A simple mum who believes in giving her children the ability to enjoy simple things in life…
Sharing tips and thoughts on Parenting
My boy YH is 6 years old this year. I realized that I have been writing so much about my baby YT’s progress that it seems unfair that I do not document some of his siblings progress at their respective ages. At 6 years old, the below are what my boy is right now:
Physical development
At 6 years old, YH is good at all sports, especially Continue reading “Characteristics of a 6 year old”
I wrote a post on how I prepared my girl for primary school 2 years ago. Time flies and now I am going to prepare my boy for primary school next year. When I relooked into my list of preparation, I still find them very useful and they shall be applicable to my boy with some adjustment in expectations though. It shall also be more challenging this time round as I will be preparing for XX to wake up early for morning school after 2 years of afternoon school in Primary 1 and 2. YH will be in afternoon school. Hence, I need to adjust for both kids concurrently.
1. Eat a good breakfast
I find this a challenge to implement when I am not at home to ensure this goes through smoothly. I had tried for the past 2 years to prepare nutritious breakfast Continue reading “Preparing for Primary 1 – Part 2”
A friend told me that one-year-olds usually fall sick after a 1st birthday celebration especially if it is a big one. I refuse to believe that but coincidentally it happened to all my 3 kids. Two weeks before my baby YT was one, he was down with cough. So I thought after his first birthday celebration, he would be fine and I would proudly bust the myth. Continue reading “My baby has HFMD!!”
Kids are mirror images of their parents.
Whatever we do and however we do, our kids see, hear, digest and churn out exactly the same and often hits you in stark familiarity. Continue reading “It’s tough being a perfect role model to your kids”
This quote caught my attention and had me paused in my tracks to digest each and every sentence.
These quotes are such mundane things in life that often are taken for granted and easily lamented upon. Earlier, I have written 2 posts that require much reflection and appreciation of my life. The first is “It’s the simple things that count” where I paused for a moment to reflect on what I have now at this point of my life and really find much to be contented with. The second post is “Reminders to myself as a wife and mummy” which reminded me to do checks on myself on my attitude towards my hubby and children. I find such self-checks extremely important and meaningful to me as I tend to get blinded with the busy schedule everyday. It’s so easy to forget what you already have.
So, here it is, these quotes lead me to appreciate being able to work, being able to hear, walk, talk, having a lovely home and a lovely family, and being alive among many other things that I may conveniently complain about and take for granted.
Have you ever paused in the moment to reflect what you have right now? You may find that you have so many things to be thankful for.