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Fairy I am sure u will feel the pain. Guess we cant spare the rod & spoil the child. Of course, there are many methods to discipline. Perhaps you can "hint" to your dad to try talking first. Its a sensitive topic, bec old folks may get "offend" if you know what I mean. Also, as a working...

Fairy Working moms will always feel this way. Dont be too hard on yourself. Look at the bright side, at least kids are with your parents. In a way, its good that your parents help in the disciplining. For mine, they dont believe in that cos are always afraid that grandkids will hate them. Its...

Tam This recipe says for 70-80 cakes, so gotta half the ingredients. What U need: - 7 cups plain flour - 1 cup sugar - 4 tsp baking powder - 3 cans condensed milk - I dont have a sweet tooth, so for 1/2 portion, which is 1.5 cans, I used only 1 can. - 500g margarine - melted - 5 eggs...

Tam Me no expert. I usually look for idiot-proof recipes - cos my baking can only be done in-between my girl's naps. I will pass you this very simple cheese cake recipe. Easy & fun for the kids. I also use opportunities like this to do math with them. For eg: if I wanna half the recipe, I...

Hi Mommies Did alot of baking this weekend!!! I had my nephew (9yo) & niece (7yo) over and tog with my 10 yo, they baked cheese cupcakes. A simple recipe to follow. I got ingredients ready & just watched them do the measurements, grating, mixing & filling of the trays. They...

poohy As rona mentioned, you can go to dyslexia assoc, kkh Or not sure if you heard of Child Guidance Clinic @ HPB. They have all sorts of specialists under one roof - psych, psychia, Occupational Therapist, Speech Therapist. U could check there too.

Rona I only know of a Daiso @ IMM. I think HDB est should have some SKP outlets?

OK, back from Phoon Huat! Had a nice time there picking out the ingredients. Now is to find the time to start the baking! Strangely, my youngest son likes baking and is raring to start. So shall let him have a go at it My son came home from school today - had his CA2 Math. All he said was...

Rona Honesty, me more stressed than my son! Push him too hard, he looks so forlorn & sad. But if I dont, he will definitely be left behind. Sometimes I am very torn. Sighhhh. Actually cooking/baking the gifts can be quick fun. Its definitely special! Go for it man! Get your fruits...

My youngest boy used to lament "I have no life" since coming back to Spore over a year ago. Sighhh...while I am trying hard to encourage him, mommy is beginning to think so too! Exams do not seem to stop. It was only like yesterday that we were prepping him for his CA1/SA1 & before you know...

Grandparents They r like that. They wont scold cos if they do, grand kids would not like them!!! My mom used to tell me.."No, you scold your own kids, I dont want them to hate me!!" Its very frustrating when I get to hear all the complains after work & its difficult to reprimand the kids...

Just saw Asia Food Channel & the recipe by Michael Smith - Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch. Looks very shiok! Gonna try it this weekend & if successful, will make that for Teachers' Day!

Teachers Day Think I'll just bake some cookies, get the boys to wrap them up & give to the teachers

Yawn they intro some food elements via the pricks. So if u r allergic to certain food types, after about 20 mins, your skin would show a reaction. From the results they would do some calibration - size of rash also matters, to determine your allergy levels. Jessie Yup, my girl was not...

Rona Its a skin prick test. They intro some elements to the skin surface & than wait for a reaction, ie: rashes. they will prick several areas on the forearm. M not sure if there is an age limit for test tho. Perhaps its best u check with KKH. Hi Jessie Welcome! Hmmm, looks like I may...

Allergies Can develop over time or go away. My son is allergic to fish too but oily fish, so we avoid fish like salmon & cod. For myself, I am a chilly eater. I must have my chillies during every meal esp chilli padi. But afew years ago, something strange just happened. One day I m...

maids - filo Yes, theirs more complex. Esp if going back for home leave. So much paper work & need to get employment contract endorsed, buy travel insurance, etc. 2 yrs ago, I had to waste a return ticket(Budget) bec she was barred from leaving Phil due to wrong paper work. Had such a hard...

Additional info extracted from MOH website - FAQ Just for general info Does influenza vaccination help in preventing influenza A (H1N1)? It is not known whether the current seasonal flu vaccine protects against the new 2009 Influenza A(H1N1)strain. Some patients with H1N1 have been...

PD I stop going to the PD after my kids turned 1 & completed their course of vaccination. PD is just too ex. Tamiflu just a word of caution. As I understand it, once you've taken a course of Tamiflu. you lose your immunity. The next round it wont work for you anymore. So better to take...

Fairy Know what you mean. When I was still working back in 2004, I felt really lousy everyday. I could still be at a meeting @ 9pm and I would get calls from my son, crying over the phone asking when I m coming home cos he didnt know how to do his homework. I felt so torn. It was especially...