Risk Management

I bought my phone one year ago. I had a screen protector as i treasured my new phone. It comes with protector for the phone camera as well.Since then, the pictures taken from the phone cam was terrible. It was not sharp and the colour did not come out well. I had to live with it (because of the phone company contract). Naturally i camplained alot about the cam.

Recently, the screen protector dropped off (i guess it has aged). Suddenly, the pictures taken from the cam came alive. I then realised that it was not the phone cam fault but that of the screen protector. Please do not laugh at me as i have learnt a valuable lesson (No, no that i should not put phone screen protector) but sometimes we cannot 'over' protect our children so much, so that they can shine.

We do not know how much they can develop until we are willing to let go. I don't mean letting go completely. Even free market economy needs some intervention at times right?

I know i know it may be a bit far fetch but it is what i have gathered. Just to share...

Listen first

Just some things i have learnt to share with you.

Some times, when a person says what seems to be hurtful words to you whether it is from children or adult, do not take it personally or be sensitive about it. They maybe trying to get your attention on some thing or issues which is important to them (or just your attention). Listen first before you rush to speak.

Rediscover the child in You

One of the fun things about being a parent is that you get to rediscover the child in you.

You can play together with your child the toys and games which you never have a chance to play. You can indulge in toys and games without fearing others labelling you. You have a chance to teach your child all the kampong games.

You can relive your childhood all over again.

Parenting can be Fun!

An interesting site (1)

I found an interesting site on the internet on parents as coaches. Check it out!

http://www.parentsascoaches.net/

Remember...this is the place to find interesting resources for parent.

Parenting can be fun!

Bless your child daily

Bless your child daily.

1. Hug your child. Let your child sense that love surrounds.

2. Give praise. Speak words of love like "You are the best", "You are special to me"

3. Speak words of affirmation
Simple example: If your child falls down, don't say "i told you!", ask "are you alright?" first.

4. Give thanks for your child is a miracle, say"You are so blessed!"

The best gift to your child is the gift of presence

Toys need not be feature-packed to be educational. A simple playing of the ball with your child can help to develop motor skills (throwing, kicking, catching) as well as cognitive skills (deciding who to throw to, rolling in the right direction).

The best gift to your child is the gift of presence.

Treasure every moment

I remember around this time last year, one of my young close relative passed away due to a motorcycle accident. Life is so fragile...treasure every moment. Because it is the happy things you remember about the person that endures through time.

Parental Guidance - responsibility as a parent

There was a recent article on the newspaper about a parent worried about one movie ' espousing wrong values' as it had classic fairy tale characters behaving not so 'classicly' (no such word but used to illustrate a point). I nearly fell off my chair laughing when i read that newspaper report, I thought that movie is suppose to make people laugh (hence all the jokes about fairy tale characters) but i think everyone is entitled his or her own opinion.

Anther article on a parent worried about fast food chains promoting 'violent' (i think action-packed should be a nicer word) cartoon character merchanise (toys). lol (abbr. for laughing out loud)

Anyway you can't control the media. Just exercise your Parental Guidance (PG) over your child.
It is the responsibility as a parent.

Some informative and interesting sites

Found some informative and interesting sites. Shall link it from my blog for my readers.

http://www.ieatishootipost.blogspot.com/

http://karrifamilyclinic.blogspot.com/

will constantly add more to the link sites section.

Your child can be talented!

Your child can be talented! Take a look at this interesting video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njXr1c-12eI

PG is needed for Internet

Why Parental Guidance (PG) is needed for your child on Internet

An interesting video by a youth illustrating why Parental Guidance (PG) is needed for your child on Internet. Enjoy and have a good laugh!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4hFivbtSvs

Online game can be additive

Massively muliplayer online roleplaying game can be additive

Take a look at these interesting videos.

video 1- Game Addiction

video 2 - online game addiction

video 3 - online game addiction

Teens not getting enough sleep

There was a news article recently on Teens not getting enough sleep.

Already they are overwhelmed with tuition, homework, late night TVs, PC games, handheld portable games, internet chat and in recents years, what makes it worse is the emergence of MMORPG. For those uninitiated, MMORPG is Massively muliplayer online roleplaying game.

A survey conducted recently on young people in Singapore shows 80 percent are getting less than 8 hours of sleep on school days.

Once teens are not having enough sleep, research shows that they get tense, angry, quick tempered, unable to focus on study, short memory span etc.

It can affect health, performance and safety.

So SLEEP is one important factor to bring out the genius in your child!
Help them to get enough sleep and form good sleeping habits.

Web Tech for Parents I

An intro of Web 2.0 for Parents in 5 min

This is an interesting video for parents who want to know what is Web 2.0, the latest buzzword in web technologies. A must see video for parents who want to be 'in' the 'web' world like blog, google, myspace, RSS etc.

Video on how to make clayman

This is an interesting video on how to make clay-man.
Enjoy!

Funflake educational games

Learning can be fun!

Funflake games are valued activities that cross easily between ages, interests and gender differences. The benefits of funflake games can be summarized below:

a. Teach correct life values (Final Lap series)
Funflake game like Final Lap offers many aspects of learning and enrichment.

Playing this game is a novel method for teaching good life values, rights and responsibilities associated with the privileges of living and the importance of treasuring every moment.

You will emerge a better person (at least beginning with your attitude) after playing the game. The Final Lap game is about reflection as well as having lots of fun. The simple game mechanics makes the game easy and interesting to play.

b. Encourage bonding with family members (all games)
In the era of TVs and computer games, these are activities that do not cost much money but have lasting benefits. Funflake offer games that can enrich your family time. When you play games together, everyone has an enjoyable time and learns together.

c. A fun way to learn (all games)
Playing FunFlake games is a fun way to learn. It augment existing school curriculum (language, history and arithmetic). In fact, some of these games can be introduced to the school as part of their teaching aid

d. A better game alternative
It is a better alternative than playing games that do not benefit you or your child at all. Some games are very addictive and antisocial. Funflake learning games provide fun games, which could aid in your learning in the topic of your interest.

See full range of Funflake products at www.funflake.com

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