I haven’t been blogging for days and I haven’t been really sleeping for days too. Ashton is down with high fever for 6 consecutive days. Naturally, both me and my husband were very worried. The doctor advise me to let him take antibiotics but I prefer not. I am anti-antibiotics. I sent him for a [...]

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Ashton loves youtube. When we were surfing the net, he will always have his fair share of his favorite Mickey Mouse and Thomas the Train from youtube. But I chance upon a video showing Number 1 - 20 in Japanese, which is really cute and also quite educational. Most importantly, Ashton loves it. Its good [...]

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Potty training a toddler is really a challenging one.  I am training Ashton now and one year later, it would be Ashlyn’s turn to potty train.  I was once tempted to put Ashton in a day care so that I could leave the potty training to teachers.  But my girlfriend who works in a childcare [...]

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I chance upon a a very interesting website for astrology reading just now. It actually shows the compatibility signs of being a parent for you and your spouse. Seems quite accurate for me and my husband. My husband is an Aries and I am a Sagittarius. Here’s our read:
Astro Parents:
Aries and Sagittarius

This high-energy couple has [...]

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It was on the newspapers headline again today.  The rise is worrying.  The virulent strain affects 1 in 4 of the sick children.  I sent Ashton to school and to my surprise, there were only 7 pupils in class. 
I guess all of us should be more civic-minded as in to maintain a safe environment for [...]

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I am potty training Ashton right now.  Potty training a toddler is really quite a task. Till now, he still dare not poo in the potty.  I am still wondering how to help him overcome the fear or should I let nature takes it’s course.
On monday, I bravely change his diapers to underwear when I [...]

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Have you ever notice your child always repeats after your last few words whenever you post a question???  Ashton did.  For instance, when I asked him:’ Ashton, do you want breakfast?’ He would go: ‘Want breakfast?’
Just last week, when I spoke to one of his classmate’s mummy, I asked why her son is able to [...]

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Kids are smart nowadays. They love to challenge us. They always test their limit and always try to inch a step forward. Though this is quite annoying, this is because they are still exploring the world.
No matter how hard I control myself, I would sometimes lose my cool. I have my fair share of yelling [...]

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Society pressure to bring up a genius nowadays is indeed there. All of us want our children to excel among the rest.
When you flip through the papers and surf the internet today, we can see many courses that train children to bring out their utmost potential, to nurture “superkids”. Imagine us having to play with [...]

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