Children Day's Celebration at Community Centre

I felt so guilty. There was Children's Day celebration in Charmaine's childcare last Friday but I totally forgotten about it as Charlotte's childcare was closed last Friday and she stayed at home with my helper. I was busy organising logistics and arranging homework for her to do. Sometimes I really felt that I only deserve grade C; just pass as a mother.

On Saturday, we joined the Children's Day celebration at the community centre right opposite my house. We only paid $5 for tickets and got to enjoy clay magnets painting, bookmark making, popcorn, candt floss, goodie bags etc. There was a wash feet session where your child is supposed to wash feet for you to show their filial piety towards you. I felt that it's weird and that filial piety shouldnt be protrayed/ perceived that way. It sounded rather religious when it comes to "washing" like baptism and Vesak Day when you bathe the Buddha etc.

Anyway... if you have a community centre near you, do visit them to check out their activities. Some activities could be really interesting and children should interact with more people at such gatherings.

Children Day's Celebration at Community Centre

I felt so guilty. There was Children's Day celebration in Charmaine's childcare last Friday but I totally forgotten about it as Charlotte's childcare was closed last Friday and she stayed at home with my helper. I was busy organising logistics and arranging homework for her to do. Sometimes I really felt that I only deserve grade C; just pass as a mother.

On Saturday, we joined the Children's Day celebration at the community centre right opposite my house. We only paid $5 for tickets and got to enjoy clay magnets painting, bookmark making, popcorn, candt floss, goodie bags etc. There was a wash feet session where your child is supposed to wash feet for you to show their filial piety towards you. I felt that it's weird and that filial piety shouldnt be protrayed/ perceived that way. It sounded rather religious when it comes to "washing" like baptism and Vesak Day when you bathe the Buddha etc.

Anyway... if you have a community centre near you, do visit them to check out their activities. Some activities could be really interesting and children should interact with more people at such gatherings.

Phew... she passed!

We all, including Teacher Jasmine, thought she will fail her abacus exams....

Great Way to Make Your Child Sleep

Charmaine was shaking legs watching Fifi and Max n Ruby on Nick Jr while chomping down a pack of raisins. After finishing the raisins, she threw the packaging onto the floor.

To teach her a lesson, I switched off tv and told her that she will not get to watch tv until she throw the packaging into the bin.

She refused to and I also refused to let it go. After a while.... we saw this.

Note:- raisins packaging still in the floor... s

SHE WON!

My Girl's Birthdays

Joyful or Stressful?

After the bicycle incident on Mid Autumn Festival, Charlotte seems to be afraid of the slightest things. From sparkles; the fireworks sticks to mini bomb; it looks like a tadpole and gives sparks and loud "piak" sound when thrown onto floor/ stepped onto - reliving my childhood games.

Sigh... It's good for her to learn her lessons but not to the extend of whining at the slightest stuffs and scare away all her friends/ playmates. It's really irritating man.

She really pisses me often - abacus teacher says she is always day dreaming and not doing her work. She spent 2hours doing less than 15 sums. Mind Stretcher teacher says she does her English work very slowly esp when it comes to sentence rearrangement as massive writing is involved but when it comes to Maths she faces no issues. I do not have complains from phonics teacher (Teacher Bell instill fear I felt cos... I also feel fear when I talk to her) and ballet. She must have like these classes loads. Sometimes I felt like a big failure as I really don't know how to teach her. I have used soft and hard approach but it doesn't work and I refuse to use rewards method cos I do not want it to become a habit.

Really big sighs! But whenever I am angry with one, the other little one will do things to make me smile and afterall you will find that it's all worthwhile.

That's the joy of having 2 right?