May 23, 2009
Father Day is a day we show appreciation to fathers. Sadly to say, mothers has always been in the limelight in the parenting role though fathers can do any equally good job.
My friend, an owner of Amore-Bakery has come out with a contest in appreciation of fathers during father’s day. Anyone who shares a touching story related to father’s day will get a chance to win yummy brownies bake by her.
Here’s the details of the contest:
http://www.amore-bakery.com/search/label/Contest
Let’s all take the chance to reflect the noble acts of our fathers. 
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March 3, 2009
by IRANIAN CHILDREN (iran music)
Has been quite awhile since I update my blog. Have being busy with the launch of Motherhood Monthly and Ashlyn is unwell.
How times flies.. Ashton celebrated his birthday in January this year. My boy has grown up. He is officially 3!
I have been a full-time mum with him since he is one year old and witness every stage of his growth. From a baby to a boy who have a mind of his own. Ashton cuts his birthday cake not once, not twice but 3 times this year. He had a celebration with my in-laws, my family and in school.
This year, he wanted to do everything himself. He had his full bouts of birthday request and his birthday wish is to grow his Thomas and friends family. He chose his own birthday cakes and even want to decide where he wants to place his birthday candles.
What frustrate him was the the way the elder generation of the families tried to interfere with the ways he place his birthday candles.
He put candles on Thomas the Train’s faces and they goes “u ruin Thomas’s face, should place it outside the train”.
His 2nd cake is a round fruit cake and he place the candles at the edge of the cake and the family goes ” it it not nice.. people normally don’t put candle at the edge of the cake, everyone put it in the middle”.
His 3rd cake is Finding Nemo’s cake and now he is happy. His teacher is GUG asked him where does he wants to place his candles and he goes” one on the deep blue sea, one on Dory and another on Nemo.”
Looking at Ashton, I realized that all children have the creativity within them and they knows what they wants. It doesn’t matter where he place his birthday candles and it does not bother me that his Thomas and Friends cake was ruin because he had the candles on Thomas’s face, Percy’s eyes and James mouth. What matters is he is creative and knows what he wants. Encourage your child’s creativity and don’t dampened them.
How do I encourage my children’s creativity:
- Encourage free play - it is through free play that they explore
- Being Silly myself - be outrageous as a parent, once your child sees that you have the courage to think outside the box, they will do so.
- Giving them lots of exposure - my husband n I have a resolution, to bring them to a different place each month so that we can simulate their inquisitive little mind.
- Read to my children every night - reading storybooks encourage imagination
What do you do to simulate your child’s imagination?
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February 13, 2009
After working through all the teething issues, the very first issue of Motherhood Monthly is finally out…
Motherhood Monthly starts as a dream to me 2 years ago when I quit my job in the financial industry to become a stay-at-home mummy. In concurrent to the launch, I will like to thank my friends also my partners in WTF for helping with the designing work and the web designing stuff. Not forgetting the contributors who contribute to the magazine.
Here’s my contributors list for my very first issue:
a. Thomas T - http://www.geomancyhut.com.sg/
b. Karen Kurt - http://www.pottytrainingsecret.com/
c. Rosabel - http://nurtureourchild.com/
d. Kim Kia Tan - http://www.best-vitamin-supplements-guide.com/
e. Nafisa Juzer - http://r2learntoys.com/
f. Thomas Ann - http://www.little-red-bus.com/
g. Seow Poh Heng - http://seowpohheng.com/
h. John Yeo - http://bloggerspaycheck.com/
i. Jennifer - http://mathsriddlebook.com/
Do sign up for Motherhood Monthly for the FREE Online Parenting Magazine now!
=> http://motherhoodmonthly.com/subscribe/
See you there!
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January 8, 2009
With the footsteps of Chinese New Year approaching, have you buy your Chinese New Year Cookies? If you have not, here’s a venue for you to shop for your CNY cookies from home.
I have a friend’s friend who is a single mother and supporting her daughter on her own. She is selling her home-made CNY Cookies on the internet to earn the extra income. I do not know the lady in person but I know the cost in raising up a child.
