the gender reveal of Baby #3. Hubby and I have always planned to have kids with 2 years age gap, aiming to have 3 kids (still deciding if we want 4 kids) to complete the family. Early this month, my little family along with my parents, crammed into a small taxi heading to the hospital for my scheduled detailed ultrasound scan and excited to know our baby's gender. It was no secret, we wanted a … [Read more...]
DEVELOPING YOUR CHILD’S IQ & EQ AT PEOPLE IMPACT
As early as now, I am on a look out for a place for a play-based programme for Naj who is turning 2 years old this month. I intend to start him when he turns 2 years and a half. It is important for me that he will be guided in honing his intellect to prepare him for school-based learning. But I also want to find a school that not only concentrates on basic educational learning but also knows the importance of enhancing the EQ or Emotional Quotient. As a family physician, I understand the value … [Read more...]
LABELING WITH STICKERKID
Here is a dilemma of an expat mom living in Singapore: constant packing & unpacking of belongings to change to a better housing unit, living in a unit sharing with other families with kids of their own and the itchy wandering feet to go travel somewhere. And yes, that expat mom I am talking about is me. It can be challenging for me now that besides packing, storing and organising my husband's stuff, I have to take note of my 1-year-old son's little and numerous belongings. Yes, often my … [Read more...]