Mummies,
Aiyo… rlrenn, your princess still young la… Junior just turned 21 months. But gotta start as soon as possible so that the kids think and accept that keeping things tidy ‘is how life should be’. It will be discouraging initially cos young children don’t understand what you are trying to do/get them to do. Show them by example. E.g. you both can drink together. Then u say,” Mummy is going to bring the cup to the kitchen/sink. U want to come along?” Encourage her to take her pigeon mag mug along and show her where u both should put the cup/pigeon mag mug. Always use the same words until the kid understand the instruction (different words may confuse the kid).
Janice, agree with you along that line – grandparents pamper the grand children TOO MUCH. Whenever I show my “I-am-going-to-smack-you-ah” look, my parents would shield Junior. Saying he’s still young la blah blah blah… GRRRRRLLLL…
The maid issue is the most impt reason why we don’t want a maid. With a maid, I think all of us (yes, me too) would be too lazy to even tidy up our bed after waking up! For the sake of his good, we put up with the extra burden lor… Really hope this will pay off.
Char, the TV is a “wonderful babysitter” but we see serious problem with it. Firstly, Sg has the most number of kids being myopic. Both hubby and I are myopic so we hope to preserve our kid(s)’s perfect eyesight for as long as possible. Secondly, sooner or later, kids are going to be glued to the computers/tv/game boy etc, so why start so soon?
Having said that, Junior does watch tv la. But it’s always with our companionship so that we can explain some of the scenes and improve his vocab and pronunciation. Not watching tv totally seems too surreal to me… Now, he's so accustomed to the idea of "watching tv must have mummy and papa" that he refuses to sit in front of the tv without either of us.
Get your girl involved in the chores. Introduce the things involved, e.g. if you are mopping the floor, explain what is a mop/pail/water doing all together. Get her involved by giving her a piece of wet wipe. Tell her to help you (provided she understand the meaning of “help”) by cleaning that area (anyway la). Then after a while, pretend to examine her ‘work’. Praise her for the effort. Believe it or not, kids will feel happy.
Gal.dolphin, dont need to learn from me la. You donno only, my hair turning white very fast. Last time just married, only a two strands. After child birth, maybe 5-10? I noticed my hair is turning white very fast. Now, I don’t even dare to examine my hair liao! My hubby says I ‘geng’ too much! Hahahah
But really, I spend a lot of time planning to ‘cut short’ the time required.
Mummies I am no super-mother/domestic goddess, but I try my best. It helps that my hubby appreciates my effort, subscribes to my idea of how we should raise our kid and cooperate in whatever initiatives I campaign for (e.g. project “take off your socks and bring to the laundry basket!”). His active participation plays a pivotal role in the success of how Junior is doing.
Wah… u all really shop a lot at TPY markets hor… Me is supermarket queen. Except for fish, my mum will buy them from People’s Park Market and my hubby to pick it up.