I will be ordering some of my CNY goodies from her too. If you are planning to shop for yours, maybe you will like to drop by her website for more details.- www.onlinehomemadecookies.blogspot.com
p.s. You can request for samples if you want a try before making your decision.
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January 7, 2009
photo by Brendan Gallagher
I was at a relative house for festive celebration during Christmas and I saw a little girl sulken and sitting at the corner. She looked real angry and upset. I went up to her and ask her what happen out of curiosity. She told me that her mum had told her that she is either prettier or cuter than her cousin, who was of the same age and thus it is her cousin and not her who was chosen to perform in the concert as the duo were in the same dance class. Thereafter, I noticed the little girl has change her attitude towards that cousin of her - refusing to play with her and began to isolate her. I saw the pair of cousins a few times and they have always been on close terms. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 30, 2008
photo by Obi-Akpere
Time Flies and we are approaching 2009. Every year, I will make it a point to make my resolution. Two years back, I started making 2 sets of resolutions. My personal ones and my parenting resolutions.
I am not a perfect mum but I always try to do my best to improve myself. I reflected on myself and realized that I lost my patience on Ashton as he grows and as he becomes more and more stubborn. So being more patient is one of my resolution for 2009.
Here’s my full set of resolutions:
- Be patient with my children and keep my cool
- Adopt a more loving approach
- Make the effort to spend more quality time with them
- Love them for who they are
- Curb my short-tempered when dealing with my children
- try to fulfill their emotion needs.
- Talk to them more to understand them better
What’s your parenting resolutions of the year? I wish all of you a Happy New Year and hope that you enjoy a a more fulfilling year to come.
Hope you enjoy reading The New Age Parents and I look forward to have you here with me in the coming year. I will continue to share my experiences as my children grows.
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December 25, 2008
Dear readers,
As Chinese New Year falls in January, I will like to plan for the Feburary issue of my Magazine earlier. Do you have kids whose birthday falls on Feb and you will like to wish to send your birthday wishes to? Do send your kids picture to me at elaine@thenewageparents.com and cc to elainelau0612@hotmail.com
Here are the following information to provide:
1. Name of your child
2. Date of Birth
3. Your wishes (In about 15 words)
4. AND your darling’s photo!
You are welcome to send your darling’s photo in if they are below 8 years old before 20 Jan 09
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December 17, 2008
photo by sam, ProblemChildbride
A book in Kinokuniya caught my attention when I was shopping few days ago. It is about appreciating your child. As far as I know, I read many parenting books on parenting tips, unlock your child’s potential to bring out the genius in them etc. But books about appreciating our child are rare. I did not really read the book anyway as I was too lazy to start a new book especially a thick one without finishing my current book. However, the title of the book alone makes me realized that the root of parenting is to start appreciating your child. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 16, 2008
I would like to thank my fellow readers for their support. The response is really overwhelming and I am really touched by the warm support from all of you, regardless who you are. Gonna closed the section for “recruiting” January babies now.
Once again, I thank all of you for your kind support and I would do my best to do a good job to make the magazine an informative one for all of you. If those of you who want to be part of a magazine but do not have a January baby, do get connected to us via “Share Your Parenting Tips!” See Ya!
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December 14, 2008
Let’s share your parenting tips with other parents and parents to be in just a few words.
The New Age Parents will be hosting a column to allow parents to get in touch and share their parenting ideas to make parenting a easier task.
Write in to us sharing your best parenting tips in just a 3 to 4 sentences.
Let me start with my own little parenting tip that work.
“When our child fancies a toy and requests us to buy it, we avoid buying for them on the spot. This will prevent them from developing the undesirable habit of getting what they want. Instead we always tell them to bid the toys goodbye and if the toy is really something good, we will go back to buy it another day ourselves”.
What’s yours? We look forward to learn your little tip too.
Write in to The New Age Parents at elaine@thenewageparents.com and cc to elainelau0612@hotmail.com before the 20 Dec to share your idea. Please include your name so that we could have it publish with your tips.
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